Black Spectre

Black Spectre is the name a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe which first appeared in "Daredevil" #108.

It is also the name of a ficitional supervillain who first appeared in "Moon Knight" #25.

Black Spectre (organization)

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creators=Steve Gerber
Bob Brown
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Nekra
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The first Black Spectre was a league of costumed female commandos, entranced by the Mandrill into doing his bidding, and led by Nekra.

Publication history

The Black Spectre first appeared in "Daredevil #108" (Mar 1974) and was created by Steve Gerber and Bob Brown.

The organization subsequently appears in "The Defenders" #109 (May 1974), "Marvel Two-In-One" #3 (May 1974), and "Daredevil" #109-112 (May-August 1974).

Fictional organization biography

The Mandrill created Black Spectre by organizing his female followers, disguising themselves as men using bulky armor. He plotted to use Black Spectre to confuse America through terrorism and racism, instilling chaos in the world and intending to rule it after anarchy ensues. Agents of Black Spectre stole printing plates during a battle between Daredevil and Beetle, and then organized a riot over the counterfeited money they secretly made and distributed. During the riot, Nekra captured Black Widow and returned her to the Mandrill, while Beetle and Daredevil disrupted the Black Spectre agents and sent them fleeing.

Mandrill was able to learn Daredevil’s identity when he enthralled the Black Widow with his powers, and he then confronted Daredevil as Matt Murdock before escaping. Nekra and Black Spectre, with the Silver Samurai, kidnapped Shanna the She-Devil who was able to resist the Mandrill’s powers. Mandrill planned to dissect Shanna’s brain to determine how she was able to resist him. Silver Samurai and Black Spectre attacked the Empire State Building and jammed all of America’s communication lines. Mandrill and Nekra captured Daredevil, planning to have him dissected as well. Mandrill entered the White House and sat in the President’s chair when Daredevil attacked him. Mandrill and Daredevil battled on the roof until the zeppelin carrying Black Spectre exploded, allowing Mandrill the chance to escape.

Black Spectre (Carson Knowles)

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Art by Mark Texeira.
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real_name=Carson Knowles
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Moon Knight #25" (Nov 1982)
creators=Doug Moench
Bill Sienkiewicz
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Publication history

The second Black Spectre first appeared in "Moon Knight" #25 (November 1982) and was created by Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz.

The character subsequently appears in "Moon Knight" #2-4 (February-April 1998). He appeared in the 2006 "Moon Knight" series, in the arc entitled "God and Country", issues #15-19 (March-August 2008).

Fictional character biography

The Black Spectre was Carson Knowles, a Vietnam War veteran whose father was a politician. Upon returning, he discovered that his wife left him and his son was killed. He couldn't get a job and decided to get revenge on the city since they turned his back on him when he needed it most. Inspired by Moon Knight, Knowles became the Black Spectre, a master criminal. He also decided to run for Mayor of New York City. Knowles was defeated by Moon Knight and sent to prison. ["Moon Knight" #25 (November 1982)]

Later, Knowles reappeared in the four part mini series. ["Moon Knight" #2-4 (February-April 1998)]

Knowles appeared again some time later, recently released from prison. ["Moon Knight" #15 (March 2008)] He falls back into his ways as the Black Spectre and attempts to, yet again, destroy Moon Knight and hurt the city. Moon Knight ultimately pushes Knowles off a building to his death. ["Moon Knight" #19 (August 2008)]

References

External links

*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/blackspectre.htm
*http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=11118