| SPECTRE III (Crispus Allen) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Greg Rucka |
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CHRONOLOGY
Spectre first appeared in (as Crispus Allen): Detective Comics #742 (March 2000) (as the Spectre): Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Spectre in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Spectre Chronology
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As Crispus Allen |
| Detective Comics #742 (March 2000): "The Honored Dead" |
| Detective Comics #744 (May 2000): "Evolution Two: Unity of Purpose" |
| Detective Comics #746 (July 2000): "Evolution IV: Aftertaste" |
| Detective Comics #747 (August 2000): "Happy Birthday Two You" |
| Batman #585 (January 2001): "Measure for Measure" |
| Batman: Turning Points #5 (January 2001): "Old as the Stars" |
| Batman #587 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part One: These Are Your Rights" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #86 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Two: Behind the Lines" |
| Birds of Prey #27 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Three: Armed and Dangerous" |
| Detective Comics #754 (March 2001): "Officer Down Part Six: Monster in a Box" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #13 (March 2001): "Officer Down, Part Seven: The End" |
| Detective Comics #758/2 (July 2001): "History Lesson" [Flashback] |
| Detective Comics #758 (July 2001): "Unknowing Part One" |
| Detective Comics #759 (August 2001): "Unknowing Part Two" |
| Detective Comics #760 (September 2001): "Unknowing Part Three" |
| Detective Comics #761 (October 2001): "In Thirty Days" |
| Batman #596 (December 2001): "City on Fire" |
| Detective Comics #764 (January 2002): "Hearts" |
| Batman #597 (January 2002): "Crooked Miles" |
| Batman #598 (February 2002): "Santa Klaus is Coming to Town" |
| Detective Comics #766 (March 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part One] "Procedure" |
| Batgirl #24 (March 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Two] "Batgirl" [between pages of Detective Comics #766] |
| Detective Comics #768 (May 2002): "Purity Part 1" |
| Detective Comics #769 (June 2002): [Bruce Wayne Fugitive Part 4] "Purity, Part 2 of 3" |
| Detective Comics #770 (July 2002): [Bruce Wayne Fugitive Part 8] "Purity, Part 3 of 3" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #68 (June 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Six] "Time & Motion" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #28 (June 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Seven] "The Mortician: Anti-Hero" |
| Detective Comics #771 (August 2002): [Bruce Wayne Fugitive Part 12] "Access" |
| Detective Comics #773 (October 2002): "Atonement, Part One" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #32 (October 2002): "24/7" |
| Batman #607 (November 2002): "Death-Wish for Two, Conclusion" |
| Detective Comics #773/2 (October 2002): "The Hunt" |
| Detective Comics #775/2 (December 2002): "The Hunt, Part Three" |
| Gotham Central #1 (early February 2003): "In the Line of Duty 1" |
| Gotham Central #2 (late February 2003): "In the Line of Duty 2" |
| Batman: Family #6 (February 2003): "Machinery" |
| Batman: Family #8 (February 2003): "Blackout" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #37 (March 2003): "Spoiler Space" |
| Detective Comics #777 (February 2003): "Dead Reckoning, Part One" |
| Detective Comics #778 (March 2003): "Dead Reckoning, Part Two" |
| Gotham Central #6 (June 2003): "Half a Life Part One" |
| Gotham Central #7 (July 2003): "Half a Life Part Two" |
| Gotham Central #8 (August 2003): "Half a Life Part Three" |
| Gotham Central #9 (September 2003): "Half a Life Part Four" |
| Gotham Central #10 (October 2003): "Half a Life Conclusion" |
| Gotham Central #11 (November 2003): "Daydreams and Believers" |
| Gotham Central #12 (December 2003): "Soft Targets Part One" |
| Gotham Central #13 (January 2004): "Soft Targets Part Two" |
| Gotham Central #14 (February 2004): "Soft Targets Part Three" |
| Gotham Central #15 (March 2004): "Soft Targets Part Four" |
