Spirit World #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of September, 1971. It was published on July 22, 1971.
Synopsis for "The President Must Die!"
A woman in Illinois has a premonition about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Appearing in "The President Must Die!"
Featured Characters:
- Dr. E. Leopold Maas (First appearance) (Host)
- Lucille M.
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- The President (Dies)
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Synopsis for "House of Horror!"
Appearing in "House of Horror!"
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Other Characters:
- Sam Gavin (Dies)
Locations:
- New Jersey
- Calder House
- Calder House
Synopsis for "Children of the Flaming Wheel"
Appearing in "Children of the Flaming Wheel"
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- An alien people
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Synopsis for "The Lorca File!"
A woman remembers her incarnation as a 1510 Spanish woman.
Appearing in "The Lorca File!"
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Supporting Characters:
- Mary Beth Hadley
Antagonists:
- Tomás de Torquemada (Flashback only)
- Spanish Inquisition
Other Characters:
- Miranda Velaqueza (Dies in flashback)
- Carola (Flashback only)
- Isabella I of Castile (Mentioned only)
- Ferdinand V (Mentioned only)
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Synopsis for "Spirit of Vengeance"
Appearing in "Spirit of Vengeance"
Featured Characters:
- Dr. E. Leopold Maas (Host)
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Synopsis for "Nostradamus"
Appearing in "Nostradamus"
Featured Characters:
- Dr. E. Leopold Maas (Host)
- Nostradamus (Flashback only)
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Other Characters:
- Henry II of France (Dies in flashback)
- Henry III of France (Dies in flashback)
- Marie Antoinette
- Nantes citizens
- Napoleon
- Hitler (Flashback only)
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Mao Zedong
Locations:
- France (Flashback only)
- 20th Century
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Synopsis for "Weird Humor"
Appearing in "Weird Humor"
Featured Characters:
- Ordinary people
Notes
- Published by Hampshire Distributors LTD.
- The art combines paste up and black and white comic pages.
- The President Must Die!: When the President is never openly identified, the details are clearly about the Assassination of John F. Kennedy.
- Children of the Flaming Wheel: photo novel; unknown models.
- The Lorca File!: the historical Torquemada died in 1498; thus, the date on this story (1510) is wrong.
- Spirit of Vengeance is text only, with some paste ups.
- DC announced plans to follow-up this one-shot in 2023.[1]
Trivia
- Spirit World was canceled after only one issue. Jack Kirby had finished several stories intended for future issues, which were instead published in the first three issues of Weird Mystery Tales (Volume 1) and Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #6.
- The Lorca File describes Past life regression.
- Nostradamus' story ends with a warning: "Don't plan on visiting Paris in the year 1983". This story was published in 1971; 1983 was the future in that context.
See Also
Links and References
- ↑ Johnston, Rich (2023-02-12). DC Comics To Revive Jack Kirby's Spirit World For 2023. Bleeding Cool.