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This page is for the comic series. For the 2008 film, see [[Film/TheSpirit The Spirit.]]
When confronting escaped criminal Dr. Cobra, criminologist and private investigator Denny Colt is caught in the evil scientist's experimental liquid and put into a death-like coma. Believed dead by his friend Commissioner Dolan, head of the Central City Police Department, Colt is buried the next day, only to rise from his grave the next night very much alive. After catching Dr. Cobra, Denny Colt decides to remain dead and take up the job of being The Spirit, so he can go after criminals and crimes beyond the reach of the police.
The Spirit, which premiered in June 1940 and ran continuously until October 1952, was the brainchild of WillEisner, arguably one of the most important men in the history of comic books. Originally, it was created and distributed as a weekly insert for more conventional newspapers of the Register and Tribune Syndicate, rather than as a traditional comic. These stories have been reprinted by many publishers in numerous comic book and graphic novel series.
Eisner's intent was to have a series that focused on characters and storytelling, rather than to create a "super-hero comic book". In fact, the mask and gloves that are The Spirit's trademarks were a concession to his publishing partner, who didn't think the series would sell without having a bona fide "masked hero". One of the effects of this is that often The Spirit is a guest in his own series, sometimes only appearing at the very beginning and very ending of the story.
In addition to comics, the character appeared from [[WorldWarII 1941 through 1944]] in a conventional NewspaperComic strip, in a [[TheEighties 1987]] [[ThePilot TV Pilot]] ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen which did not produce a series]]) and, as of December 25, 2008, a theatrical release movie written and directed by FrankMiller.
The Spirit does not have any super-powers nor does he have any special training. He is an excellent fighter, and survives mostly on force of will and luck. In fact, the strip is fairly realistic in that there are very few instances of extra-normal powers. People get hit and they bleed. People get shot and they die. (There are, however, over the course of over 500 stories, a few appearances of witches, a couple of aliens, one man who can fly and, when appropriate, Santa.)
Now licensed to DCComics, the series was written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke, who distilled elements of the previous series, and set it in the modern day. DCComics later rebooted the series to fit into their FirstWaveDCU universe, and is now written by Creator/MarkEvanier and SergioAragones, having taken over for Darwyn Cooke, and is set around the [[TheForties 1940s]] or [[TheFifties 1950s]].
We currently have a [[Characters/TheSpirit Character Sheet]] under construction.
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!!!Tropes:
* AdaptationDistillation: The Darwyn Cooke reboot.
* AmericaSavesTheDay: In one issue, The Spirit
* BadassNormal
* BellyDancer: Plaster of Paris
* CelibateHero: In spite of being a total ChickMagnet, the Spirit gulps, aw-shucks-ma'am, and hem-haws his way through whenever a FemmeFatale, or even Ellen, latches onto him. The idea of being embarrassed to the point of rigidity (not that kind) by female attention was a common trope seen among male characters in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]].
** It is notably averted in the Darwyn Cooke reboot where Denny is portrayed as a ''shameless'' flirt, but is also in a (mostly) committed relationship with Ellen and trys hard to be faithful to her.
* {{Chiaroscuro}}
* ChickMagnet: It's the closest thing The Spirit has to an actual superpower
* ChristmasEpisode: Issue closest to Christmas nearly every year in the original run. Usually ended with a CrowningMomentofHeartwarming.
* ClarkKenting: A DominoMask is about as much a disguise as Clark Kent's glasses, but in reverse. As long as he's wearing his mask it doesn't matter what he wears, he'll instantly be recognized. If he ''really'' wants to be in disguise he takes his mask ''off.'' Denny Colt became the Spirit after being declared legally dead and the Spirit doesn't have a secret identity, he's the Spirit full time.
* ClearMyName: For a few early stories, The Spirit was framed for the murder of a tight-fisted millionaire who'd taken several [[TookALevelInJerkass Levels In Jerkass]]. However, it soon proven to be a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts suicide by pointlessly elaborate contraption]].
* ClothingDamage: The Spirit suffers [[ShirtlessScene a torn shirt]] and shredded suit on a regular basis.
