The brilliant first issue was created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, reuniting the team that brought you Watchmen! In three different stories that explore the shadowy origin of the Spirit from three distinctly unique viewpoints, Moore and Gibbons ask the questions: �Who is the Spirit? Where did he come from? And how the heck does he keep the streets of Central City free of crime with just his two fists and a flimsy blue mask?

In 1997, almost six decades after the Spirit's first appearance in 1940, legendary artist and writer Will Eisner gave permission for a new series of stories to be commissioned featuring his signature creation, written and drawn by the most famous names in the comics industry. The call went out, and the response was nothing short of remarkable, with contributions from such creators as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (in one of their rare collaborations after Watchmen), Neil Gaiman (The Sandman), Paul Chadwick (Concrete), and Eddie Campbell (From Hell), among others. In these pages you'll find new tales of Central City's protector facing off against familiar villains, such as the Octopus and Sand Saref; witness his undying love for Ellen Dolan, daughter of Commissioner Dolan, the only man who knows his secret identity; and glimpse what might be the Spirit's fate in an uncertain future.