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pencil and ink on thin cardboard
36 x 57,5 cm
Original comic art made by Eisner for the page 4 of "Il Duce's Locket", an adventure by The Spirit published for the first time in American newspapers on 25 May 1947. A police commissioner holds a photo depicting Mussolini hanging in Piazzale Loreto. A certain Signor Bandito (an Italian adventurer) gave it to him. According to the Italian, a medallion containing a map to the Duce's treasure fell from Mussolini's pockets. He was taken by P'Gell, a dark lady enemy of Spirit. The hunt for the medallion begins, involving P'Gell, Bandito, the ex-fascist Stiletto and Spirit (who will obviously win). This is the plot of "Il Duce's Locket" (the title is an unusual mix of Italian and English) in which Eisner uses the classic stereotypical characterization for Italians, all criminals who express themselves in an ungrammatical English that recalls the Italian pronunciation, like on this page where the name "Spirit" becomes "Speerito". Pin holes at the top margin. A museum piece.
36 x 57,5 cm
Original comic art made by Eisner for the page 4 of "Il Duce's Locket", an adventure by The Spirit published for the first time in American newspapers on 25 May 1947. A police commissioner holds a photo depicting Mussolini hanging in Piazzale Loreto. A certain Signor Bandito (an Italian adventurer) gave it to him. According to the Italian, a medallion containing a map to the Duce's treasure fell from Mussolini's pockets. He was taken by P'Gell, a dark lady enemy of Spirit. The hunt for the medallion begins, involving P'Gell, Bandito, the ex-fascist Stiletto and Spirit (who will obviously win). This is the plot of "Il Duce's Locket" (the title is an unusual mix of Italian and English) in which Eisner uses the classic stereotypical characterization for Italians, all criminals who express themselves in an ungrammatical English that recalls the Italian pronunciation, like on this page where the name "Spirit" becomes "Speerito". Pin holes at the top margin. A museum piece.
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