Will Eisner's The Spirit: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]

Saree Raymond, a sharp and guarded student at Miss Vitriola's school, finds her world upended when her father announces his engagement to P'Gell. With the headmistress suddenly dead, Saree—already wary of change—faces the prospect of a new figure in her life, one who mirrors her in ways she can't ignore. As tensions simmer beneath the surface of the school’s quiet routines, Saree must navigate a shifting landscape where loyalty, identity, and control are all in question.

In "The School for Girls," P'Gell turns to the Spirit for help when she begins to fear that one of her past victims is targeting her husband—and framing her for the crime. With Saree by her side, P'Gell must unravel a web of secrets from a dangerous past, where every ally could be an enemy.

When Mike Caliban attempts a robbery at the Wilder Mansion on the day of Wild Rice Wilder’s wedding, the heiress surprises him by begging to join the heist instead—determined to trade her wedding gown for a life of daring escapades. With the Spirit watching from the shadows and Commissioner Dolan closing in, the line between crime and adventure blurs in this pulse-pounding, seven-page tale.

When the old prison is demolished, a man emerges from its basement claiming he’s been imprisoned since 1911—though no records confirm his existence. The Spirit, along with Dolan, Klink, Docket, Snarl, Simon Smudge, and Redtape, must unravel a mystery that stretches decades, where the past refuses to stay buried.

In a 1948 Halloween twist, Hazel P MacBeth finds herself at odds with the school pageant’s strict rules—until she crosses paths with the Octopus, setting off a chain of betrayals that spirals into chaos. With Weezy watching from the shadows and Ellen Dolan caught in the middle, the night’s secrets grow darker as old alliances shift and new ones form in the flickering glow of autumn streetlamps.

Quadrant J. Stet, on the brink of losing his sight, faces a desperate race to raise $5,000 for an operation—just as a mysterious $5,000 vanishes from his firm’s accounts. With The Spirit still recovering on crutches, he’s drawn into a case where trust is as fragile as sight, and the truth lies buried beneath layers of deception. Commissioner Dolan and Mr. Parrish are caught in the web, but only The Spirit can see the whole picture.

When a lighthearted moment on a daytime talk show accidentally catapults Ellen Dolan into the mayoral race, her unexpected candidacy stirs more than just public curiosity—especially with Mike Polltax, who sees her as a threat. With Commissioner Dolan caught in the crossfire and Sammy watching the chaos unfold, the Spirit is drawn into a campaign where the real danger isn’t politics, but the people pulling the strings behind the scenes.

In a bold, meta twist, Feiffer takes up Eisner’s pen and reimagines the past year’s adventures through the lens of Clifford’s signature style, blending crime, mystery, and a touch of the surreal. As the Spirit, Sand Saref, Dolan, P’Gell, Seymour, and even Doggie play their parts in a story that blurs the line between creator and creation.