The Spirit continues to evolve – the story in Police Comics #20 (April 1943) evokes horror as Ogre Goran, a vicious convict escapes, is horribly burned in a fire by his ex-fiance, then is captured by The Spirit. Ebony White shows surprising intelligence and deductive reasoning, proving he is more than just a racial stereotype.
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In August 1942, Quality Comics started reprinting Will Eisner‘s “The Spirit” stories in Police Comics #10, which is the first time the character appears in a comic book. But the Spirit’s distinctive style started to exert itself a couple issues later in Police Comics #12 (October 1942) where we see comic narration appearing in stylized […]
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Doll Man debuted in November 1939 in Feature Comics #27 (November 1939), published by Quality Comics. Doll Man was created by Will Eisner under the pseudonym “William Erwin Maxwell” and is now owned by DC. Darrel Dane, a scientist, invented a formula to shrink himself to 6 inches tall, giving him super strength. He was […]
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Fox Feature Syndicate continued their attempt to break into the superhero comic business by renaming Wonder Comics to Wonderworld Comics and creating a new superhero: The Flame. Created by Will Eisner and Lou Fine, The Flame’s powers were focused on being able to control fire, heat and the like and he carried a tiny flame […]
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Fox Feature Syndicate published Wonder Comics #1 in March 1939. Wonder Man was Fred Carson, a timid radio engineer and inventor. While in Tibet, a yogi gave him a ring which granted him super strength and invulnerability. He was created by Will Eisner. You can already see Eisner’s innovative layouts with Wonder Man’s arm extending […]
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