The Spectre - MORE FUN #78

The Spectre was a character that was deemed too powerful by DC comics, so they made him less powerful and added a comedy relief character called "Percival Popp, the Supercop". Percival Popp was really the same character as Horatio F. Hinkle from the Superman radio show, who later turned up on one episode of the television version, "The Runaway Robot". Superman and the Spectre were both written by Jerry Siegel, but the Spectre had a different artist, Bernard Bailey. This story was originally published in MORE FUN #78 in 1942.


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Happy Fourth Of July

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                                                          Little Orphan Annie

 

 

 

 

Airboy

 

 

 

 

Uncle Sam and friends

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Midnite, The Spectre, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Starman, The Atom, Johnny Thunder

 

 

Superman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Captain America

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Spectre, With Percival Popp The Super Cop

The Spectre began as a terrifically powerful being who seemed to be able to do almost anything in his adventures. But eventually they decided the character was too powerful and decided to tone down his amazing powers, adding at the same time a comic sidekick, "Percival Popp, the Suupercop". In this 1944 story, the Spectre decides he has had enough and strikes back at Percival Popp. Art by Bernard Baily.


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The Spectre: 1960's Revival In SHOWCASE #60

The Spectre was another creation of Jerry Siegel, who with Jerome Shuster had come up with Superman. The Spectre's adventures ran for several years in MORE FUN COMICS, but ended by the late forties. In the sixties, DC revived the character in SHOWCASE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Originally it was clear that the Spectre was good and that his foes were bad. This issue's villain appears to be the Devil. Later on it somehow became less clear that the Spectre was good and the villians were evil. I felt that it ruined the comic book.















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