The Complete Wraith

by Michael T. Gilbert

The Wraith was a cult classic during the early days of indie comics in the 1970s, and a training ground for Gilbert’s later work on Elric and Mr. Monster. Created as a funny-animal version of Will Eisner’s Spirit, The Wraith’s fans included Eisner himself who wrote “The Wraith has a lot of originality. Your style and approach are very vigorous!” The Wraith appeared in all six issues of Star*Reach’s Quack! The Complete Wraith collects every story, scanned from the original art, a wealth of unpublished art and photos, plus an intro by Mr. Monster himself! Gilbert’s commentary on each story provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the 1970s comic book scene.

Genres: Crime, Comics

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

About the author

Michael Terry Gilbert is an American comic book artist and writer.

Reviews

[Michael Kitchen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a wonderful book. I still have all six issues of "Quack" and loved the Wraith stories when I read them back in the day. The full-page introduction to each story was a great trip down memory lane of comics and independent comics back in the 1970s when I was growing up. Absolutely loved this book.

[D. M. Shepherd · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Creative and kinda fun. The essays between each issue were boring and I skipped those.