10 Little Known Superheroes That Would Make DC Millions On Film
3. The Spectre
DC Comics
The Spectre is basically the OG Ghost Rider, if you think about it.
When police detective Jim Corrigan is murdered on his way to a rendezvous with his fiancee, he is denied the chance to ascend to heaven and is instead given the opportunity to take his revenge as the Lord's fist, The Spectre. As the spirit of vengeance, Corrigan would bide his time by dispatching evil-doers in remarkably inventive and indeed graphic ways, before later being replaced by Hal Jordan (yes, the Green Lantern), and after that, GCPD cop Crispus Allen.
Both the Allen and Corrigan interpretations of the character should be rightly lined up to play a role in DC's burgeoning attempts to mount a challenge to Marvel's onscreen authority, especially if they're attempting to fill the gap left behind by Blade and Ghost Rider. Plus, he's another hero that necessitates an R-rating, so if DC are willing to explore that route, then he's the prime candidate to do so.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
