![]() ![]() He then disappeared from comics for twenty years or so and, like most superheroes of the time, was somewhat reinvented for the Silver Age (1956-1969). The Spectre soon became a member of the Golden Age version of the Justice Society of America and even got a goofy sidekick - a decision that drastically altered the character, and not for the better. The stories were pre-Comics Code Authority, which enabled the creative team to lean into some of the stranger and scarier aspects of the character. The Spectre is voiced by Mark Hamill, who voiced The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, alongside Kevin Conroy as Batman.These early tales are pretty wild, setting the stage for the Spectre's near-limitless powers that he uses in some pretty unique ways. It merely lets us know that he is still conscious as a cheese, so we can fill in the gaps with our own imaginations. "Gorillas in Our Midst!" does not show rats eating Dr. Also, turning Milo into cheese to feed him to the rats would also be logical, as it would make sense for rodents like rats to eat cheese. The Comics Code would have forbidden showing rats attacking and devouring a living human being - but if the rats devoured a living cheese, that was OK, even if the cheese was screaming in the same way as a person would. Turning evildoers into living, but non-human, objects was one way that writers of the Spectre comics reportedly dealt with the problem of depicting the Spectre's vengeance in a way that would pass the Comics Code. He also displays a sense of irony, as many of his punishments seem to fit the crime. As the "spirit of vengeance," the Spectre takes a dim view of criminal activities and usually metes out punishment in an extreme fashion. As a ghost, he is also capable of flight and phasing through objects. Spectre has vast reality warping abilities. In the climactic battle he joined the other heroes in punching out scores of Ra's al Ghul's henchmen. He joined in the brawl that erupted when the two teams' differences erupted in violence, easily withstanding Fire's fire. There, Spectre made Captain Marvel uncomfortable by "looming" too close to him. He appears along with other members of the Justice Society of America when invited to a mixer with Justice League International in " Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!". Saying that it is time for Milo's evil to "consume him," the Spectre releases the rats from their cage and turns Milo into a living cheese as the hungry vermin approach. Expressing his displeasure, the ghost leaves.but returns after Batman exits as well, leaving Milo alone. After Batman defeats Milo, he and Spectre argue over Batman's insistence that he leave Milo for the police. During the fight, Spectre saves the caged rats from a falling building column, but otherwise does not intervene. He attacks Batman while the Spectre grimly watches and teases Batman about the time spent toying with the "mortal". Milo then takes a potion that turns him into a monster. The ghost prepares to deal final justice to Milo, only to be stopped by Batman. The Spectre also appears in the teaser for " Gorillas in Our Midst!" as he and Batman break up a diamond robbery committed by Dr. It is strongly hinted that the Spectre was the cause of Chill's death. Later, a falling ceiling (damaged by a misfired weapon) kills Chill before he can reveal Batman's identity. To the Spectre's disappointment, Batman spares Chill's life. The mystical heroes respectively prod Batman to spare or kill his parents' murderer. Later, after the Batman has attacked Chill, and revealed his secret identity to him, and is on the verge of killing him, the Phantom Stranger and the Spectre appear to Batman. During the episode, the Spectre appears to Batman and shows him the event where Chill is given the assignment to kill Bruce Wayne's father. If Batman kills Chill, he will become a violent agent of vengeance, like the Spectre himself. The Spectre first appears in the series in " Chill of the Night!," as he and the Phantom Stranger wager for Batman's soul over what Batman will do to the man who killed his parents. His closest ally is a fellow being called the Phantom Stranger, whose views on justice differ with Spectre's. He believes that Batman should be more brutal in stopping villains, and can be quite manipulative. ![]() The physical manifestation of God's vengeance, the Spectre has the job of punishing evildoers and sending their souls to hell (or to final judgement). ![]() The story of the Spectre is as old as time itself. ![]()
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