Showcase Presents: The Spectre, Vol. 1
A Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Fiction book. As a fan of the John Ostrander/Tom Mandrake Spectre run, I was curious how these tales had...
Originally written by Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman, in the 1940s, The Spectre is a ghost-like hero who was originallyPolice Detective Jim Corrigan. When Corrigan was killed in the line of duty, his soul was given a mission by a mysterious"voice" - to avenge evil in the world.This volume collects The Spectre's Silver Age adventures from the 1960s and 70s, during which his thirst for vengeance resultedin some rather grisly stories. These stories include artwork by Neal Adams, Jim Aparo and many others, as well as appearancesby Batman, the Justice League of America and others.
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- Pages: 624 pages
- ISBN: 9781401234171 / 0
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Quite disappointed with this. I understand this collection runs the gamut of Spectre stories covering many years with many writers and artists, but I felt few of these stories carried much impact. The early Gardner F. Fox and Bob Haney stories are pretty much goofy fun, but don't really go anywhere or explore the possibilities of a... As a fan of the John Ostrander/Tom Mandrake Spectre run, I was curious how these tales had come out. I'd seen a few before, a couple in other Showcase reprint books, but never all of them. My general understanding was that Ostrander and Mandrake had somehow taken a 60+ year old character who'd gone through many different incarnations... i love both dc and marvel's big black and white collections - even the dull and boring ones are wonderful. due to the nature of the spectre's publishing history this is a book that is filled with different writing and art styles. it has some wonderful art by neal adams and jim apro (there was a time when i would have sneered at apro's...
