“…a new lease on life after editor Joe Orlando was mugged and decided the world needed a really relentless super hero. Having said that though it is perhaps the ’70s version that is one of the most memorable iterations of the character… and most frightening even if his power levels had been lowered significantly – there is also an interesting reason for the Spectre’s return to comics as was stated by Les Daniels in DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World’s Favorite Comic Book Heroes: Which might in fact be why the character after finally getting his own comic book the following year – was cancelled after only ten issues – it was too difficult for writers to come up with something to challenge the Spectre while he wielded such an unlimited amount of power. The character received an even more frightening boost of power when the Spectre returned after being phased out in’45 with 1966’s Showcase #60 – I am talking about omnipotent levels of power. Corrigan takes retribution on Benson and manages to rescue his fiance – for a while he continues to work as a Police Detective before eventually becoming a charter member of the Justice Society of America. Corrigan is murdered by being placed in a barrel that is filled with cement and thrown off a wharf – his spirit is blocked from reaching it’s eternal reward however by an entity known as “The Voice” who informs Corrigan he must return and punish evil doers as the Spectre. In this Golden Age incarnation the character was once Police Detective James Brendan Corrigan, a celebrated cop who while en route to his engagement party with his fiance Clarice Winston, is kidnapped by a crime boss known as Gat Benson. Co-created by Jerry Siegel and artist Bernard Baily – although apparently I have read online that more than a few people feel that it was solely Siegel who created the supernatural hero. While I was first introduced to the character of the Spectre thanks to the wonderful ’80s Who’s Who in the DC Universe – which you can see a little of the artwork for the character’s entry by the late Jim Aparo at the top of this article – the Spectre originally made his appearance in the February 1940 issue of More Fun Comics #52. Case in point is none other than the Spectre, which depending on what iteration you are reading is a vengeful spirit tasked with combating the forces of evil with his supernatural abilities to being the embodiment of the ‘Wrath of God’. Friends, much like with Marvel Comics the DC comic book universe is naturally filled with all manner of amazing amazing heroes and villains – although I feel that the latter has more than it’s fair share of what I would consider more frightening and supernatural heroes.
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