Spectre #17 pg. 22

The most powerful being in the universe, the Spectre, possessed by the evil Eclipso.

Terrific splash by Tom Mandrake. The Spectre written by John Ostrander with art by Tom Mandrake was one of those books that was better than it was supposed to be. The story arc of Jim Corrigan from the very first issue to its satisfying conclusion (last issue) is on par with James Robinson's Starman series, I think. The exploration of justice, revenge, punishment, vengeance and redemption woven throughout the entire series makes it one of the best series from the 90's.

John Ostrander, everything I've read from him has been great; Spectre, Suicide Squad (obviously), Martian Manhunter and Hawkworld. Tom Mandrake's art is phenomenal in this series, it's dark, spooky and fits the subject matter perfectly. The Spectre really is an amazing combination of the right writer and the right artist on the right character.

For a series that ran 62 issues there isn't a lot of art out there. Good Spectre pages from the book are hard to find. Great image of the Spectre along with The Demon, Zatanna, Dr Fate and the Phantom Stranger.