Crispus Allen

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Crispus Allen
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Crispus Allen as he appeared in The Other History of the DC Universe #4 (May 2021), art by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Detective Comics #742 (March 2000)
Created by Greg Rucka (writer)
Shawn Martinbrough (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoCrispus Allen
Species Ghost (current)
Human (originally)
Team affiliations Gotham City Police Department
Black Lantern Corps
Notable aliases Spectre

Crispus Allen is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, mostly commonly depicted in association with Batman.

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The character appeared in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises and was played by Rob Brown, Andrew Stewart-Jones in the first season of the television series Gotham and by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith in Justice League , part of DC Extended Universe.

Publication history

Greg Rucka and Shawn Martinbrough created the character in Detective Comics #742 (March 2000). Allen later went on to be one of the main characters in Gotham Central . After he was killed by a corrupt police technician named Jim Corrigan (unrelated to the Jim Corrigan who was a host of the Spectre), Allen became the third host for the Spectre.

Fictional character biography

Allen as the Spectre, from a panel from Tales of the Unexpected #1 (December 2006), art by Eric Battle. Spectreallen.jpg
Allen as the Spectre, from a panel from Tales of the Unexpected #1 (December 2006), art by Eric Battle.

Originally from Metropolis, Detective Crispus Allen is a police veteran who transfers to Gotham City, where he is partnered with detective Renee Montoya. Allen has a loving wife and two teenaged sons, who he puts above his job and the safety of others. Allen sees Batman as a necessary evil, not wanting to deal with him but tolerating his presence. Their occasional interactions illustrate his views on Batman, notably during Brian Azzarello's "Broken City" storyline. Allen is an agnostic who doubts the existence of God in spite of his family's strong faith.

Allen later becomes the host of the Spectre after Jim Corrigan kills him. [1]

In Final Crisis , Cain uses the Spear of Destiny to separate Allen and the Spectre. [2] However, Renee Montoya recovers the Spear, enabling Allen and the Spectre to reunite. [3]

In Blackest Night , Allen's original body is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern. [4]

Other versions

Crispus Allen makes a cameo appearance in Batman: Year 100 #3 via a photograph. [5]

In other media

Television

Crispus Allen appears in Gotham , portrayed by Andrew Stewart-Jones. [6] [7]

Film

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References

  1. ↑
    • Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006)
    • Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #1 - 3 (July - September 2006)
    • Batman and the Outsiders #22 (June 1985). DC Comics.
  2. ↑ Final Crisis: Revelations #1 - 4 (October 2008 - January 2009)
  3. ↑
    • Final Crisis: Revelations #5 (February 2009)
    • Final Crisis #7 (March 2009)
    • The Brave and the Bold (vol. 3) #26 (October 2009)
  4. ↑
    • Blackest Night #2 (October 2009)
    • Green Lantern (vol. 4) #50 - 51 (January - February 2010)
  5. ↑ Batman: Year 100 #3 (June 2006)
  6. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (May 12, 2014). "Fox's Gotham Promotes Three to Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (August 2, 2015). "Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Big Bang, Arrow, Bates, Sleepy, Castle, Twin Peaks, UnREAL, Gotham, Dome and More". TVLine . Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Detective Crispus Allen Voice - Batman: Gotham Knight (Movie)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 11, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  9. ↑ Tyr-El, Shaun (January 22, 2020). "Zack Snyder included an easter egg for 'The Spectre' in Justice League". The Cultured Nerd. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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