The Spirit #10/22/1950
In "The Haircut," Will Eisner's iconic Spirit investigates a numbers racket hidden behind the seemingly quiet walls of a barber shop, where a nervous barber is caught between fear and survival. Written by Jules Feiffer and illustrated with sharp, expressive detail by Eisner, this 1950 story blends suspense and moral tension in a single, tightly wound narrative. The cover by Will Eisner captures the quiet dread of the moment just before everything unravels.
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A thug starts up a numbers racket in a barber shop's back room. When the Spirit comes in for a shave, the timid barber must kill the crime fighter before he discovers a dead body in the shop.
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