Doctor Spectrum is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. There have been five versions of the character to date—three supervillains from the mainstream Marvel Universe belonging to the team Squadron Sinister (Earth-616) and two heroes from different alternate universes. The two heroes each belong to a version of the team Squadron Supreme, the Squadron Supreme of Earth-712 and the Squadron Supreme of Earth-31916 respectively). Doctor Spectrum is a pastiche of DC's Green Lantern.
The first villainous Doctor Spectrum (Kenji Obatu) battles Iron Man on the cover of Iron Man #63 (Oct. 1973). Art by Gil Kane.
Joseph Ledger / Doctor Spectrum of Earth-31916 as he appears in Doctor Spectrum #2 (Nov. 2004). Art by John Dell.
The Squadron Sinister is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Sinister first appeared in the final panel of The Avengers #69, created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The team is a pastiche of DC's Justice League.
The Squadron Sinister (left) battle the Avengers on the cover to The Avengers #70 (Nov. 1969). Art by Sal Buscema.