Black Spectre (First Appearance)
Black Spectre! * 1st APPEARANCE "BLACK SPECTRE" (Carson Knowles)
Carson Knowles returns from the Vietnam War to find his wife gone with his child. He then learns that they've replaced him at his day job, and is rejected by every new one he applies for (including his father's old political associate, Mr Cranston). Finally, he gets a job as a courier. A few years later, the hits keep coming as he learns that his estranged son has been killed in a gang fight. Then, 5 years on, his car--and source of income--gets stripped in a bad neighbourhood, and that's the final straw. A mugger appears, asking for Carson's wallet, and he snaps, beating him to unconsciousness. He later learns of Moon Knight's rise to from mercenary to hero in a magazine article and decides to model his new life on him... only in reverse. He recruits some thugs and makes his appearance as BLACK SPECTRE.
