The 1974 program featured a cover illustration of The Spirit by Will Eisner.

The character did not appear in the December 2008 motion picture adaptation of Will Eisner's series.

Convention credited by Will Eisner for his return to comics:

The film is based on the newspaper comic strip The Spirit by Will Eisner.

He has also participated in Will Eisner's "mastership class" in 1990.

Both Scott and Bo studied under Will Eisner in 1976.

At this studio Wood learned that Will Eisner was looking for a Spirit background artist.

He also colored several episodes of Will Eisner's Spirit.

His style at the time was heavily influenced by the art of Will Eisner, under whom he apprenticed.

The character is a pastiche of Will Eisner's The Spirit.