Jim Corrigan
| Jim Corrigan | |
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The third Jim Corrigan, on the cover of Gotham Central #38 by Sean Phillips
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
(1940s) Gotham Central #12 (December 2003) |
| Created by |
(1940s) Jerry Siegel (writer) Bernard Baily (artist) (1970s) John Albano (writer) José Delbo (artist) (2000s) Greg Rucka (writer) Ed Brubaker (writer) Michael Lark (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name |
(1940s) James Brendan Corrigan |
| Team affiliations |
(1940s) Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron (1970s) Metropolis Police Department (2000s) Gotham City Police Department |
| Notable aliases |
(1940s) The Spectre |
(1940s)
More Fun Comics #52 (February 1940)
(1970s)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #149 (May 1972)
Jim Corrigan is the name of three fictional characters that have appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. The first Corrigan initially appeared in More Fun Comics #52 (February 1940), a deceased cop acting as host to the cosmic entity the Spectre, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily.
The second Jim Corrigan was an African-American policeman who first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #149, (May 1972). The character was created by John Albano and José Delbo. He later became a regular supporting character in Black Lightning beginning with volume 1 issue #4.
The third Jim Corrigan appeared years later in issue 12 of Gotham Central, a series about the Gotham City Police Department. The character, created by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, and Michael Lark although similar to the first Corrigan in being a cop, is not directly connected to the first. This version is a corrupt, self-serving villain who murders his colleague Crispus Allen; Allen then becomes the host to the Spectre.
Jim Corrigan began his career as the Spectre in the early 1940s, when the hard-boiled police detective was murdered. Put into cement and thrown into the water by crime-boss Gat Benson, Jim Corrigan's soul left his body and went on to the afterlife. Instead of going into Heaven, his spirit refused to pass into the afterlife, and his rage was heard by the archangel Michael, who bonded his spirit to the spirit of God's vengeance, the Spectre. He was condemned to return to Earth for sixty years of punishing wrongdoings.
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