The Spirit #1/25/1948
"Montabaldo" kicks off with a surreal gathering on an island suddenly risen from the sea, packed with eccentric figures and looming mysteries—though the Spirit himself remains frustratingly on the outside, a ghost in the margins of his own tale. Written and illustrated by Will Eisner, with inking by Jerry Grandenetti and lettering by Abe Kanegson, this 1948 issue delivers a strange, dreamlike puzzle where the hero’s absence becomes part of the intrigue.
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A horde of supporting characters meet on an island that's just raised up out of the sea. The Spirit tries but never manages to actually get in the story.
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