The first volume in a complete series reprinting Will Eisner''s classic crimefighter The Spirit in chronological order from June 2nd to December 29, 1940. Includes The Origin of The Spirit, Orang, The Ape Man, The Kiss of Death, The Prom, the first Christmas Spirit story and 26 others in full color. Also features a preface by Eisner on how The Spirit came to be, a foreword by Alan Moore (WATCHMEN, AMERICA''S BEST COMICS) and an introduction by comics historian R.C. Harvey.