* CoatHatMask
* TheCommissionerGordon: Commissioner Dolan
* CoolMask
* TheCowl
* CrossOver: With everyone from {{Batman}} and DocSavage to {{Cerebus}} and ComicBook/OmahaTheCatDancer,
* DeathByOriginStory: The Spirit himself, though he didn't stay dead. He was put into a death-like coma for 24 hours and used being declared dead as an advantage. [[spoiler: Alvarro Mortez AKA 'El Morte' in the DC reboot is a better example]]. He was unfortunate enough to die TWICE before confronting the Spirit personally.
* DeadpanSnarker: Denny can get as snarky as [[SpiderMan another superhero from a rival company]] in battle, but in the reboot it's Ebony White who plays this to the hilt, delivering caustic comments while almost never, ever changing his dour expression.
* TheDriver: Ebony White.
* ExpressiveMask: The reboot tries to avert this as much as possible, instead using shadows, angles, and the Spirit's signature hat to give the mask an illusion of movement, but sometimes they play it straight just for sheer comedy. Once Darwyn Cooke stopped drawing the book it got more noticeable.
* FauxDeath: See "Death By Origin Story".
* FedoraOfAsskicking
* FemmeFatale and TheVamp abound. P'Gell is the best example of TheVamp and Sand Saref the best example of FemmeFatale. (There's no chance of P'Gell ever reforming, but we hope for Sand.)
* TheFaceless: The Octopus, and actually The Spirit himself as well.
** Averted with the Spirit in the reboot. Denny's unmasked face is show in the flashback to the night of his "death" and several times in the Cooke-helmed isssues in intimate moments with Ellen after.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Eisner liked to use this trope on occasion, but one that really stands out is "Gerhard Shnobble", which can be a somber TearJerker for some.
* HardHead
* JamesBondage: The Spirit seems to spend far more time [[BoundAndGagged tied up]] (and [[ShirtlessScene stripped down]]) than any man or woman really should...
* LadyInRed: P'Gell, again. Often, but not always, seen in a slinky red dress. (Starting with her first appearance.)
* MeaningfulName: As seen above, Eisner loved these. For instance, one story had a gangster named "Blacky" Marquett.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: "[[AdolfHitler The Dictator]]'s Reform" actually begins with the disclaimer: "Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional."
* NonPoweredCostumedHero: {{Enforced}} (see main description).
* OddShapedPanel
* PirateGirl: Long Jane Silver and her all-female crew.
* PunnyName: Her name is Plaster and she's from Paris.
** Actually, most people's names are puns, even the Octopus's real name is a reference to a medical bath. More info on the other wiki.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: For quite a while, Ellen Dolan clearly thought of The Spirit as her boyfriend, while The Spirit himself spent much of the time avoiding her and denying it.
** Averted in the reboot where Denny and Ellen are clearly in a committed-ish relationship. The Spirit still flirts with every skirt that crosses his path like a bastard though.
* ShirtlessScene: Like you wouldn't believe.
* SideKick: Ebony White, Blubber (for a VERY short stint), and later, Sammy. In some stories where Ebony is featured, he has his own sidekicks.
* ThemeNaming: Good old fashioned [[{{Mooks}} Mook]] gangster names like Knuckles and Tumblers.
* UncleTomFoolery: Verging on outright EthnicScrappy.
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This page is for the comic series. For the 2008 film, see [[Film/TheSpirit The Spirit.]]
When confronting escaped criminal Dr. Cobra, criminologist and private investigator Denny Colt is caught in the evil scientist's experimental liquid and put into a death-like coma. Believed dead by his friend Commissioner Dolan, head of the Central City Police Department, Colt is buried the next day, only to rise from his grave the next night very much alive. After catching Dr. Cobra, Denny Colt decides to remain dead and take up the job of being The Spirit, so he can go after criminals and crimes beyond the reach of the police.
The Spirit, which premiered in June 1940 and ran continuously until October 1952, was the brainchild of WillEisner, arguably one of the most important men in the history of comic books. Originally, it was created and distributed as a weekly insert for more conventional newspapers of the Register and Tribune Syndicate, rather than as a traditional comic. These stories have been reprinted by many publishers in numerous comic book and graphic novel series.
Eisner's intent was to have a series that focused on characters and storytelling, rather than to create a "super-hero comic book". In fact, the mask and gloves that are The Spirit's trademarks were a concession to his publishing partner, who didn't think the series would sell without having a bona fide "masked hero". One of the effects of this is that often The Spirit is a guest in his own series, sometimes only appearing at the very beginning and very ending of the story.
