| Jim Corrigan | |
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 Interior artwork of Jim Corrigan from The Spectre Annual (vol. 3) #1 (November 1995). Art by Patrick Olliffe. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | More Fun Comics #52 (February 1940) |
| Created by | Jerry Siegel (writer) Bernard Baily (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | James Brendan Corrigan |
| Species | Ghost |
| Team affiliations | New York City Police Department Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Justice League Dark |
| Notable aliases | (1940s) Spectre |
| Abilities | As Spectre:
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Jim Corrigan is the name of three fictional characters that have appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics.
The first Corrigan initially appeared in More Fun Comics #52 (February 1940), a deceased cop acting as host to the cosmic entity the Spectre, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily.
The second Jim Corrigan was an African-American policeman who has no relation with the original character, first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #149 (May 1972). The character was created by John Albano and José Delbo. He later became a regular supporting character in Black Lightning beginning with #4.
The third Jim Corrigan appeared years later in issue #12 of Gotham Central, a series about the Gotham City Police Department. The character, created by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, and Michael Lark although similar to the first Corrigan in being a police detective, again is not related to him and served as a red herring of who would become the new Spectre. This Corrigan is later revealed to be a corrupt, self-serving malefactor who murders his colleague Crispus Allen; Allen then becomes the host to the Spectre.
Jim Corrigan appeared in a live-action portrayal by Emmett J. Scanlan in the television series Constantine. Stephen Lobo also portrayed the character in the Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths. In animation, Roger Craig Smith provided the voice of Corrigan in the TV series, Batman: Caped Crusader.