The Spirit Section

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The Spirit Section is the 1940 newspaper comic-book insert that introduced Will Eisner’s masked crimefighter The Spirit to readers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American comic publication
newspaper comic-book insert
associatedWithCreator Will Eisner NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Will Eisner NERFINISHED
distributionChannel Sunday newspapers
featuresGenreElement crimefighting
masked vigilante
featuresSetting urban crime setting
firstPublicationYear 1940
format comic-book insert
genre crime comics
superhero comics
hasArtBy Will Eisner NERFINISHED
hasProtagonistAlias The Spirit NERFINISHED
hasProtagonistOccupation crimefighter
hasProtagonistType masked hero
hasWriter Will Eisner NERFINISHED
introducedCharacter The Spirit NERFINISHED
introducedMaskedCrimefighter The Spirit NERFINISHED
language English
mainCharacter The Spirit NERFINISHED
medium print
notableFor introducing Will Eisner’s masked crimefighter The Spirit
originalPublisherType newspaper syndicate
publicationEra Golden Age of Comics NERFINISHED
publicationMedium newspaper supplement
publicationType weekly comic supplement
relatedWork The Spirit (comic series) NERFINISHED
targetAudience newspaper readers

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Ellen Dolan appearsIn The Spirit Section
this entity surface form: The Spirit
Denny Colt firstAppearance The Spirit Section
Denny Colt hasAlias The Spirit Section
this entity surface form: The Spirit