Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre # 1 2006 VF/NM

Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre # 1 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. 

Publication and Creative Details

• Publisher: DC Comics
• Cover Date: July 2006
• Publication Date: June 1, 2006 (May 31, 2006 in some sources)
• Writer: Will Pfeifer
• Artist/Cover Art: Cliff Chiang
• Editors: Nachie Castro and Matt Idelson 

The issue picks up after the events of Day of Vengeance and Infinite Crisis, during which the Spectre entity was without a human host and running rampant across the DC Universe. 

• Crispus 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.
• The 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.
• The 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.
• Acceptance: 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.