I did my reading on The Spirit by Will Eisner, The interesting thing about Eisner's comics, is that they seem to tell their stories in a much more modern way than many other comics during the 1940's. The story typically follows The spirit, a regular badass, as he hunts down and fights crime. He's basically like batman, but is much more open about who he is, and doesn't need a silly disguise to get the job done. The only form of concealment he has is his mask, to hide his eyes.
Will Eisner uses story in a very different way than most comics did during this time. The Spirit felt linear, and had many moments that made you question what was to come next. Which although was successful, it was no where near as popular then than as a story element used today.
Will Eisner changed the way comics were written, and even inspired Jack Kirby, which led to giving super hero problems, and making them more relatable as characters. This pushed the comic industry miles, and now is a huge market product in the movie industry. Although Will eisners characters weren't always moral on race and sex, that is mostly due to the time period and how people were brought up in society in the 40's.
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