Jim Corrigan finally gets his wish and becomes human once
again. However, it takes a gunshot wound for the hard-boiled detective to
finally figure out that the supreme bring has lifted his responsibilities of
being the Spectre off his shoulders. This probably isn’t the best time for
Corrigan to no longer be invulnerable as he’s attracted the attention of a
deranged mob boss with a penchant for …Rubber Ducks???
I liked this issue very much; although the use of a rubber ducky
to help a crime boss make his decisions is a little weird. Who does this guy
think he is, Ernie from Sesame Street? The end to this series was fantastic and
I won’t give away what happens. It’s that good.
Oh, and yes, you read that right- these four tales were the
end of the reprints from the 1970s run of the Spectre in Adventure Comics. “But,
this is issue 3 of 4- how can that be?” one might ask. Due to the controversial
nature of the Spectre, especially in his sadistic methods of capital
punishment, the Spectre was yanked before Michael Fleisher had the chance to
wrap the series up into a neat little package.
If you ask me, the way the last story ended was sufficient
to me. However, the people in the DC archive found 3 never before published
scripts that were supposed to be in upcoming issues of Adventure. I look forward
to reading those as I really love this series. Plus, the great Jim Aparo will
be penciling them!
Ghoulish fun that’s Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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