{"product_id":"crisis-aftermath-the-spectre-1-2006-vf-nm","title":"Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre # 1 2006 VF\/NM","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrisis Aftermath: The Spectre # 1\u003c\/b\u003e 2006 published by DC Comics in 2006, is the first issue of a three-part mini-series that introduced police detective Crispus Allen as the new human host for the Spectre. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublication and Creative Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublisher: DC Comics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCover Date: July 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublication Date: June 1, 2006 (May 31, 2006 in some sources)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWriter: Will Pfeifer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eArtist\/Cover Art: Cliff Chiang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEditors: Nachie Castro and Matt Idelson \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe issue picks up after the events of \u003ci\u003eDay of Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInfinite Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, during which the Spectre entity was without a human host and running rampant across the DC Universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCrispus Allen's Predicament: The story follows the disembodied spirit of Gotham City Police Detective Crispus Allen, who was murdered in cold blood by a corrupt fellow officer, Jim Corrigan (not the original Spectre host). Allen is forced to wander Gotham as a ghost, invisible to the living, and unable to interact with the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Offer: The unfettered Spirit of Vengeance (Aztar) approaches Allen's spirit and offers him the opportunity to bond with it and become its new host.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Reluctant Host: Allen initially refuses the \"holy mission,\" wishing to remain separate from the entity. The Spectre gives him a year to decide. During this time, a frustrated Allen witnesses crimes going unpunished and even discovers Batman's secret identity but can do nothing to intervene.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAcceptance: As the year ends and a serial killer sacrifices a victim he could not save, Allen reluctantly accepts the offer. The Spectre bonds with him, and Crispus Allen officially becomes the new Spectre, albeit a conflicted one. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47672493178980,"sku":"BH411","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_09_20_44_52_296.jpg?v=1768013561","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/crisis-aftermath-the-spectre-1-2006-vf-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}