Spirit 1940's Sunday Comics Collection

[G.A.tor]

Having the ability to read and appreciate Eisner, Lou Fine, and Jack Cole in all their glory is worth whatever price you paid.

[Ze-man]

Some really amazing sections there. I only recently read some of these and I must say they are really very cool. Lots to like in those little sections.

 

Thanks for posting.

[tabcom]

June 1943

 

 

 

 

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July 1943

[Sardo Numspar]

I love these Eisner strips. I just won these on c-link:

 

 

 

[innocuous]

Those all look great. Since I just finished the Best Of reprints, I'm looking for a nice one to have. Congrats on scanning them all in, that is a lot of work.

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August 1943

[FlyingDonut]

January 1942

 

[Aman619]

I have a few points/questions to ask:

 

1) Eisner penciled all these right? But who was inking in his studio? Because some have a scratch reality, others are more comicbooky lines w/o that special tightness Eisner's iconic work always has. Also, DID he pencil them all up thru 1943 or so? Some look too ordinary though most retain Eisners disctinctive flourishes

 

2) Has there ever neem anyone CLOSE to Eisners fluidity and creativity in splash page/cover design Id love to see every SPIRIT logo all together to grasp the wide range of different ways he used the 6 letters.!

 

3) each Sunday section says "Read the weekday Spirit strip!" Have these ever been collected? Are they of the same quality as the Sunday Sections?

 

thanx

[Aman619]

January 1942

 

 

THIS linework is to me the quintessential Eisner inking.

[Aman619]

 

this is something (one) else

[adamstrange]

Has there ever neem anyone CLOSE to Eisners fluidity and creativity in splash page/cover design Id love to see every SPIRIT logo all together to grasp the wide range of different ways he used the 6 letters.

 

Jack Cole would be a close second for splashes which is why Busy Arnold had him doing Midnight, a clear imitation of the spirit.

 

Bill Everett's approach to title logo's is varied and impressive.

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September 1943

 

 

[ft88]

Just found this photo. I really wonder where this type of image appeared for the very first time? Movies? Poster? Spirit 22?

 

With the Eisner

 

[BB-Gun]

Just found this photo. I really wonder where this type of image appeared for the very first time? Movies? Poster? Spirit 22?

 

With the Eisner

 

 

She reminds me of Jane Greer who costared with Robert Mitchum in "Out of the Past". She played a villian like Mary Astor in "The Maltese Falcon".