In addition to comics, the character appeared from [[WorldWarII 1941 through 1944]] in a conventional NewspaperComic strip, in a [[TheEighties 1987]] [[ThePilot TV Pilot]] ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen which did not produce a series]]) and, as of December 25, 2008, a theatrical release movie written and directed by FrankMiller.
The Spirit does not have any super-powers nor does he have any special training. He is an excellent fighter, and survives mostly on force of will and luck. In fact, the strip is fairly realistic in that there are very few instances of extra-normal powers. People get hit and they bleed. People get shot and they die. (There are, however, over the course of over 500 stories, a few appearances of witches, a couple of aliens, one man who can fly and, when appropriate, Santa.)
Now licensed to DCComics, the series was written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke, who distilled elements of the previous series, and set it in the modern day. DCComics later rebooted the series to fit into their FirstWaveDCU universe, and is now written by Creator/MarkEvanier and SergioAragones, having taken over for Darwyn Cooke, and is set around the [[TheForties 1940s]] or [[TheFifties 1950s]].
We currently have a [[Characters/TheSpirit Character Sheet]] under construction.
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!!!Tropes:
* AdaptationDistillation: The Darwyn Cooke reboot.
* AmericaSavesTheDay: In one issue, The Spirit
* BadassNormal
* BellyDancer: Plaster of Paris
* CelibateHero: In spite of being a total ChickMagnet, the Spirit gulps, aw-shucks-ma'am, and hem-haws his way through whenever a FemmeFatale, or even Ellen, latches onto him. The idea of being embarrassed to the point of rigidity (not that kind) by female attention was a common trope seen among male characters in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]].
** It is notably averted in the Darwyn Cooke reboot where Denny is portrayed as a ''shameless'' flirt, but is also in a (mostly) committed relationship with Ellen and trys hard to be faithful to her.
* {{Chiaroscuro}}
* ChickMagnet: It's the closest thing The Spirit has to an actual superpower
* ChristmasEpisode: Issue closest to Christmas nearly every year in the original run. Usually ended with a CrowningMomentofHeartwarming.
* ClarkKenting: A DominoMask is about as much a disguise as Clark Kent's glasses, but in reverse. As long as he's wearing his mask it doesn't matter what he wears, he'll instantly be recognized. If he ''really'' wants to be in disguise he takes his mask ''off.'' Denny Colt became the Spirit after being declared legally dead and the Spirit doesn't have a secret identity, he's the Spirit full time.
* ClearMyName: For a few early stories, The Spirit was framed for the murder of a tight-fisted millionaire who'd taken several [[TookALevelInJerkass Levels In Jerkass]]. However, it soon proven to be a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts suicide by pointlessly elaborate contraption]].
* ClothingDamage: The Spirit suffers [[ShirtlessScene a torn shirt]] and shredded suit on a regular basis.
* CoatHatMask
* TheCommissionerGordon: Commissioner Dolan
* CoolMask
* TheCowl
* CrossOver: With everyone from {{Batman}} and DocSavage to {{Cerebus}} and ComicBook/OmahaTheCatDancer,
* DeathByOriginStory: The Spirit himself, though he didn't stay dead. He was put into a death-like coma for 24 hours and used being declared dead as an advantage. [[spoiler: Alvarro Mortez AKA 'El Morte' in the DC reboot is a better example]]. He was unfortunate enough to die TWICE before confronting the Spirit personally.
* DeadpanSnarker: Denny can get as snarky as [[SpiderMan another superhero from a rival company]] in battle, but in the reboot it's Ebony White who plays this to the hilt, delivering caustic comments while almost never, ever changing his dour expression.
* TheDriver: Ebony White.
* ExpressiveMask: The reboot tries to avert this as much as possible, instead using shadows, angles, and the Spirit's signature hat to give the mask an illusion of movement, but sometimes they play it straight just for sheer comedy. Once Darwyn Cooke stopped drawing the book it got more noticeable.
* FauxDeath: See "Death By Origin Story".
* FedoraOfAsskicking
* FemmeFatale and TheVamp abound. P'Gell is the best example of TheVamp and Sand Saref the best example of FemmeFatale. (There's no chance of P'Gell ever reforming, but we hope for Sand.)
* TheFaceless: The Octopus, and actually The Spirit himself as well.
