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Issue: Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #21
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 04/25/2007
Volume: 21
Pages: 212
ISBN: 14012125499781401212544
UPC/EAN: 978140121254454999
Price: $60.99 CAD
$49.99 USD
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Content Items: 29 (27 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color cover; color interior (#1-24, 26); black and white interior with partial color (#25)
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy interior
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected editions
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[untitled]

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Clifford (as The Spirit)
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Foreword

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typeset
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The Moment of Glory

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Tyler Trembly; Squire Sleezy
The Spirit of 76 tells Tyler Trembly that Squire Sleezy is going to run off with the town treasury, and the signal for the plane is a light in the old Church tower. Naturally no one believes him, except the Spirit.
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FlagThe Spirit #7/2/1950 published July 1950
 
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The Ship vs Darling O'Shea

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The Spirit, despite last week's tale, is still on his way back from the East. On board a haunted ocean liner, the Spirit is recruited to be Darling O'Shea's bodyguard. The mysterious O'Shea who has never been seen, is the world's richest 10 year old.
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FlagThe Spirit #7/9/1950 published July 1950
 
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The Desert

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Tate
Bringing a prisoner back to Central City, the Spirit and Tate are the only survivors of a plane crash in the middle of the desert.
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FlagThe Spirit #7/16/1950 published July 1950
 
Miscellaneous
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Spirit sprains his arm and wears a sling for the next few adventures.
Dick Whittler

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Dick Whittler
Dick Whittler asks the Spirit to come to Riverbend to help him solve a murder. The Spirit's arm is still in a sling.
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FlagThe Spirit #7/23/1950 published July 1950
 
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The Chase

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Dick Whittler; Ed; Woody; Sally
The Spirit is on the lam, after Dick Whittler accuses him of assault and battery.
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FlagThe Spirit #7/30/1950 [unnamed variant] published July 1950
 
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Investigation

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Dick Whittler; Michael O'Dolan; Hamilton Curdle
Mostly a flashback. The State Crime Commission investigates Dolan for corruption. Meanwhile his half-brother O'Dolan is trying to blackmail him. Dolan goes to Riverbend to find O'Dolan and gets mixed up in his murder (two weeks ago).
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FlagThe Spirit #8/6/1950 published August 1950
 
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Eisner also claims credit for writing this story.
The Wreck of Old 78

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Zeb Stoker
An old steam engine makes a final run through flood waters to bring aid to flood victims.
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FlagThe Spirit #8/13/1950 published August 1950
 
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The First Man

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Herkimer Zither; Clancy Hipple
Herkimer Zither is always the first man to cross a bridge or go through a new tunnel.
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FlagThe Spirit #8/20/1950 published August 1950
 
Miscellaneous
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The Spirit and Commissioner Dolan only appear for one panel.
Camp Wachoobie

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Willum Waif; Mr. Grumbly; Wilmer Grumbly
Sammy has to learn to face up to a bully at summer camp. But it takes the Spirit to make everything right.
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FlagThe Spirit #8/27/1950 published August 1950
 
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Cape Cod Vacation

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On vacation on Cape Cod, the Spirit finds Darling O'Shea all alone with her bodyguard, Mr. Carrion.
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FlagThe Spirit #9/3/1950 published September 1950
 
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Teacher's Pet

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Dick Whittler; Prof Acyd
P'Gell turns up as a teacher at a prep school. The Spirit reluctantly investigates at Dick Whittler's request. Turns out she's after Prof Acyd's secret formula.
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FlagThe Spirit #9/10/1950 published September 1950
 
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The Story of Sam..the Saucer That Wanted to Fly

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Sam
Sam is a plain old saucer but when the Spirit flings him at a criminal, Sam never stops flying.
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FlagThe Spirit #9/17/1950 published September 1950
 
Miscellaneous
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Done as a children's primer.
Sound

