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up the contract, and Will became the shadow partner, and I moved across the street from Will's office into another office that he had. I don't know whether he had been leasing it, but we subleased it from Will, and we took over the book. Then it just got to be too much, because it's not that profitable without a partner, but if you've got a partner, then it becomes totally non-profitable.
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433:. He should start out right away in his own book'. When Gary wasn't there the day we were going to design it, Mike Ploog, who was going to be the artist, and I designed the character. I had this idea for the skull-head, something like
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854:#44 ("Sleep") (1972)
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175:Will Eisner
164:Ghost Rider
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2325:Will Elder
2111:Deathwatch
2096:Centurious
2086:Blackheart
2014:Spider-Man
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1922:Mike Ploog
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1222:The Spirit
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