The Spirit #6/15/1941

In "Dusk and Twilight," a 1941 free comic from Register and Tribune Syndicate, writer and artist S. R. Powell crafts a surreal tale where Chicki, after killing M'Bombo the gorilla, is cursed by the grieving Rosa. With Chicki trapped in a fevered dreamscape, Mr. Mystic must journey into the bizarre Court of Animals to save him—before the nightmare consumes him completely. The story's haunting visuals are matched by Will Eisner’s striking cover art, a rare early collaboration that adds to the issue’s enduring mystique.