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* SkunkStripe: Jim Corrigan has a single white streak through his hair.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The Spectre summons ''King Kong'' to squish a criminal to death.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Rather than aid the police investigation, [[spoiler: the Spectre]] executes them.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Rather than aid the police investigation, [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:The Spectre]] executes them.the criminals.
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* PetTheDog: Despite his nasty reputation, Brenner's butler seemed to be the only person the man ever respected during his lifetime.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler: It's strongly hinted that Jim Corrigan was testing his ex-girlfriend Aimee during their alone time together to see if she was truly an innocent victim like she claimed or truly undeniably evil the entire time. Ultimately, she shows her true colors when she attempts to murder the detective to cover her crimes.]]
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''DC Showcase: The Spectre'' is a ComicBook/DCComics short film about ComicBook/TheSpectre.
Jim Corrigan (Creator/GaryCole) is a private detective investigating a murder mystery. Secretly, he's the Spectre, a phantom of vengeance, seeking to bring justice to those guilty of crimes.
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* ShootingSuperman: [[spoiler: Aimee]] [[spoiler:Aimee]] fires several shots into Jim and they go straight through him. Then [[spoiler:she]] throws the gun at him and it goes through him as well.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Aimee Brenner]] masterminded the murder.
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* AntiHero: The Spectre is [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil IV]].
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* AntiHero: The Spectre is [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil IV]].
* ArtShift: Includes effects to suggest an old movie.
* AssholeVictim: Foster Brenner, as it would suggest.
* BeautyMark: Aimee Brenner
* BlondesAreEvil: [[spoiler:Aimee paid off a couple of people to kill her own father.]]
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: [[spoiler: The Spectre traps Aimee in a tornado of 100 dollar bills and makes them both completely rigid and razor sharp. She quickly dies in a bloody mess.]]
* DisposableLoveInterest:[[spoiler: She is guilty.]]
* GeorgeLucasThrowback: To 60s/70s style horror like ''RosemarysBaby'' and ''Film/TheExorcist'' ''and'' detective/crime movies like ''DirtyHarry''.
* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler:Does he have to kill Aimee?]]
* PaperMaster: Temporarily, as seen under DeathOfAThousandCuts
* PayEvilUntoEvil
* TheSeventies: Where the short takes place.
* ShootingSuperman: [[spoiler: Aimee]] fires several shots into Jim and they go straight through him. Then [[spoiler:she]] throws the gun at him and it goes through him as well.
* ShoutOut: Some of the puppets resemble ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}'' and [[Film/TheExorcist the possessed girl)]].
** [[spoiler: The first target is killed by a giant King Kong puppet.]]
* SkunkStripe: Jim Corrigan
* VehicularAssault: The Spectre possesses a target's car and [[spoiler: drops it nose down on him.]]
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* AntiHero: The Spectre is [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil IV]].
* ArtShift: Includes effects to suggest an old movie.
* AssholeVictim: Foster Brenner, as it would suggest.
* BeautyMark: Aimee Brenner
* BlondesAreEvil: [[spoiler:Aimee paid off a couple of people to kill her own father.]]
* DeathOfAThousandCuts: [[spoiler: The Spectre traps Aimee in a tornado of 100 dollar bills and makes them both completely rigid and razor sharp. She quickly dies in a bloody mess.]]
* DisposableLoveInterest:[[spoiler: She is guilty.]]
* GeorgeLucasThrowback: To 60s/70s style horror like ''RosemarysBaby'' and ''Film/TheExorcist'' ''and'' detective/crime movies like ''DirtyHarry''.
* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler:Does he have to kill Aimee?]]
* PaperMaster: Temporarily, as seen under DeathOfAThousandCuts
* PayEvilUntoEvil
* TheSeventies: Where the short takes place.
* ShootingSuperman: [[spoiler: Aimee]] fires several shots into Jim and they go straight through him. Then [[spoiler:she]] throws the gun at him and it goes through him as well.
* ShoutOut: Some of the puppets resemble ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}'' and [[Film/TheExorcist the possessed girl)]].
** [[spoiler: The first target is killed by a giant King Kong puppet.]]
* SkunkStripe: Jim Corrigan
* VehicularAssault: The Spectre possesses a target's car and [[spoiler: drops it nose down on him.]]
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