A fascinating mixture of light hearted drama and action-packed adventure, THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 12 continues the tale of the mysterious masked crime fighter and his mission to aid the weak and the oppressed. Reprinting the weekly newspaper strips that were originally published from January 6, 1946 to June 30, 1946, this hardcover edition tells the story of Denny Clot, a young criminologist who miraculously returns from the dead to become the enigmatic hero known only as the Spirit.