Spirit #4 FR 1.0 1953 For Sale

RESTORATION. Color touch. Water damage. Tape on interior cover, pages, and under staples. Mold.

This is a low grade item. The story will be complete and readable, but the item itself will have low eye appeal and will display major damage. Allowed defects for this grade include: non-story elements such as coupons, ad pages, or Marvel Value Stamps cut or torn out of the book; spine split of up to 2/3 the length of the book; a missing back cover provided the front cover is still attached; severe water damage, residue, mold, or paper deterioration due to oxidation; vertical book-length crease; detached cover or centerfold; writing or other marks on the cover; major tears; discoloration, staining, or brittleness.

Stories by Jules Feiffer and Will Eisner. Art by Jim Dixon and Al Wenzel. Reprints of the later years of the Spirit strip, when Will Eisner\'s crimefighter was being run by other cartoonists in his studio. This issue includes Spirit strips #566, 588, 607, and 621. Jules Feiffer seeks to convince Eisner to use the end of the world as a plot device in The Spirit; Humbolt Weepy tries to send a man to the Moon using only the power of his mind; A mysterious figure who may be the Devil himself plagues The Spirit, but is no match for Ellen Dolan. The Last Prowl of Mephisto; Design for Doomsday; The Sword and the Savage; The Great Galactic Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color.

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