Comic Title: Spectre #3
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1987
On Sale Date: March 26, 1987 Newsstand Date March 26, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #37

Newsstand Date March 26, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #112

Shipping Date March 3, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #37

Shipping Date March 3, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #112

Shipping Date March 3, 1987
Source: Comics Journal, #114

Copyright Date March 3, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Newsstand Date March 26, 1987
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #692, #694, #696

Shipping Date March 3, 1987
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #692, #694, #696

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Greenberger

Title: "Justice Beyond the Flesh"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Spectre (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Doug Moench
Penciller: Gene Colan
Inker: Steve Mitchell
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Feature Character(s)

• Spectre (last appearance in Spectre #2; next appearance in Spectre #4)

Supporting Character(s)

• Madame Xanadu (last appearance in Spectre #2; next appearance in Spectre #4)
• Kim Liang (last appearance in Spectre #2; next appearance in Spectre #4)
• Peter Quarral (last appearance in Spectre #2; next appearance in Spectre #4)

Villain(s)

• The Cult of the Blood Red Moon (last appearance in Spectre #2; next appearance in Spectre #11)
• Winston Scullis (last appearance in Spectre #2; next appearance in Spectre #11)
• An evil spirit demon (last appearance in Spectre #2; next appearance in Spectre #16)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Phantom Stranger (last appearance in Spectre #2; next appearance in Spectre #6)

Other Character(s)

• Louis Petrocci (dies in this story; last appearance in Spectre #2; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from Spectre #2.

Synopsis:
Jim Corrigan questions Winston Scullis about the death of his sister Lucy Xerniak. The Spectre searches for clues also and discovers the Cult of the Blood Red Moon in the basement. After leaving the mansion, Corrigan stops at the police station to gather information on the Cult.

The Spectre follows the information in the Cult's police file to find three murder scenes. He then deduces that the Cult is planning to use Louis Petrocci as a host for a demon. The Spectre interrupts the ritual and kills Petrocci before the demon finishes bonding with him. However, before he can deal with the Cult, he must rush back to the office to protect Corrigan. By the time he returns, the Cult members and the demon have vanished.