Black Spectre

Black Spectre
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Daredevil #108 (March, 1974)
Created by	Steve Gerber (writer) Bob Brown (penciller)
In-story information
Type of organization	Para-military
Leader(s)	Mandrill Nekra

Black Spectre
Carson Knowles as the Black Spectre. Art by Mark Texeira.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Moon Knight vol.1 #25 (November 1982)
Created by	Doug Moench (writer) Bill Sienkiewicz (penciller)
In-story information
Alter ego	Carson Knowles

Black Spectre has two meanings in the Marvel Universe. The first Black Spectre is the name of a fictional organization which first appeared in Daredevil #108 (March 1974) and was created by writer Steve Gerber and penciller Bob Brown. It was a league of costumed female commandos, entranced by the Mandrill into doing his bidding, and led by Nekra. The second Black Spectre is a fictional supervillain who first appeared in Moon Knight #25 (November 1982) and was created by writer Doug Moench and penciller Bill Sienkiewicz. The character is one of the greatest enemies of the vigilante Moon Knight.

The Black Spectre first appeared in Daredevil #108 (March 1974) and was created by writer Steve Gerber and penciller Bob Brown. The organization subsequently appeared in the next issues of the series with Daredevil #109-112 (May–August 1974) written again by Steve Gerber. The author used it also in The Defenders #109 (May 1974) and Marvel Two-In-One #3 (May 1974).

In 2012, the organization appeared in Daredevil (vol. 3) series with issues #6, #8-10, 10.1, and #13, in Avenging Spider-Man #6 and in The Punisher (Vol. 8) #9, #11. The Black Spectre is one of the five criminal organizations used in "The Omega Effect" crossover between these three comic book series. In an interview with IGN about this crossover, writer Mark Waid explained "As we've seen in Daredevil, Matt has basically conned five of the biggest crime communities in the Marvel Universe - Hydra, AIM, Black Spectre, the Secret Empire, and Hidden Team. He's conned them out of a unique, super-science hard drive that contains key information on all five organizations. It's the hot potato he has that makes him the most dangerous man on Earth.".