Hester, Phillip :: '50s and earlier

Wally Wood Outer Space Spirit

Artist: Wally Wood (All)

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Artwork Details

Title:	Wally Wood Outer Space Spirit
Artist:	Wally Wood (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	9,606
Likes on CAF:	18 19
Favorited on CAF:	5
Comments:	17
Added to Site:	1/26/2011
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Description

A grail for me. Will Eisner's The Spirit goes out in a blaze of glory with this extended story line. Vintage Woody brilliance. I threw this on the lightbox the minute I got it to decipher the edited paste ups. The story originally featured a Hitler archetype who escaped retribution by fleeing to the Moon, but TPTB were queasy about that, so Eisner & Woody had to alter the story, making the dictator a South American despot.

To that end his mustache was extended, his limp bangs whited out, and his swastika replaced by an anchor, or pick and shovel type insignia. The pasted over words are as follows: PAN 3- Enemies of the Reich... ghetto rabble. PAN 5- My Fuhrer. PAN 6- The crew Haupt picked are all Jews.

Magnificent and oversized. Many thanks to Lee De Broff for facilitating this acquisition.

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	Phillip Hester Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	August 2009
Last Login:	August 2025
Ebay Id:	pahester
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Jeff Leckbee
Member Since 2009

Posted on 1/26/2011

Wow! That's what it's all about, right there! Stellar piece!

steve staszower
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/27/2011

You beat me to this great page - congrats! I'm glad it joined a really nice, varied collection : )

Greg McKee
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/28/2011

Great Wood page. Thanks for the history on the editorial changes. It makes me want to reread the story.

Adam Ianbarry
Member Since 2010

Posted on 2/6/2011

Wow! Great page.... & fascinating info about the censoring/redos!

Frisko Jack
Member Since 2011

Posted on 3/20/2011

Congrats! The piece was in my collection for more than a decade. It was the first Wood Spirit page I saw and I grabbed it! 'Always enjoyed holding it up to the light and seeing the Hitler hair under the whiteout. And yes, thanks to Lee for helping find the page a good new home. All the best, Norm

Phillip Hester
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/21/2011

Frisko Jack wrote:

I know it must hurt to part with a piece like this, but it's in a loving home now, Norm. Thanks again.

Larry Wilson
Member Since 2012
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Posted on 3/28/2012

Wow!

John Whitlock
Member Since 2016

Posted on 9/22/2016

wowsers!!

Ron S
Member Since 2007

Posted on 2/15/2017

A neat page from a neat story.

Timothy Guerrero
Member Since 2009

Posted on 2/25/2017

So much detail in his art! Wow

Jean Andre Macchini
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/23/2017

Outstanding piece ! Congrats !

Lee P
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 5/24/2021

Another great piece in your collection. What a story behind this one! Thanks for sharing some of your gems this past weekend.

Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 5/24/2021

Freakin incredible!

matthew reed
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 10/13/2021

amazing page! the tension and paranoia are thick. thanks for the description. the story underneath the page certainly add to it all.

Steve Gumm
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 1/29/2022

TPTB made a mistake! As cool as this page is, imagine the impact if it remained as intended.. WOW just a jaw dropping stunner!

CJ Design
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 6/26/2024

Congrats on this totalGem..I love all Wally's work

Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/3/2025

At the risk of hyperbole, this whole story is peak comics art, and this page is an amazing example. As our malevolent protagonist might have said, "Wally Wood über alles!"

Art like this begs the question of how one mere mortal could have created it (albeit with Feiffer's layouts and Eisner's white-out), and how another mortal gets to enjoy it in person every day!

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