#ThisDayInFandomHistory: P'Gell is a femme fatale who perennially tries to seduce the Spirit to a life of crime at her side. Created by Will Eisner, she first appeared in The Spirit #332, with a cover date of October 6th, 1946. #OnThisDay #PGell #Spirit #WillEisner

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A sign reads “The Spirit’s Favorite Fairy Tales for Juvenile Deliquents by Will Eisner.” Below the sign, a girl identified as “Cinderalla” sits sadly by a fireplace, holding an empty pot.

The Spirit from October 5, 1947. Art by Will Eisner & Jerry Grandenetti, with colors by Jules Feiffer & letters by Abe Kanegson.

The crazy thing is that the US military worked out that comics was the best medium for teaching back in the 1950s; hence Will Eisner's PS Magazine.

The cover shows that Spirit having just been caught under a spotlight. He is looking up at the light and behind him is his logo in large letters. Underneath is says "The well known crime fighter known to the world as The Spirit, is in reality Denny Colt, long believed dead. From his big laboratory in Wildwood Cemetery, he secretly aids society in its war against the forces of evil......only Police Commisioner Dolan knows the Spirit's true identity." In the bottom right corner, there is panel showing the Spirit climbing over a wall just in time to witness a gang killing as a car drives by a man on the street and he is about to be gunned down.

The Spirit from September 22, 1940. Art by Will Eisner and letters by Sam Rosen.

The cover is designed to look like the cover of a novel. It reads “The Biography of a Big Shot: Joe Frisk by the Spirit and Will Eisner. A Short Story Complete in One Volume.” At the bottom is a headshot of the Spirit.

The Spirit from September 14, 1941. Art by Will Eisner & letters by Sam Rosen.

On our next scheduled episode (9/17), we revisit one of the art form's landmark works, 1978's A CONTRACT WITH GOD by Will Eisner.

On our next scheduled episode (9/17), we play tourist at one of the art form's landmark works, 1978's A CONTRACT WITH GOD by Will Eisner! Does Eisner's account of New York tenement life in the 1930s qualify as the first graphic novel? And would Eisner's The Spirit fit right in on Dropsie Avenue?

It’s National Read A Book Day.

Here’s what I’m reading today. What about you?

#NationalReadABookDay #ReadingCommunity #AmReadingFantasy #AmReadingMystery #BookSky

There is a small man in a suit flying. Above him, it reads “Before we begin the story we want to make one point very clear…THIS IS NOT A FUNNY STORY! And while the author does not expect you to believe all of this, he feels bound to assure you that he cannot guarantee a complete absence of resemblance between persons living or dead and the characters here portrayed. We mean to give you a simple account of Gerard Shnobble…beginning at the point when he first discovered he could fly. Please…no laughter…”

The Spirit from September 5, 1948. Art by Will Eisner & letters by Abe Kanegson.

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On the cover, the Spirit is walking in the desert, about to collapse. At the top, it reads "The desert...an endless sea. A vacuous wilderness of shifting sands...as implacable as outer space where its ally, the sun, hangs forever burning out the sounds of men!" In the sky is the image of Silk Satin.

The Spirit from August 23, 1942. Art by Will Eisner & Lou Fine, with letters by Sam Rosen.

Most of the page is a headshot of the Spirit with his hat and mask on smiling. The logo says “The Spirit by Will Eisner.” On the bottom right of the page are two kids in a state orphanage wondering what it would be like to be a real big time gangster.

The Spirit from August 25, 1940. Art by Will Eisner & letters by Sam Rosen.

I tweaked the cover of a Will Eisner classic so it says "A Contract with Grodd."

Someday I'll talk someone at DC into letting me do this.

Nope

The cover shows a small man in a suit and hat, and a white spiral is emanating out from him and growing larger. In the background is a giant shadow of the man. At the top, it reads “Some men aspire to wealth…some men aspire to power…some men aspire to rule…but all Herkimer Zither ever desires from fate was to be the…The First Man.”

