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The Spectre (DC) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

The Spectre portrait

Character/DC

The Spectre

Jim Corrigan

1,132 appearancesSince 1940

Part of the Spectre mantle · 6 known bearers →

The Spectre first appeared in More Fun Comics #52 (1940-02), published by DC. 1,132 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Jim Corrigan

Character history

Key issues

7 issues

More Fun Comics
#52
first appearance · origin
1940-02-00
More Fun Comics
#61
intro · death
1940-11-00
Secret Origins
#5
origin retold
1973-11-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The Spectre
1992–1998
63 issues →
More Fun Comics
1936–1947
50 issues →
All-Star Squadron
1981–1987
24 issues →

The Spectre #3 cover

The Spectre

#3

origin retold

1993-02-00

The Spectre #4 cover

The Spectre

#4

1993-03-00

Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre#3Cape Archive2006

Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre

#3

2006-09-00

The Phantom Stranger#0Cape Archive2012

The Phantom Stranger

#0

2012-11-00

All-Star Comics cover

All-Star Comics

1940–1951

23 issues →

Adventure Comics cover

Adventure Comics

1938–1983

22 issues →

The Spectre cover

The Spectre

1987–1989

21 issues →

Tangent: Superman's Reign cover

Tangent: Superman's Reign

2008–2009

12 issues →

TSCape Archive 1967

The Spectre

1967–1969

10 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

1999–2006

10 issues →

Gotham Central cover

Gotham Central

2003–2006

9 issues →

Batman Eternal cover

Batman Eternal

2014–2015

9 issues →

JSA cover

JSA

2025–

9 issues →

The Brave and the Bold cover

The Brave and the Bold

1955–1983

7 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

1960–1987

7 issues →

Secret Origins cover

Secret Origins

1986–1990

7 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

7 issues →

DC vs. Vampires: World War V cover

DC vs. Vampires: World War V

2024–2025

7 issues →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985–1986

6 issues →

ASCCape Archive 1991

All Star Comics Archives

1991–2006

6 issues →

JSACape Archive 2004

JSA Strange Adventures

2004–2005

6 issues →

DOVCape Archive 2005

Day of Vengeance

2005–2005

6 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2018–2022

6 issues →

Day of Judgment cover

Day of Judgment

1999–1999

5 issues →

Countdown cover

Countdown

2007–2008

5 issues →

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Justice Society of America
2007–2011
5 issues →
TPSCape Archive 2012
The Phantom Stranger
2012–2013
5 issues →
TOSCape Archive 2013
Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger
2013–2014
5 issues →
DCape Archive 2018
Deadman
2018–2018
5 issues →
Batman / Superman: World's Finest
2022–
5 issues →
Action Comics
1938–2011
4 issues →
Showcase
1956–1978
4 issues →
Young All-Stars
1987–1989
4 issues →
WOTCape Archive 1988
Wrath of the Spectre
1988–1988
4 issues →
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time
1994–1994
4 issues →
JLA
1997–2006
4 issues →
JSA
2000–2007
4 issues →
Justice League of America
2006–2011
4 issues →
Justice League of America
2008–2012
4 issues →
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods
2022–2023
4 issues →
Wonder Woman
1942–1986
3 issues →
GCape Archive 1971
Ghosts
1971–1982
3 issues →
Swamp Thing
1985–1996
3 issues →
America vs. the Justice Society
1985–1985
3 issues →
Millennium
1988–1988
3 issues →
Armageddon: Inferno
1992–1992
3 issues →
Crisis on Multiple Earths
2002–2013
3 issues →
Gotham Central
2004–2011
3 issues →
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America
2005–2013
3 issues →
Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre
2006–2006
3 issues →
The Brave and the Bold
2007–2010
3 issues →
Justice League of America
2007–2011
3 issues →
Gotham Central
2008–2011
3 issues →
DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
3 issues →
Gotham Central
2011–2012
3 issues →
Constantine
2013–2015
3 issues →
TOSCape Archive 2013
Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger
2013–2015
3 issues →
JSA Omnibus
2014–2015
3 issues →
Batman Eternal
2014–2015
3 issues →
Gotham by Midnight
2015–2016
3 issues →
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus
2017–2021
3 issues →