Spectre (DC Comics character)

The Spectre is the name of several antiheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original versions of the character first debuted in More Fun Comics #52 (February 1940); the original incarnation was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily although some sources attribute creator credit solely to Siegel, limiting Baily to the artist assigned to the feature. The Spectre is the divine embodiment of the Presence's (God in Abrahamic religions) divine wrath whose true identity is Aztar, a fallen angel who once rebelled against God. Aztar sought forgiveness before being granted the role.