** Averted with the Spirit in the reboot. Denny's unmasked face is show in the flashback to the night of his "death" and several times in the Cooke-helmed isssues in intimate moments with Ellen after.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Eisner liked to use this trope on occasion, but one that really stands out is "Gerhard Shnobble", which can be a somber TearJerker for some.
* HardHead
* JamesBondage: The Spirit seems to spend far more time [[BoundAndGagged tied up]] (and [[ShirtlessScene stripped down]]) than any man or woman really should...
* LadyInRed: P'Gell, again. Often, but not always, seen in a slinky red dress. (Starting with her first appearance.)
* MeaningfulName: As seen above, Eisner loved these. For instance, one story had a gangster named "Blacky" Marquett.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: "[[AdolfHitler The Dictator]]'s Reform" actually begins with the disclaimer: "Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional."
* NonPoweredCostumedHero: {{Enforced}} (see main description).
* OddShapedPanel
* PirateGirl: Long Jane Silver and her all-female crew.
* PunnyName: Her name is Plaster and she's from Paris.
** Actually, most people's names are puns, even the Octopus's real name is a reference to a medical bath. More info on the other wiki.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: For quite a while, Ellen Dolan clearly thought of The Spirit as her boyfriend, while The Spirit himself spent much of the time avoiding her and denying it.
** Averted in the reboot where Denny and Ellen are clearly in a committed-ish relationship. The Spirit still flirts with every skirt that crosses his path like a bastard though.
* ShirtlessScene: Like you wouldn't believe.
* SideKick: Ebony White, Blubber (for a VERY short stint), and later, Sammy. In some stories where Ebony is featured, he has his own sidekicks.
* ThemeNaming: Good old fashioned [[{{Mooks}} Mook]] gangster names like Knuckles and Tumblers.
* UncleTomFoolery: Verging on outright EthnicScrappy.
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This page is for the comic series. For the 2008 film, see [[Film/TheSpirit The Spirit.]]
When confronting escaped criminal Dr. Cobra, criminologist and private investigator Denny Colt is caught in the evil scientist's experimental liquid and put into a death-like coma. Believed dead by his friend Commissioner Dolan, head of the Central City Police Department, Colt is buried the next day, only to rise from his grave the next night very much alive. After catching Dr. Cobra, Denny Colt decides to remain dead and take up the job of being The Spirit, so he can go after criminals and crimes beyond the reach of the police.
The Spirit, which premiered in June 1940 and ran continuously until October 1952, was the brainchild of WillEisner, arguably one of the most important men in the history of comic books. Originally, it was created and distributed as a weekly insert for more conventional newspapers of the Register and Tribune Syndicate, rather than as a traditional comic. These stories have been reprinted by many publishers in numerous comic book and graphic novel series.
Eisner's intent was to have a series that focused on characters and storytelling, rather than to create a "super-hero comic book". In fact, the mask and gloves that are The Spirit's trademarks were a concession to his publishing partner, who didn't think the series would sell without having a bona fide "masked hero". One of the effects of this is that often The Spirit is a guest in his own series, sometimes only appearing at the very beginning and very ending of the story.
In addition to comics, the character appeared from [[WorldWarII 1941 through 1944]] in a conventional NewspaperComic strip, in a [[TheEighties 1987]] [[ThePilot TV Pilot]] ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen which did not produce a series]]) and, as of December 25, 2008, a theatrical release movie written and directed by FrankMiller.
The Spirit does not have any super-powers nor does he have any special training. He is an excellent fighter, and survives mostly on force of will and luck. In fact, the strip is fairly realistic in that there are very few instances of extra-normal powers. People get hit and they bleed. People get shot and they die. (There are, however, over the course of over 500 stories, a few appearances of witches, a couple of aliens, one man who can fly and, when appropriate, Santa.)
Now licensed to DCComics, the series was written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke, who distilled elements of the previous series, and set it in the modern day. DCComics later rebooted the series to fit into their FirstWaveDCU universe, and is now written by Creator/MarkEvanier and SergioAragones, having taken over for Darwyn Cooke, and is set around the [[TheForties 1940s]] or [[TheFifties 1950s]].
We currently have a [[Characters/TheSpirit Character Sheet]] under construction.
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!!!Tropes:
* AdaptationDistillation: The Darwyn Cooke reboot.