The Spirit from August 20, 1950. Art by Will Eisner.

The Christmas Spirit by Will Eisner.

The top of the page has the logo of “The Spirit by Will Eisner.” In a box on the right, it reads “That shadow, my likeness that goes to and from, seeking a livelihood, chattering, chattering…How often I find myself standing and looking at it where it fits…How often I question and doubt whether that is really me…Walt Whitman.” On the bottom, the Spirit is standing with his arms and legs stretched out with his hands forming claws. He almost looks like his wrists are chained up but they are not. His giant shadow can be seen looming in the background, taking up almost the entire left side of the page.

The Spirit from August 16, 1942. Art by Will Eisner & Lou Fine, with letters by Sam Rosen.

The Spirit a 1940s character created by Will Eisner.

I mean this is cool as hell

A very detailed scene of a sidewalk along a river, with a street sign containing “The Spirit by Will Eisner logo.” There are puddles on the ground, a sewer grate cover, and a railing near the water. There are also street lamps lighting the scene. Across the water we can see the city skyline at night, with a ship passing in front of it. The reflection of the skyline can be seen in the water.

The Spirit from August 14, 1949. Art by Will Eisner & letters by Abe Kanegson.

The title logo says “The Spirit and the Saga of Old 78 by Will Eisner.” Underneath is a train moving fast over a bridge with “78” on one of its cars.

Will Eisner's The Spirit from August 13, 1950. Art by Jerry Grandenetti.

While I can't say working in a motor pool during the Korean War sounds appealing, the idea of getting little digests with Will Eisner cartoons showing you how not to fuck up a jeep does.
(VCU has over 200 of these for download. scholarscompass.vcu.edu/psm/ )
#comics #comicart #willeisner

At the top of the page, the Spirit is stumbling by his logo when an arm reaches out and strikes him with a cane. He is then repeatedly punched and hit with the cane until he passes out and then he is dragged away.

The Spirit from August 10, 1947. Art by Will Eisner & Jerry Grandenetti, with letters by Abe Kanegson.

On the cover, the Spirit has just jumped out a window. We can see parts of a chair, and rope around his arm, suggesting he was tied to a chair before jumping through the glass. There is a second window above that contains the logo of the Spirit.

The Spirit from August 6, 1950. Art by Will Eisner.

The Spirit's face is on a "Wanted: Dead or Alive" poster. To the left of his face, the cover reads: "For many months now, the mysterious masked man, though he has aided the police in many ways, has been a constant source of annoyance to the authorities with his meddling..." To the right of his face, it further reads: "Now this man who disregards our authority, who appears and disappears into a secret hideout, has at last given us definite evidence by aiding and abetting the murderer of Major Honore Deniskov..." There are bullet holes going across the poster. At the bottom is the logo for "The Spirit."

The Spirit from August 3, 1941. Art by Will Eisner, with letters by Sam Rosen.

The page shows the beautiful P’Gell looking despondent and questioning a man named Toothpaste about how long he intends to stay with her. He asks why she cares since he is a paying tenant. Young Saree responds "but such utterly lower class tenants we've never had!"

The Spirit from August 3, 1947. Art by Will Eisner.

Comic book legend Will Eisner wrote and drew a graphic novel about The Protocols called THE PLOT. Well worth the read.

The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion - Wikipedia share.google/98aR8mjttLLZ...

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On the cover, the Spirit is in Damascus, standing on top of several buildings that form the shape of his logo from above. People are busy on the street below. On the right, it reads “This is a story of the East, where mere wars cannot penetrate into the shadowy world that exists beneath the sun baked bizarre. Where truth laughs at fiction and death is not the end…”

The Spirit from July 20, 1941. Art by Will Eisner & letters by Sam Rosen.

Literally anything by Will Eisner.

Thank you but the first GN was probably created by a caveman on a wall.