The Spectre — DC Comics, National Periodical Publications
Issue: #1
Last valuation update: 2026-04-09
The use of an experimental anesthetic on a sniper-shot ambassador causes him to be possessed by his ancestor, an 18th-century pirate named Captain Skull who has received strong supernatural powers in the process. Only the Spectre can stand against him. When an ambassador is shot, an experimental procedure summons the spirit of his ancestor, a long dead pirate, Captain Skull to his body. Captain S...
First appearances: Joseph Clanton, Cap'n Skull
Creators: Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, Murphy Anderson
Characters: Spectre, Jim Corrigan, Joseph Clanton, Paris of Troy, Cap'n Skull