
He would willingly accept the Spectre's judgment, if the spirit of vengeance agreed to leave Kahndaq. Atom-Smasher, knowing that he could not beat the Spectre, instead made a deal with him. The Spectre intended on extracting vengeance against Al as well for his role in the murder of Extant. He increased his mass well beyond his normal limitations and the grappled with one another over the streets of Shiruta. Atom-Smasher meanwhile, decided to take the Spectre one-on-one. Eclipso recovered however, and managed to escape. He fought with Eclipso in the air, blinding her, then snapping her neck. Thunder were spirited off to the Fifth Dimension.īlack Adam soon realized that Eclipso was the true source of the Spectre's madness. The Spectre turned the Thunderbolt's power against him however, and both Johnny Thunderbolt and J.J. Thunder released the Thunderbolt and ordered it to send the Spectre to the Fifth Dimension. The rest of the JSA turned their attention towards the Spectre. He even rallied his countrymen to take up arms against the JSA, citing that these heroes were not allies, but enemies. Adam did not appreciate the JSA's presence in his country, and turned against them, even though they were both fighting for the same goal. He flew like a bullet, piercing the Spectre's shell, giving him pause. While most of the JSA defended Kahndaq's populace, Black Adam fought the Spectre directly. Black Adam had his own allies defending Kahndaq: The warriors of Feithera, and the former JSA member Atom-Smasher. They boarded the Steel Eagle and flew to Kahndaq's capitol city Shiruta only to find that the Spectre was already laying waste to the city. Through the wizard Shazam, Captain Marvel learned of what was to take place in Kahndaq and alerted his allies the JSA. They then flew off to Adam's ancestral home in Kahndaq. But the one that Jean really wanted revenge against was Black Adam.

They then went to the Tower of Fate in Salem and accosted Hector Hall - the most recent successor to the role of Doctor Fate. He first stopped in Midway City where Jean and he halted the efforts of the wraith-like Crimson Avenger.

Seeing all elements of magic as sinful, the Spectre sought to destroy anyone and anything related to the supernatural.

Further, his passion for vengeance was corrupted by the manipulations of the Eclipso host Jean Loring. The Spectre, no longer tethered to a human host had gone insane. Like Sodom and Gomorrah, the city of Shiruta will fall. Description Blood soaks these desert lands.
