Editing Doctor Spectrum (section)

===Supreme Power===
{{see also|Squadron Supreme (Supreme Power)}}
[[Image:Dr.Spectrum-2.jpg|right|thumb|Joseph Ledger / Doctor Spectrum of Earth-31916 as depicted in ''Doctor Spectrum'' #2 (November 2004). Art by John Dell.]]
The [[Marvel MAX]] imprint showcases the adventures of the Earth-31916 version of the Squadron Supreme. The title ''[[Supreme Power]]'' relates how Joseph Ledger, a soldier in the [[United States Army]], accidentally bonds with a crystal found in the vessel that brought [[Hyperion (comics)|Hyperion]] to Earth.<ref>''Supreme Power'' #1–6 (October 2003–March 2004)</ref> The story continues in the limited series ''Doctor Spectrum'', written by Sara Barnes and art by John Dell and [[Travel Foreman]], with the experience placing Ledger in a coma, and after reliving his life in his mind for the benefit of the apparently sentient crystal, the character awakens and adopts the codename of Doctor Spectrum.<ref>''Doctor Spectrum'' #1–6 (October 2004–March 2005)</ref> Operating in a military-style uniform as opposed to a prismatic costume, Spectrum encounters and battles Hyperion, forming a truce with him to hunt down super-powered serial killer [[Redstone (comics)|Michael Redstone]]. Spectrum also begins a tentative romance with fellow superhuman [[Amphibian (comics)|Amphibian]].<ref>''Supreme Power'' #7–18 (April 2004–October 2005)</ref> Both join the US-backed [[Squadron Supreme (Supreme Power)|Squadron Supreme]] in the 2006 title of the same name.<ref>''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 2) #1 (May 2006)</ref> Joseph is later killed during a battle with a version of the [[Squadron Sinister]].<ref name="Squadron Sinister #1">''Squadron Sinister'' #1 (August 2015)</ref>