Speaking of which, The Spectre and Corrigan had no way to deal with each other. They were one entity and could not harm one another.
But if Corrigan, as the host, wholeheartedly used his willpower to oppose The Spectre, then that green-hatted Wrath of God would become muddle-headed and unable to act.
The detective also had an advantage in another respect: the legs were his.
He tricked The Spectre into taking him to Paradise Island, then found the seal beneath the ancient tree himself, shut his eyes, and jumped straight down. He ended up trapped in prison together with The Spectre, keeping a whole pack of magical beasts company.
After realizing he had been deceived by his host, the green-hatted Spectre panicked. He constantly wanted to get out and judge humanity, but Corrigan had already made up his mind. He would remain in Tartarus for the rest of his life. If he could not help the Justice League, he could at least avoid dragging them down.
The Spectre came up with another method. By instilling thoughts of vengeance into his "fellow inmate magical beasts," he spurred them to dig a path out. He even wanted to completely separate from his host and go out alone to judge sinners.
However, he had overestimated himself. Corrigan simply refused to cooperate, and he could not even break their possession bond.
Normally, the Olympian Pantheon's seal was nothing to The Spectre. He could enter and leave whenever he pleased.
But now that the host had crawled into Tartarus himself, things were different. Corrigan had a physical body, and that mortal flesh was like an anchor, dragging The Spectre down here with him.
Most crucially, The Spectre discovered that he could not even argue his host into submission. Perhaps Corrigan had suddenly achieved enlightenment; he