![]() ![]() His ghost however was now a lieutenant in the NYPD. The Spectre was revived after 20 years in Showcase #60 and Jim Corrigan continued to sometimes act separately from The Spectre, becoming a Detective in Gateway City taking on police issues while The Spectre battled more cosmic threats.ĭuring the Spectre’s Adventure Comics run in the 1970’s, Jim Corrigan returned to being a ghost and conjoined entity with The Spectre. He was also a member of The Justice Society of America. During this time Jim Corrigan’s body was resurrected from the bottom of the ocean, allowing Corrigan to exist separately. ![]() During the decline of the popularity of superheroes, The Spectre became a side-kick of sorts to Percival Popp, Super Cop. He has a fiancée, Clarice Winston, with whom he later separates. “I have seen damn little of God’s justice, mine I know exists.”Īfter Jim Corrigan becomes the Spectre, he uses his power to hunt his murderers and gangsters of the 1940’s. Over the ages, the Spectre would be merged with the souls of many men and women, taking as many forms, all of whom were haunted by Azmodus while performing the Spectre’s mission of punishing the wicked. When the angel Raguel/Aztar, who rebelled with Lucifer, repented of his sins, The Presence had the angel stripped of his memories prior and he becomes the incarnation of His wrath, set to deliver Divine Justice and Vengeance for the murdered dead and those who sin against God as penance for its actions. After creation, there was a rebellion and many of Presence’s angels were cast from him for their actions. It is his death that would eventually turn him into the Spectre.īecause of the nature of his death, when his soul was to pass into heaven, it was intercepted by the archangel Michael and decided his soul would become the human host of God’s spirit of vengeance, The Spectre.Īn aspect of the Presence, the Spectre is His Vengeance. One on fateful night he was on the trail of a crime boss named Gat Benson, an encounter that would eventually lead to his murder. Jim eventually joined the police force and rose to the rank of detective. He wanted to show Jim the severity of justice, wrath and vengeance. He was a Christian evangelist who beat Jim to show him the correct path between right and wrong. Jim Corrigan was born to a man named Jebediah Corrigan. The origin of the Spectre.Sources: Comic Vine and My Reading. Fate, Hour-Man, the Sandman, the Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman joined forces to become the Justice Society of America.Īnd that’s it. Due to this, he felt that he needed Percival to keep in touch with the human side of who he now was.Įventually, the Spectre, along with Dr. While Jim had other friends, he considered Percival to be pure of heart. The Spectre was then convinced to use his power for only good by Jim’s one-time friend, Percival Polanski. With the power of the Spectre running through her, Clarice survived and lived to see another day. Rather than watch her die, Jim used his power to tie a part of his spirit to her. ![]() During the encounter, his then-fiancée, Clarice, was wounded. Now back on Earth, he used his power to exact his revenge against those who killed him. This meant that he was now the judge, jury, and executioner of The Presence. Plainly put, The Presence merged Jim Corrigan with the entity of the Spectre and transformed him into his Spirit of Vengeance. Unfortunately, because he was unable to come to terms with his death, he was denied, given a near-infinite amount of power by The Presence, and sent back down to Earth with a new purpose. As a result of the cement, Jim drowned and his spirit sought to gain access to Heaven. The Spectre came to be after former police officer Jim Corrigan was stuffed into a cement-filled barrel and thrown into a river. He was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily. The Spectre first appeared inside the pages of More Fun Comics #52 back in February of 1940. The origin of The Spectre is pretty straightforward. As such, he possesses immortality, can warp reality, is able to manipulate both space and time, has limitless control over matter, can see into the future, is near-omnipotent, possesses cosmic awareness, is able to manipulate cosmic energy, and is omniscient.Īffiliation: Justice League Dark, Justice Society of America, Justice League, All-Star Squadronĭid You Know? The Spectre has taken on many hosts since its debut. Powers: The Spectre is one of the most powerful characters in DC. First Appearance: More Fun Comics #52 (February, 1940) ![]()
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