However, the Darkness Within miniseries modified the character to be an evil and megalomaniacal entity.
He plays a significant part in the Eclipso: The Darkness Within crossover, in which Superman gives him the name "Valor".
Heart of Darkness | Edge of Darkness | Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | The Whisperer in Darkness | With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness | When Darkness Comes | Under Cover of Darkness | The Ghost and the Darkness | Star Trek Into Darkness | Our Lady of Darkness | Land of Silence and Darkness | Darkness Dynamite | Darkness | Beyond the Darkness | Prince of Darkness | prince of darkness | Light in My Darkness | Lest Darkness Fall | Green Darkness | Eclipso: The Darkness Within | Daughters of Darkness | Darkness on the Edge of Town | Darkness at Noon | ''Christ in Triumph over Darkness and Evil'', stained glass | World of Darkness | Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | The Darkness Series | The Darkness II | Star Trek Into Darkness (soundtrack) | Severance: Blade of Darkness |
Series writer John Ostrander chose to portray this as a distinction between the Spectre's pursuit of "vengeance" and Eclipso's pursuit of "revenge".
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In Countdown to Mystery #3, Crispus Allen, the Spectre's current host, tracks down Bruce Gordon.
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In the Elseworlds story JLA: The Nail, a restrained Bruce Gordon/Eclipso makes an appearance in Professor Hamilton's Cadmus Labs.
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During the Brightest Day event, a mysterious being known as The Entity tells Jade to help her brother, Obsidian "balance the darkness", as he will ultimately save her friends from an unidentified threat.
From the 1950s through the 1970s, Sparling provided art for a variety of publishers, including Harvey Comics (the Pirana), Charlton Comics (adaptations of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman), DC Comics (Challengers of the Unknown, Secret Six, Eclipso) and Marvel Comics (Captain America).