The origin of the Spectre
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A little under seven pages from The Spectre #0...




After incapacitating the Spectre force, Michael searches for a suitable human host for it. He finds it in Asia: A man named Caraka whose family was recently slain.


And thus did the Spectre's first human host come to be, but the first of many.

creator: john ostrander, creator: tom mandrake, publisher: dc comics, title: the spectre, char: spectre
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Date: 2010-02-21 08:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-21 11:28 am (UTC)Also to Bendis' pitiful attempts at trying to make The Void seem like a threatening villain.
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Date: 2010-02-21 01:51 pm (UTC)He restarts reality in "Zero Hour" (that was recently scanned), in JLAvengers Hal-Spectre was pretty critical in shoving the DCU and MU apart, in "Emperor Joker" (once the Joker's power was gone), Hal-Spectre again helped put the Universe back together.
Power levels being entirely dependant on the story, thy name is the Spectre.
In hindsight, it was a nifty idea to make him the Wrath of God, but it really lends itself to too many plot-holes. Some days he's uber-powerful, some days he's getting bitchslapped by zombie lanterns, and there's never really been much of an explanation for that crazy inconsistency (although author after author after author keeps trying). I don't think it was a great idea, no.
Contrast with the Phantom Stranger, who is ridiculously powerful but was never given a definitive backstory and is a stronger character because of it.
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Date: 2010-02-21 02:55 pm (UTC)Oh, "spanked AROUND."
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Date: 2010-02-21 04:38 pm (UTC)The disadvantage of being basically a walking deus ex machina.
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Date: 2010-02-21 03:13 pm (UTC)We see from pretty much the get go that The Specter is being heavily tied into Christian lore and events; Sodom and Gomorrah, the taking of the first born of Egypt, the Birth and death of Jesus.
And so who is the first guy to be imbued with the Specters power? A Hindu man.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it just seems a bit out of left field.
Also: Four armed specter: COOLEST FUCKING THING EVER.
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Date: 2010-02-21 04:33 pm (UTC)Worse is that the first two aren't Christian mythology, they're Jewish and later co-opted by Christianity when it became a separate religion. If these are the facts of The Specter's existence, then, it implies that the Jews are wrong, the Christians are right, moshiach has already come and the whole history of the Jewish people is simply leading up to the inevitability of "the one true religion" Christianity (which, unless I'm misreading this, then goes on to be the "one true power" behind Hinduism as well).
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Date: 2010-02-21 04:35 pm (UTC)As heterogenous of an approach as that is, it really is a VERY readable book, and well worth your time.
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Date: 2010-02-21 04:41 pm (UTC)And again: Four armed Specter is METAL OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER.
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Date: 2010-02-21 04:42 pm (UTC)He did get to be METAL SPECTRE for a bit at least!
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Date: 2010-02-21 07:38 pm (UTC)minor nit pick
Date: 2010-02-21 11:38 pm (UTC)Re: minor nit pick
Date: 2010-02-22 05:49 am (UTC)That picture isn't the best; the one where Michael shifts to take on Kali's aspect also has "her" looking more feminine, IIRC.
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Date: 2010-02-22 05:58 am (UTC)Micheal: "Hey man, new rules. You gotta be bound to a human now. Understand?"
Old Testament Spectre:".............................................FUCK YOU!!!!!!!" *shoots energy blast*