The Spectre: The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus #[nn]

When an experimental anesthetic transforms a wounded ambassador into the reincarnated 18th-century pirate Captain Skull—now wielding terrifying supernatural power—the Spectre must confront a villain resurrected from a blood-soaked past. With the fate of a nation hanging in the balance, Jim Corrigan faces not just a ghost of history, but a curse made flesh.

In "Chapter II: Fugitive from Justice!", the Spectre pursues a trail through time and memory, leading Jim Corrigan to the enigmatic Psycho-Pirate, whose schemes threaten to unravel the Spectre’s very essence. With the drifter caught in a haunting loop of past choices, the line between justice and vengeance blurs as old sins resurface and a single act of defiance could change everything.

The Spectre, burdened by his past, is bound to carry the Journal of Judgment as penance for taking a life. Now, he must confront the fates of those written within its pages—each soul a test of justice, each decision a weight on his immortal soul.

In a grim urban sprawl, the Spectre—Jim Corrigan—steps into a crime scene where armored guards lie dead and a gang’s betrayal has left corpses in its wake. As the Chief of Police watches in stunned silence, the Spectre takes it upon himself to hunt down each member of the gang, one by one, delivering a justice as relentless as it is inevitable.

In "The Anguish of... the Spectre," the Spectre tracks down the killers of businessman Adrian Sterling, uncovering a web of corruption that leads to the Vice-President of the company—only to find the truth runs deeper than one man’s guilt. As the Spectre confronts the villains behind the murder, including Vera, Eric, Maxwell Flood, and Peter, the haunting presence of Gwendolyn Sterling, Adrian’s daughter, adds a personal weight to the spectral justice unfolding.

When a construction engineer is murdered and his wife falls prey to a fraudulent swami, Lt. Corrigan dives into the case—only to find the investigation complicated by Gwen Sterling’s unexpected involvement. Her revelation to the swami that Corrigan is the Spectre sets off a chain of dangerous consequences, drawing the attention of both the swami and a pair of deadly accomplices.

A freelance magazine writer with a nose for the macabre becomes obsessed with a string of bizarre criminal deaths, convinced they’re the work of something beyond human—something spectral. As he digs deeper, he finds himself drawn into a web of violence tied to a man haunted by vengeance and a family whose sins demand reckoning.

When Lt. Corrigan investigates a series of mysterious deaths at a car show—each victim felled by a gas reminiscent of WWI horrors—he uncovers a chilling plot tied to a secret military operation. As the Spectre delves into the conspiracy, he finds himself entangled in a web of political blackmail, where a rogue general demands a billion dollars or faces a wave of deadly attacks.

When a series of eerie murders points to ordinary citizens acting under unnatural compulsion, Batman and James Gordon team up with the Spectre to uncover a chilling conspiracy. The victims, it turns out, are merely vessels for the spirits of a forgotten WWII-era construction crew—possessed by followers of the Far Eastern goddess Kali, who seek to return her to power. With Lola Lalanna and John T. Weaver caught in the crossfire, the Spectre must confront a darkness older than the war itself.

In "The Human Bombs and... the Spectre," the Spectre confronts a twisted scientist who weaponizes hypnosis through a device called the Hypno-Wheel, turning key figures like a bank president and employees into unwitting human bombs. With Gwendolyn Sterling and a determined Police Captain caught in the crossfire, the Spectre must unravel the scheme before the city’s most prominent citizens become casualties of a mind-controlled heist.

The Spectre: The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus #nn (2020) presents a chilling descent into the Museum of Natural History, where the Ghostly Guardian confronts a deranged curator whose twisted exhibits are built from the bodies of the missing—among them a postman, a professor, and unnamed lab assistants. With the museum’s halls echoing with the whispers of the dead, The Spectre must unravel the horror beneath the exhibits before the dead are trapped forever in a macabre collection.

After a brutal case against terrorists, Jim Corrigan confides in Gwen, then prays for release from his role as the Spectre. The next day, facing a new threat, he finds himself suddenly mortal—yet his old power is still tied to his will, and his life hangs in the balance.

In "The Second Death of the Spectre," Jim Corrigan—just returned to human form after his spectral duty—faces a brutal end at the hands of "Ducky" McLaren. Reborn as the Spectre once more, he turns his wrath on the McLaren gang, each of whom has a death to answer for.

When Newsbeat Magazine reporter Earl Crawford captures the Spectre in action while investigating a string of tenement fires, his scoop takes a dangerous turn—his editor, Bob Elliot, refuses to believe in supernatural justice and calls the police, convinced Crawford’s photos prove murder. Now caught between a man who sees the truth and a world that won’t listen, Earl must navigate a web of suspicion while the Spectre watches, silent and relentless.

In a gripping tale from *The Spectre: The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus*, the Spectre—Jim Corrigan—steps in when a newly freed reporter, Earl Crawford, is drawn into a web of arson and corruption. With help from Gwen Sterling, Crawford’s past and a deadly slumlord, Harrison DeMarco, collide in a city burning with secrets. The Spectre’s presence looms as truth and vengeance spiral beyond the law.

In a chilling turn at a Sterling Textiles board meeting, a mysterious hag wielding a voodoo doll kills a board member and warns the company to stop producing their infamous peek-a-boo dresses—or face more deaths. As The Spectre investigates the supernatural threat, reporter Earl Crawford sees an opportunity to finally uncover the truth behind the Spectre’s legend, chasing a story that may lead him straight into the supernatural storm.

In a tense standoff after exposing a fraudulent swami, Dr. 13 the Ghost-Breaker and her companions are taken hostage by the Peoples Freedom Army. When the Spectre arrives and eliminates the captors with ruthless precision, Dr. 13, shaken by his methods, makes a vow to pursue him—setting the stage for a conflict between justice and vengeance.