Classic Comics with Matthew B. Lloyd: The Spirit Christmas

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The Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henry and Simple Simon.

It’s a special bonus Christmas Episode as we look at the first Christmas Spirit story by Will Eisner. It was a holiday tradition for Eisner to have the Spirit step aside and let the Spirit of Christmas fight crime. This is the first one from 1940. Eisner’s genius is apparent even in this early story from the first year of The Spirit.

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You can also check out my chapter in “Politics in Gotham: The Batman Universe and Political Thought.”

https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Gotham-Universe-Political-Thought/dp/3030057755

And:

“Black Panther and Philosophy: What Can Wakanda Offer the World?”

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Philosophy-Blackwell-Culture/dp/1119635845/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2F69N3WJBZMF3&keywords=what+can+wakanda&qid=1642053514&sprefix=what+can+wakanda%2Caps%2C256&sr=8-1

The Christmas Spirit of 1940 Links

The Christmas Spirit at Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Spirit-Will-Eisner/dp/0878163093

The Christmas Spirit at Wildwood Cemetery; The Spirit Database

https://www.angelfire.com/art/wildwood/xmas.html

Will Eisner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Eisner