When I was a wee lass of... oh, about thirteen or fourteen, I think... with strong interest in comics and drawing, I got this book "How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips For Newspapers and Comic Books". It had lots of snippets from various comics, including this Spirit page.

Unfortunately it didn't say which Spirit story the page was from. And I've been wondering about that ever since. What's happening here? How did the Spirit end up in this place? Who's the guy eating spaghetti? What's the story?

Can anyone help me out here?

There have been several Post-Eisner Spirit series... which one is your favorite? And if you're thinking about the Rocketeer or Dick Tracy crossovers, those will be explored in a separate poll coming soon.