The spectre

Super Name: Spectre
Real Name: Aztar
Publisher: DC Comics
Creators: Bernard Baily , Jerry Siegel
Gender: Male
Character Type: God/Eternal
First Appearance: More Fun Comics #52
Appears in: 824 issues
Birthday: n/a
Died: None


Origin:


An aspect of the Presence, the Spectre is His Vengeance. After creation, there was a rebellion and many of Presences angel's were cast from him for their actions. 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 become 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. The Spectre was created to replace the being Eclipso, the Spirit of Gods Revenge who was no longer suitable to be the Wrath. The Spectre is the one who is "responsible" for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as the ten plagues of Egypt, splitting the Red Sea, and tumbling the walls of Jericho.When The Godhead took human form, it was determined that Compassion and Redemption (that which Jesus represented) could not walk the Earth at the same time as Wrath and Vengeance, and The Spectre entity was cast into limbo where remained until the crucifixion of Jesus. Following that, The Spectre burst forth in an event dubbed "Dies Irae" (Day of Wrath) by the Phantom Stranger and ripped through the world, casting divine vengeance on many people until the Archangel Michael informed the entity of the new "rules", and The Spectre must be bound with a human soul to walk the Earth again. The Spectre initially refused the command, but had little choice in the matter.

Creation:


The Spectre was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily and first appeared in More Fun Comics #52 released in February 1940. In this first incarnation, the Spectre was a New York City cop, Jim Corrigan. Within the next year, the Spectre became the founding member of the Justice Society. He with the Society from their debut in All Star Comics #3 (Nov. 1940) until All Star Comics #23 (Dec. 1945) which was also around the same time he stopped appearing in his regular feature in More Fun Comics.

The Spectre was not seen again until Showcase #60 (Feb. 1966) which was just about 20 years since his last appearance in comics. The Spectre would appear regularly ever since in the pages of DC Comics. The Spectre took others as host though including GCPD cop, Crispus Allen, and fallen Green Lantern, Hal Jordan.
Currently Jim Corrigan is once again the host of the Spectre in DC's New 52.

Character Evolution:



Jim Corrigan
Hal Jordan
Infinite Crisis & One Year Later
Crispus Allen

Major Stories:

Jim Corrigan:Madame Xanadu
Final Night
Asmodel
Day of Vengeance
Eclipso
Final Crisis
Blackest Night


Powers and Abilities:

Adaptive
Agility
Animal Control
Animation
Astral Projection
Attractive Male
Berserker Strength
Blast Power
Cosmic Awareness
Darkforce Manipulation
Darkness Manipulation
Death Touch
Density Control
Dimensional Manipulation
Divine Powers
Duplication
Elasticity
Electricity Control
Electronic interaction
Emotion Control
Energy Absorption
Energy Based Constructs
Energy-Enhanced Strike
Escape Artist
Fire Control
Flame Breath
Flight
Force Field
Healing
Heat Generation
Heat Vision
Hypnosis
Illusion Casting
Immortal
Insanely Rich
Intellect
Invisibility
Invulnerability
Levitation
Longevity
Magic
Mesmerize
Necromancy
Penance Stare
Phasing / Ghost
Possession
Power Mimicry
Precognition
Psionic
Psychic
Reality Manpulation
Sense Death
Shape Shifter
Siphon Abilities
Siphon Lifeforce
Size Manipulation
Stealth
Sub-Mariner
Super Eating
Super Speed
Super Strength
Telekinesis
Telepathy
Teleport
Time Manipulation
Time Travel
Tracking
Water Control
Weather Control
Willpower-Based Constructs