Publishers / DC / The Spectre (1992) / #3
3February 1993
$1.75; 2.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP

The Spectre #3

DC · February 1993 · on sale 1992-12-17

Origin: Jim Corrigan
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectre (DC, 1992 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
February 1993
Key date
1993-02-00
On-sale date
1992-12-17
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.75; 2.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Jim Corrigan, The Spectre.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Rise of the Spectrecover1pencils: Sandy Plunkett; inks: Sandy Plunkett; letters: Todd KleinJim Corrigan, The Spectre
1Crimes and Punishmentscomic story24script: John Ostrander; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Digital Chameleon; letters: Todd KleinJim Corrigan Origin, The Spectre Origin
2The Spectreletters page1script: Dan Raspler

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Spectre: Crimes and Punishments #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-127-1		1993On eBay ›
Crimes and Judgements
ISBN 978-1-4012-4718-8		2014On eBay ›

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Sources

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