DC Universe:Secret Origins HC
DC Universe:Secret Origins HC
Cover Credits
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Stan Kaye
Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Marvin Stein
Inker: Roz Kirby
Artist: Gil Kane
Artist: Joe Certa
Artist: Lee Elias
Inker: Joe Giella
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Joe Kubert
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

  Comic List >>
<< Story List >>

Title: (No Title)
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Spectre (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Bernard Baily

Reprinted From:
More Fun Comics #52 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

Other Character(s)

  • Louie (a stoolie; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story relates the origin of the Spectre, though he only appears in costume in the splash panel.

This story continues in the first story of More Fun Comics #53.

This story was not originally titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of the Golden Age Spectre Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Detective Jim Corrigan receives a tip from a stoolie about a robbery at a fur store. He single-handedly breaks up the robbery, earning the ire of gang boss, Gat Benson. Benson has Corrigan and his girlfriend Clarice kidnapped. Corrigan is then sealed in a wooden barrel of cement and thrown off a pier.

After his death, Corrigan’s spirit is stopped from entering Heaven by a bodyless voice. The voice tells Corrigan that he must remain on Earth to battle crime with supernatural powers.

Corrigan awakens in the water next to his dead body. He rises up with newfound powers bounded only by his will. Hearing Clarice scream from the docks, Corrigan enters the warehouse to dispose of his foes.


All characters, logos, and images are owned and © 2024 by current copyright holders.
They are used here for educational purposes within the "fair use" provision of US Code: Title 17, Sec. 107.
Remaining material © 1997-2024 Mike's Amazing World of Comics