* AmericaSavesTheDay: In one issue, The Spirit
* BadassNormal
* BellyDancer: Plaster of Paris
* CelibateHero: In spite of being a total ChickMagnet, the Spirit gulps, aw-shucks-ma'am, and hem-haws his way through whenever a FemmeFatale, or even Ellen, latches onto him. The idea of being embarrassed to the point of rigidity (not that kind) by female attention was a common trope seen among male characters in the [[TheThirties 1930s]] and [[TheForties 1940s]].
** It is notably averted in the Darwyn Cooke reboot where Denny is portrayed as a ''shameless'' flirt, but is also in a (mostly) committed relationship with Ellen and trys hard to be faithful to her.
* {{Chiaroscuro}}
* ChickMagnet: It's the closest thing The Spirit has to an actual superpower
* ChristmasEpisode: Issue closest to Christmas nearly every year in the original run. Usually ended with a CrowningMomentofHeartwarming.
* ClarkKenting: A DominoMask is about as much a disguise as Clark Kent's glasses, but in reverse. As long as he's wearing his mask it doesn't matter what he wears, he'll instantly be recognized. If he ''really'' wants to be in disguise he takes his mask ''off.'' Denny Colt became the Spirit after being declared legally dead and the Spirit doesn't have a secret identity, he's the Spirit full time.
* ClearMyName: For a few early stories, The Spirit was framed for the murder of a tight-fisted millionaire who'd taken several [[TookALevelInJerkass Levels In Jerkass]]. However, it soon proven to be a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts suicide by pointlessly elaborate contraption]].
* ClothingDamage: The Spirit suffers [[ShirtlessScene a torn shirt]] and shredded suit on a regular basis.
* CoatHatMask
* TheCommissionerGordon: Commissioner Dolan
* CoolMask
* TheCowl
* CrossOver: With everyone from {{Batman}} and DocSavage to {{Cerebus}} and ComicBook/OmahaTheCatDancer,
* DeathByOriginStory: The Spirit himself, though he didn't stay dead. He was put into a death-like coma for 24 hours and used being declared dead as an advantage. [[spoiler: Alvarro Mortez AKA 'El Morte' in the DC reboot is a better example]]. He was unfortunate enough to die TWICE before confronting the Spirit personally.
* DeadpanSnarker: Denny can get as snarky as [[SpiderMan another superhero from a rival company]] in battle, but in the reboot it's Ebony White who plays this to the hilt, delivering caustic comments while almost never, ever changing his dour expression.
* TheDriver: Ebony White.
* ExpressiveMask: The reboot tries to avert this as much as possible, instead using shadows, angles, and the Spirit's signature hat to give the mask an illusion of movement, but sometimes they play it straight just for sheer comedy. Once Darwyn Cooke stopped drawing the book it got more noticeable.
* FauxDeath: See "Death By Origin Story".
* FedoraOfAsskicking
* FemmeFatale and TheVamp abound. P'Gell is the best example of TheVamp and Sand Saref the best example of FemmeFatale. (There's no chance of P'Gell ever reforming, but we hope for Sand.)
* TheFaceless: The Octopus, and actually The Spirit himself as well.
** Averted with the Spirit in the reboot. Denny's unmasked face is show in the flashback to the night of his "death" and several times in the Cooke-helmed isssues in intimate moments with Ellen after.
* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Eisner liked to use this trope on occasion, but one that really stands out is "Gerhard Shnobble", which can be a somber TearJerker for some.
* HardHead
* JamesBondage: The Spirit seems to spend far more time [[BoundAndGagged tied up]] (and [[ShirtlessScene stripped down]]) than any man or woman really should...
* LadyInRed: P'Gell, again. Often, but not always, seen in a slinky red dress. (Starting with her first appearance.)
* MeaningfulName: As seen above, Eisner loved these. For instance, one story had a gangster named "Blacky" Marquett.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: "[[AdolfHitler The Dictator]]'s Reform" actually begins with the disclaimer: "Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional."
* NonPoweredCostumedHero: {{Enforced}} (see main description).
* OddShapedPanel
* PirateGirl: Long Jane Silver and her all-female crew.
* PunnyName: Her name is Plaster and she's from Paris.
** Actually, most people's names are puns, even the Octopus's real name is a reference to a medical bath. More info on the other wiki.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: For quite a while, Ellen Dolan clearly thought of The Spirit as her boyfriend, while The Spirit himself spent much of the time avoiding her and denying it.
** Averted in the reboot where Denny and Ellen are clearly in a committed-ish relationship. The Spirit still flirts with every skirt that crosses his path like a bastard though.
