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Introduction
Will Eisner's Spirit has been widely and deservedly praised. Its innovations in graphic storytelling influenced a generation of filmmakers and continue to influence comic book storytellers today.

CONTENTS
PERIODICALS
BOOKS
  • The Spirit: The New Adventures #1-8
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 1
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 2
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 3
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 4
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 5
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 6
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 7
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 8
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 9
  • Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 10
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    1. Classic like Old Coke
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 1collects stories from 2 June to 29 December 1940; introductions by Will Eisner, Alan Moore, R. C. Harvey; hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 2collects stories from 5 January to 29 June 1941; hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 3collects stories from 6 July to 28 December 1941; hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 4collects stories from 4 January to 28 June 1942; hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 5collects stories from 5 July to 27 December 1942; hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 6collects stories from 3 January to 27 June 1943; hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 7collects stories from 4 July to 26 December 1943; hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 8collects stories from 2 January to 25 June 1944; hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 9hardcover
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    Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives Volume 10hardcover
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    2. The New Adventures
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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #1-5: a.k.a. Will Eisner's The Spirit: The New Adventures #1-5; published by Kitchen Sink Press

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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #1contains three 8-page stories ("The Most Important Meal", "Force of Arms", and "Gossip and Gertrude Granch") with Alan Moore script and Dave Gibbons art; contains a 4-page illustrated article on "The Many Origins of The Spirit"; Will Eisner and Dave Gibbons cover
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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #2contains
    • "The Return of Mink Stole" (a 10-page story with Neil Gaiman script and Eddie Campbell art),
    • "Sunday in the Park with St. George" (a 10-page story with Jim Vance script and Dan Burr art),
    • "Spinx the Jinx in the Game of Life" (a 7-page story with John Wagner script and Carlos Ezquerra art), and
    • "The Good Girls vs. The Bad Girls" (a 3-page illustrated article);
    Will Eisner and Mark Schultz cover
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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #3contains
    • "Last Night I Dreamed of Dr. Cobra" (a 10-page story with Alan Moore script and Daniel Torres art),
    • "Ellen's Stalker" (a 14-page story with Mark Kneece scriptand Bo Hampton art), and
    • "Future Tense" (a 2-page illustrated article);
    Will Eisner and Brian Bolland cover; Moebius back cover (featuring an old Spirit)
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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #4contains
    • "The Samovar of Shooshnipoor" (a 7-page story with Kurt Busiek script and Brent Anderson art, the team behind Astro City),
    • "The Weapon" (an 8-page story with script and art by Michael Allred, Matt Brundage, and Michael Avon-Oeming), and
    • "Dr. Broca von Bitelbaum" (a 7-page story with Mark Schultz script and David Lloyd art)
    Will Eisner and William Stout cover
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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #5features "Cursed Beauty" (a 26-page story with Paul Chadwick script and art and John Nyberg inks); Paul Chadwick cover
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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #6contains
    • "Swami Vashtibubu" (a 10-page story with John Ostrander script and Tom Mandrake art) and
    • "Baby Eichberg" (a 16-page story with Scott Hampton and Mark Kneece script and Scott Hampton art)
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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #7contains
    • "Golf Anyone?" (an 11-page story with Dennis P. Eichhorn script and Gene Fama art),
    • "The Pacifist" (an 8-page story with Eddie Campbell & Marcus Moore script and Eddie Campbell & Pete Mullins art),
    • "The Ghost of Tiger Traps" (a 7-page story with Jay Stephens script and Paul Pope art);
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    The Spirit: The New Adventures #8features "Sweetheart" (a 22-page story with Joe R. Lansdale script and John Lucas art); Mark Nelson cover
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    The cover, by John Estes, to the never-published The Spirit: The New Adventures #9. The issue was to have contained 3 Christmas stories by Peter Kuper, Ted Slampyak, Peter Hogan, and Gary Chaloner.

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    The Continuity Pages: Will Eisner Miscellany
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    First published online on 24 May 2001. The Spirit and related characters and art are copyrighted by Will Eisner. This site is copyrighted by Julian Darius and intended for scholarly purposes and to increase interest in its topic.