Hildie

Hildie is a supporting character in Will Eisner's celebrated The Spirit newspaper comic, inhabiting the gritty, stylized urban world alongside the masked crimefighter the Spirit, Commissioner Dolan, and other recurring figures of Eisner's Golden Age ensemble.

Born from the pen of the legendary Will Eisner himself, Hildie made her debut in January 1946 as part of the rich, pulpy world of The Spirit — one of the Golden Age's most celebrated and artistically daring comics properties. She keeps rarefied company, sharing pages with the Spirit himself, Silk Satin, Commissioner Dolan, and Ebony White, the colorful ensemble that made Eisner's universe so irresistible. With appearances catalogued across an astonishing six decades, she's a small but enduring thread in the tapestry of one of comics' most beloved and influential titles. For collectors and Golden Age devotees, any character woven into Eisner's world is worth a second look.