* ShirtlessScene: Like you wouldn't believe.
* SideKick: Ebony White, Blubber (for a VERY short stint), and later, Sammy. In some stories where Ebony is featured, he has his own sidekicks.
* ThemeNaming: Good old fashioned [[{{Mooks}} Mook]] gangster names like Knuckles and Tumblers.
* UncleTomFoolery: Verging on outright EthnicScrappy.
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* FemmeFatale and TheVamp abound. - P'Gell is the best example of TheVamp and Sand Saref the best example of FemmeFatale. (There's no chance of P'Gell ever reforming, but we hope for Sand.)
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* LadyInRed - P'Gell, again. Often, but not always, seen in a slinky red dress. (Starting with her first appearance.)
* MeaningfulName - As seen above, Eisner loved these. For instance, one story had a gangster named "Blacky" Marquett.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed - "[[AdolfHitler The Dictator]]'s Reform" actually begins with the disclaimer: "Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional."
* LadyInRed - P'Gell, again. Often, but not always, seen in a slinky red dress. (Starting with her first appearance.)
* MeaningfulName - As seen above, Eisner loved these. For instance, one story had a gangster named "Blacky" Marquett.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed - "[[AdolfHitler The Dictator]]'s Reform" actually begins with the disclaimer: "Any similarity to persons living or dead is entirely intentional."
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*LadyInRed - LadyInRed: P'Gell, again. Often, but not always, seen in a slinky red dress. (Starting with her first appearance.)
*MeaningfulName - MeaningfulName: As seen above, Eisner loved these. For instance, one story had a gangster named "Blacky" Marquett.
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* ThemeNaming - Good old fashioned [[{{Mooks}} Mook]] gangster names like Knuckles and Tumblers.
* UncleTomFoolery. Verging on outright EthnicScrappy.
* ThemeNaming - Good old fashioned [[{{Mooks}} Mook]] gangster names like Knuckles and Tumblers.
* UncleTomFoolery. Verging on outright EthnicScrappy.
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* SideKick - SideKick: Ebony White, Blubber (for a VERY short stint), and later, Sammy. In some stories where Ebony is featured, he has his own sidekicks.
*ThemeNaming - ThemeNaming: Good old fashioned [[{{Mooks}} Mook]] gangster names like Knuckles and Tumblers.
*UncleTomFoolery. UncleTomFoolery: Verging on outright EthnicScrappy.
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The Spirit, which premiered in June 1940 and ran continuously until October 1952, was the brainchild of WillEisner, arguably one of the most important men in the history of comic books. Originally, it was created and distributed as a weekly insert for more conventional newspapers, rather than as a traditional comic. These stories have been reprinted by many publishers in numerous comic book and graphic novel series.
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The Spirit, which premiered in June 1940 and ran continuously until October 1952, was the brainchild of WillEisner, arguably one of the most important men in the history of comic books. Originally, it was created and distributed as a weekly insert for more conventional newspapers, newspapers of the Register and Tribune Syndicate, rather than as a traditional comic. These stories have been reprinted by many publishers in numerous comic book and graphic novel series.
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** It is notably averted in the Darwyn Cooke reboot where Denny is portrayed as a ''shameless'' flirt, but is also in a (mostly) committed relationship with Ellen and trys hard to be faithful to her.
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Now licensed to DCComics, the series was written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke, who distilled elements of the previous series, and set it in the modern day. DCComics later rebooted the series to fit into their FirstWaveDCU universe, and is now written by MarkEvanier and SergioAragones, having taken over for Darwyn Cooke, and is set around the [[TheForties 1940s]] or [[TheFifties 1950s]].
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Now licensed to DCComics, the series was written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke, who distilled elements of the previous series, and set it in the modern day. DCComics later rebooted the series to fit into their FirstWaveDCU universe, and is now written by MarkEvanier Creator/MarkEvanier and SergioAragones, having taken over for Darwyn Cooke, and is set around the [[TheForties 1940s]] or [[TheFifties 1950s]].
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* ClarkKenting: A DominoMask is about as much a disguise as Clark Kent's glasses, but in reverse. As long as he's wearing his mask it doesn't matter what he wears, he'll instantly be recognized. If he ''really'' wants to be in disguise he takes his mask ''off.''
