Ebony White

First Appearance: June 2, 1940

Ebony became The Spirit's first and most loyal partner. He was a taxi driver that encountered Denny Colt's alter ego while driving Ellen Dolan and Homer Creep past Wildwood Cemetery.

Ebony was an intelligent person but spoke with a heavy accent that later caused controversy over racial stereotypes (Will Eisner was always deeply found of the character).

It seemed that Ebony did not have any family of his own and lived in Wildwood Cemetery with the Spirit.

Note: After much criticism over the stereotypes of the character, Eisner decided to have Ebony shipped off to school in the February 10, 1946 strip. That wasn't the end of Ebony though. He did continue to make several more appearances throughout the rest of the series.

Ebony and the Spirit, partners against crime.