The Spirit Color Album #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis 1981 collection from Kitchen Sink Press presents the first volume of The Spirit Color Album, featuring classic adventures of Denny Colt as The Spirit. The stories showcase his battles against a rogues' gallery including Dr. Cobra, P'Gell, and Silk Satin, alongside supporting characters like Commissioner Dolan, Ellen Dolan, and Ebony White in vibrant color reproductions.
"Perfect Crime!!" from The Spirit Color Album #1 (1981) delivers a sharp, character-driven tale from Will Eisner, who wrote, drew, inked, and lettered the story with additional inks by Jerry Grandenetti. The cover, penciled and inked by Eisner, captures the tension of a crime fueled by personal drama. In this standalone story, Minnie the Mink pushes her meek husband, Fosgnove Slash, to leave behind his stepchildren, Hänzel and Gretel, as they flee their latest scheme—setting up a tense, morally ambiguous escape that’s as much about family as it is about crime.
Thief Baxter and his partner Maggie go off the grid on a remote Pacific isle after a major score, but Baxter’s nerves fray when he swears he spots the Spirit on the horizon—sparking a tense game of cat and mouse in the sun-drenched jungle.
Minnie the Mink pushes her hapless husband, Fosgnov Slash, into abandoning his stepchildren, Hänzel and Gretel, during a getaway, leaving the kids stranded in a town that might be more dangerous than the one they fled. With Minnie’s sharp tongue and Fosgnov’s shaky resolve, the siblings find themselves in a strange, twisted version of a fairy tale—where Wendy the Witch might be the only one who can help.
In "The Spirit's Favorite Fairy Tales for Juvenile Delinquents: 'Cinderella'," Cinderella finds herself caught between a magical ball and a midnight heist when Mr. and Mrs. Snaky offer her a ride to the Policeman's ball—on the condition she helps them break into the Eagle National Bank at midnight. With Prudence and Desire watching from the shadows and Ma Harridan keeping a close eye, Cinderella must navigate a night of dazzling distractions and dangerous deals, where every step toward the ball brings her closer to a choice that could change everything.
In "Mr McDool," Soho Sander finds himself tangled in a web of deception and danger when a seemingly innocuous insurance policy becomes the key to a far more sinister plot. With blackmail in the balance and a marriage on the line, loyalty is tested and secrets threaten to unravel everything.
The Spirit journeys to India to recover the stolen Emerald of Rajahpur, only to find himself in a high-stakes race against Silk Satin, who’s also after the gem—hired by the mysterious Croyds of Glasgow. With danger and deception lurking around every corner, the chase leads into a web of intrigue neither man can afford to lose.
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↩ Reprints The Spirit #1/5/1947 (1947), The Spirit #6/15/1947 (1947), The Spirit #6/22/1947 (1947), The Spirit #7/13/1947 (1947), The Spirit #10/12/1947 (1947), The Spirit #10/5/1947 (1947), The Spirit #2/22/1948 (1948), The Spirit #4/18/1948 (1948), The Spirit #5/30/1948 (1948), The Spirit #6/6/1948 (1948), The Spirit #9/11/1949 (1949), The Spirit #3/5/1950 (1950), The Spirit #1 (1966), The Spirit #20 (1979)
Reprinted in Spirit #3 (1981)
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