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* ClarkKenting: A DominoMask is about as much a disguise as Clark Kent's glasses, but in reverse. As long as he's wearing his mask it doesn't matter what he wears, he'll instantly be recognized. If he ''really'' wants to be in disguise he takes his mask ''off.'''' Denny Colt became the Spirit after being declared legally dead and the Spirit doesn't have a secret identity, he's the Spirit full time.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen- [[http://www.justpressplay.net/movies/movie-news/4450-brad-birds-qthe-spiritqwhat-couldve-been.html Brad Bird's the Spirit]]. Sometime around in the 1980's. An animated animantic of the Spirit was shown. Will Eisner asks for the person who animated this sequence and it was done by none other than [[TheIncredibles Brad]] [[TheIronGiant Bird]]. Bird wrote the script but however despite positive acclaim the script got [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the Hollywood majors couldn't picture it as an animated film]]. It is interesting to think what would happen if Brad Bird had adapted the spirit as an animated film during the 1980's.
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* CommissionerGordon - Commissioner Dolan
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* CommissionerGordon TheCommissionerGordon - Commissioner Dolan
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** Averted with the Spirit in the reboot. Denny's unmasked face is show in the flashback to the night of his "death" and several times in the Cooke-helmed isssues in intimate moments with Ellen after.
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* ClarkKenting: A DominoMask is about as much a disguise as Clark Kent's glasses.
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* ClarkKenting: A DominoMask is about as much a disguise as Clark Kent's glasses.glasses, but in reverse. As long as he's wearing his mask it doesn't matter what he wears, he'll instantly be recognized. If he ''really'' wants to be in disguise he takes his mask ''off.''
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* DeadpanSnarker: Denny can get as snarky as [[SpiderMan another superhero from a rival company]] in battle, but in the reboot it's Ebony White who plays this too the hilt, delivering caustic comments while almost never, ever changing his dour expression.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Denny can get as snarky as [[SpiderMan another superhero from a rival company]] in battle, but in the reboot it's Ebony White who plays this too to the hilt, delivering caustic comments while almost never, ever changing his dour expression.
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* ExpressiveMask: The reboot tries to avert this as much as possible, instead using shadows, angles, and the Spirit's signature hat to give the mask an illusion of movement, but sometimes they play it straight just for sheer comedy.
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* ExpressiveMask: The reboot tries to avert this as much as possible, instead using shadows, angles, and the Spirit's signature hat to give the mask an illusion of movement, but sometimes they play it straight just for sheer comedy. Once Darwyn Cooke stopped drawing the book it got more noticeable.
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* ShirtlessSceneShirtlessScene: Like you wouldn't believe.
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* CrossOver: With everyone from {{Batman}} and DocSavage to {{Cerebus}} and OmahaTheCatDancer,
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* CrossOver: With everyone from {{Batman}} and DocSavage to {{Cerebus}} and OmahaTheCatDancer,ComicBook/OmahaTheCatDancer,
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Now licensed to DCComics, the series was written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke, who distilled elements of the previous series, and set it in the modern day. DCComics later rebooted the series to fit into their FirstWaveDCU universe, and is now written by MarkEvanier and [=~Sergio Aragonés~=], having taken over for Darwyn Cooke, and is set around the [[TheForties 1940s]] or [[TheFifties 1950s]].
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Now licensed to DCComics, the series was written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke, who distilled elements of the previous series, and set it in the modern day. DCComics later rebooted the series to fit into their FirstWaveDCU universe, and is now written by MarkEvanier and [=~Sergio Aragonés~=], SergioAragones, having taken over for Darwyn Cooke, and is set around the [[TheForties 1940s]] or [[TheFifties 1950s]].
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* CelibateHero: In spite of being a total ChickMagnet, the Spirit gulps, aw-shucks-ma'am, and hem-haws his way through whenever a FemmeFatale, or even Ellen, latches onto him. The idea of being embarrassed to the point of rigidity (not that kind) by female attention was a common trope seen among male characters in the 30's and 40's.
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* CelibateHero: In spite of being a total ChickMagnet, the Spirit gulps, aw-shucks-ma'am, and hem-haws his way through whenever a FemmeFatale, or even Ellen, latches onto him. The idea of being embarrassed to the point of rigidity (not that kind) by female attention was a common trope seen among male characters in the 30's [[TheThirties 1930s]] and 40's.[[TheForties 1940s]].