| Batman: City of Light #2 (January 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #3 (February 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #4 (March 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #5 (April 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #6 (May 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #7 (June 2004): [No Title] |
| Batman: City of Light #8 (July 2004): [No Title] |
| Gotham Central #23 (November 2004): "Corrigan Part One" |
| Gotham Central #24 (December 2004): "Corrigan Part Two" |
| Gotham Central #25 (January 2005): "Lights Out" |
| Gotham Central #28 (April 2005): "Keystone Kops Part One" |
| Gotham Central #29 (May 2005): "Keystone Kops Part Two" |
| Gotham Central #30 (June 2005): "Keystone Kops Part Three" |
| Gotham Central #31 (July 2005): "Keystone Kops Part Four" |
| Gotham Central #32 (August 2005): "Nature" |
| Gotham Central #33 (September 2005): "Dead Robin, Part One" |
| Gotham Central #34 (October 2005): "Dead Robin, Part Two" |
| Gotham Central #35 (November 2005): "Dead Robin, Part Three" |
| Gotham Central #36 (December 2005): "Dead Robin, Conclusion" |
| Gotham Central #37 (January 2006): "Sunday Bloody Sunday" |
| Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005): "DC Comics Presents Infinite Crisis" [Appearance same as panels of Gotham Central #37] |
| Gotham Central #38 (February 2006): "Corrigan II Part One" |
| Gotham Central #39 (March 2006): "Corrigan II Part Two" |
| Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006): "Homecoming" |
| Infinite Crisis #6 (May 2006): "Touchdown" |
| Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006): "Finale" |
| Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #1 (July 2006): "Dead Again Part One" [Flashback] |
As Spectre III |
| Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #1 (July 2006): "Dead Again Part One" |
| Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #2 (August 2006): "Dead Again Part Two" |
| Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #3 (September 2006): "Dead Again Part Three" |
| World War III #4 (June 2007): "United We Stand" |
| Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #1 (December 2006): "The Cold Hand of Vengeance!" |
| Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #2 (January 2007): "The Horrible Joy of Vengeance" |
| Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #3 (February 2007): "Death of a Grocery Store Assistant Supervisor" |
| Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #4 (March 2007): "City of Monsters" |
| Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #5 (April 2007): "Bad Medicine" |
| Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #6 (May 2007): "Hear No Evil" |
| Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #7 (June 2007): "The End... The Beginning... The End..." |
| Tales of the Unexpected Vol. 2 #8 (July 2007): "Bloody Night" |
| DC Universe #0 (June 2008): "Let There Be Lightning" |
| Final Crisis: Revelations #1 (October 2008): "Final Crisis: Revelation, Part One" |
| Final Crisis: Revelations #2 (November 2008): "Final Crisis: Revelation, Part Two" |
| Final Crisis: Revelations #3 (December 2008): "Final Crisis: Revelation, Part Three" |
| Final Crisis: Revelations #4 (January 2009): "Final Crisis: Revelation, Part Four" |
| Final Crisis: Revelations #5 (February 2009): "Final Crisis: Revelation, Part Five" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Batman #621 (January 2004): "Broken City, Part Two" |
| Batman #623 (March 2004): "Broken City, Part Four" |
| Batman #625 (May 2004): "Broken City, Conclusion" |
| Batman: Gotham Knights #52 (June 2004): "Pushback, Book Three" |
| Batman: Orpheus Rising #1 (October 2001): [No Title] |
| Batman: Orpheus Rising #3 (December 2001): [No Title] |
| Batman: Orpheus Rising #4 (January 2002): [No Title] |
| Batman: Orpheus Rising #5 (February 2002): [No Title] |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #7 (July 2002): "Disguises, Part Two" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #8 (August 2002): "Disguises, Part Three" |
| Catwoman Vol. 3 #9 (September 2002): "Disguises, Part Four" |
| JLA/JSA: Virtue & Vice (2003): [Virtue & Vice] |
| Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant 2011 #1 (August 2011): "Return to Sender" |