Jim Corrigan

Jim Corrigan is the name of three fictional characters that have appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics.

The first Corrigan initially appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #52 (February 1940), a deceased cop acting as host to the cosmic entity the Spectre, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily.

The second Jim Corrigan was an African-American policeman who has no relation with the original character, first appeared in ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #149 (May 1972). The character was created by John Albano and José Delbo. He later became a regular supporting character in ''Black Lightning'' beginning with #4.

The third Jim Corrigan appeared years later in issue #12 of ''Gotham Central'', a series about the Gotham City Police Department. The character, created by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, and Michael Lark although similar to the first Corrigan in being a police detective, again is not related to him and served as a red herring of who would become the new Spectre. This Corrigan is later revealed to be a corrupt, self-serving malefactor who murders his colleague Crispus Allen; Allen then becomes the host to the Spectre.

Jim Corrigan appeared in a live-action portrayal by Emmett J. Scanlan in the television series ''Constantine''. Stephen Lobo also portrayed the character in the Arrowverse crossover ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. Provided by Wikipedia