Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives - Vol 1 by Alan Moore, Will Eisner

By Alan Moore, Will Eisner

The 1st quantity in a whole sequence reprinting Will Eisner's vintage crimefighter The Spirit in chronological order from June second to December 29, 1940. comprises "The beginning of The Spirit," "Orang, The Ape Man," "The Kiss of Death," "The Prom," the 1st Christmas Spirit tale and 26 others in complete colour. additionally includes a preface by means of Eisner on how The Spirit got here to be, a foreword by way of Alan Moore (WATCHMEN, AMERICA'S top COMICS) and an advent by way of comics historian R.C. Harvey.

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