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Jordan Bennday; Ernie
An artist struggling to meet a deadline on a horror comic story drives himself crazy.
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FlagThe Spirit #9/24/1950 published September 1950
 
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The Spirit and Commissioner Dolan only appear for one panel.
The Big Win

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Daniel Greer; Big Ed Damper
Dan Greer tells the Spirit he's going to murder Big Ed Damper and dares him to stop him.
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FlagThe Spirit #10/1/1950 published October 1950
 
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O'Shea's Uncle

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Barnaby Lyme; Parker
Barnaby Lyme, an escaped mental patient attempts to terrorize Darling O'Shea, much to his regret.
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FlagThe Spirit #10/8/1950 published October 1950
 
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Lizzy's Boys

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Ghouly Gang; Winthrop; Willum; Light Fingered Lizzy; Lizzy's boys
The Ghouly Gang are unjustly accused of a bank job, a fact they are truly upset about.
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FlagThe Spirit #10/15/1950 published October 1950
 
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The Haircut

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Joe; Jenny; Rudy
Rudy loves Jenny and Joe is his best friend, until that fatal night in the barber shop.
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FlagThe Spirit #10/22/1950 published October 1950
 
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Hallowe'en 50

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Willum; Descendants of American Witch-Hunters (the D.A.W.)
Typical Hallowe'en hi-jinks as the D.A.W. attempts to track down Hazel, with Sammy and Willum as official detectives. Everybody almost ends up getting burned at the stake.
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FlagThe Spirit #10/29/1950 published October 1950
 
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Vietnam '50

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Sharky Gimlet; Schmidt
Sharky Gimlet escapes from The Spirit by joining the French Foreign Legion, and gets shipped off to Vietnam.
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FlagThe Spirit #11/5/1950 published November 1950
 
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La Cucaracha

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La Cucaracha; Lupo; Killer Pete Grifter; Joe
Story about a talking cockroach.
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FlagThe Spirit #11/19/1950 published November 1950
 
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Ellen Dolan for Mayor

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Mike Polltax
An innocent joke on a ladies TV show makes Ellen Dolan a candidate for Mayor, which Mike Polltax really doesn't like. So he gets the Spirit to campaign against her.
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FlagThe Spirit #11/12/1950 published November 1950
 
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The Song of Little Willum

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Willum Waif (feature); Gitch the Goonie; Dick Whittler
Thinking that he wasn't invited to Thanksgiving dinner, Willum turns to a life of crime.
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FlagThe Spirit #11/26/1950 published November 1950
 
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parody of Hiawatha
The Winnah

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Herbie Gritt; Happy Porker; Marty Gritt
Happy Porker is a corrupt boxing promoter who maneuvers the Gritt brothers into a title match against each other.
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FlagThe Spirit #12/3/1950 published December 1950
 
Miscellaneous
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No Spirit appearance in this story.
Snowbound

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O'Shea invites the Spirit to her mountain lodge to meet her new governess, Sand Saref.
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FlagThe Spirit #12/10/1950 published December 1950
 
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Ellen is introduced as the Spirit's fiancée.
Sammy and Willum Take Over

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Willum Waif (feature)
Sammy and Willum trail the Spirit.
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FlagThe Spirit #12/17/1950 published December 1950
 
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The Christmas Spirit of 1950

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Santa Claus; Muggsy and Trigger
Darling O'Shea decides to sue Santa Claus because he's never given her a present. And just in case, she orders her guards to shoot to kill if they spot the old gent.
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FlagThe Spirit #12/24/1950 [unnamed variant] published December 1950
 
Miscellaneous
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No Spirit appearance in this story.
Happy New Year

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Will Eisner; Jules Feiffer; Clifford (as the Spirit); Seymour; Doggie
After Feiffer kills Eisner, he sits down at the drawing board and does a recap of the past year's adventures in the style of his backup strip Clifford.
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FlagThe Spirit #12/31/1950 published December 1950
was Deadline [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
 
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This story is also known by the title Deadline.

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