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The Spirit #3/30/1952
“The Rainmaker”
In "The Rainmaker," Hubert Heever's misfortune takes a bizarre turn when he bets everything on a desperate scheme to sell bottled water—50 years ahead of his time. Written by Klaus Nordling and illustrated by Al Wenzel, this 1952 tale follows a man whose bad luck only deepens as he tries to turn his fortunes around, all under a sky that seems to mock his efforts. Cover by Al Wenzel.
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writer Klaus Nordling · artist, inker Al Wenzel
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writer Klaus Nordling
artist, inker Al Wenzel
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Hubert Heever suffers from hard luck. He goes into the bottled water business 50 years too early. But his luck is bound to change. In fact, it gets worse.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).