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To vanquish Asmodel, the Sentinels and the other heroes divide into three groups: a 'home front' to defend Earth, a team to reignite the fires of Hell and a team to search for Jim Corrigan in Heaven and convince him to become the Spectre again. Although the team who is at Hell falls into the River
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punishment for what he had done as Parallax. As a result of this choice, Neron is punished by his fellow demon-lords for using Hell's power for his own pleasure by having his royal status stripped from him and being demoted to a Rhyming Demon - which had been Etrigan's plan all along.
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been defeated - to restore the fires of Hell by killing the Enchantress. With Marvel having weakened the Spectre, Hal attempts to merge with the Spirit of Vengeance, leading to a three-way battle between himself, Asmodel and Neron - who had hidden inside
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The crossover event resulted in the creation of the Sentinels of Magic and Hal Jordan becoming the Spectre's new host for a time.
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to aid in the fight, Faust sacrifices his newly regained soul - the demon who had previously been promised his soul having
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of them as hosts, the Spectre-Force finally chooses Hal when he states that being the Spectre would be an
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to gain access to the mortal plane - that is interrupted by the Spectre-Force. At first demanding to know
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and release hordes of demons on Earth. This action also results in villains, such as the
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arranges for the now-hostless Spectre-Force to be bonded to the renegade King-Angel
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Endeavoring to cause chaos on Earth, as well as to defeat his enemy and rival demon
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storyline during the autumn of 1999. The limited series was written by
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Certain aspects of this event were later dealt with in
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Matthew Dow Smith
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DC Comics
1999
Superhero
Crossover
Anarky
Aquaman
Azrael
Secret Files and Origins
Green Lantern
Hourman
Impulse
JLA
Martian Manhunter
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.
Superboy

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