Day of Judgment (comics)

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This page is about the DC Comic series "Day of Judgement". For the Biblical concept, see Last Judgment.

Day of Judgment
Publisher DC Comics Schedule Monthly Format Mini-series Publication dates 1999 Number of issues 5 Main character(s) Spectre, Hal Jordan, Sentinels of Magic Creative team Writer(s) Geoff Johns Artist(s) Matt Smith

Day of Judgment was a DC Comics miniseries and fictional crossover event during the fall of 1999. The miniseries was written by Geoff Johns, with art by Matt Smith. The main storyline for the series dealt with the Spectre (whose previous host, Jim Corrigan, had left him when he ascended into Heaven) being possessed by the fallen angel Asmodel, who used the power of the Spectre to freeze Hell and release hordes of demons on the Earth. The crossover resulted in the creation of the Sentinels of Magic and Hal Jordan becoming the Spectre's new host for a time.

Certain aspects of this story were later dealt with in Green Lantern: Rebirth (involving Hal Jordan being released from the Spectre), and Day of Vengeance (wherein the Spectre once again runs unchecked on the world).