Unlikely allies The Rocketeer and the Spirit depart the sunny climes of Los Angeles for the cold confines of Central City. Tracking their foesTrask and The Octopus, the heroic duo find themselves inching closer to discovering the secret circumstances of Alderman Cunningham’s seemingly impossible death... and hopefully avoiding the same fate!
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THE ROCKETEER/THE SPIRIT: PULP FRICTION #4. December 2013. FIRST PRINTING. © 2013 The Rocketeer Trust and Will Eisner Studios, Inc. THE ROCKETEER is a registered trademark of, and all related characters, their distinctive likenesses and indicia are trademarks of The Rocketeer Trust. All Rights Reserved. The Spirit © 2013 Will Eisner Studios, Inc. The Spirit and Will Eisner ™ Will Eisner Studios, Inc. ® in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All Rights Reserved IDW Publishing authorized user. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea.
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