The following contains spoilers for Spawn #339, on sale now from Image Comics.

For as long as Al Simmons has been gracing the comic book page as Spawn, he has exhibited some of the most astonishing abilities of any superpowered protagonist. Of course, Spawn is hardly the only supernatural hero to inhabit his world, and as it turns out he might not even be the most capable of them. Despite all his experience, there are still some places where Al simply cannot access his powers. Haunt, on the other hand, discovers his lack of those same limitations.

In the course of their hunt for Sinn, formerly known as the ancient Cogliostro, the titular antihero of Spawn #339 (by Rory McConville, Todd McFarlane, Carlo Barberi, Jay David Ramos, Ivan Nunes, and Tom Orzechowski) and his ally Haunt are forced to make the trek to Heaven. While doing so requires traversing one of the Dead Zones at the center of the ongoing war they are embroiled in, neither Spawn nor Haunt could ever expect the revelation made within it. As they discover not long after stepping into the Dead Zone, Haunt can still access all his powers, something which no agent of Heaven or Hell is supposed to possess under their current circumstances.

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Haunt Doesn't Understand His Powers

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When Daniel Kilgore was introduced in 2009's Haunt #1 (by Robert Kirkman, Greg Capullo, and Todd McFarlane), he was only at the beginning of a long, torturous journey. Unlike Spawn's symbiote costume or the divine power bestowed upon the Angels by God, Haunt's abilities seem to stem from the bond he formed with the spirit of his deceased brother Kurt. This might be the starting point for where Haunt's powers come from, but it has been made perfectly evident over the years that there is so much more to what he can do than he previously believed.

That Daniel's powers still work in the Dead Zone is only one indication that he is a more capable being than anyone has given him credit for, as at least one of Heaven's agents is quick to identify him as a Haunt. This in itself doesn't explain anything, but it absolutely lends additional credence to the idea that Daniel is far from unique, even if his abilities aren't bound by the same rules as others. In fact, it might just be that very detail that confirms he belongs to neither Heaven nor Hell, and that could easily become a big asset.

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Haunt is the Spawn Universe's Most Powerful Hero

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Between the otherwise ordinary superhuman traits such as his preternatural strength, speed, and durability, Haunt is able to command his suit in much the same way Al does his iconic cape and chains. All of these have proven to be invaluable time and time again for both, yet they become even more so when fighting across a terrain that effectively reduces their opponents to mortals. Haunt still has to contend with the limited amount of time he can spend in his transformed state, though he doesn't have to concern himself with any rules other than those prescribed by nature.

If anything, this is all indicative of Haunt being more of a natural byproduct of the coalescence between man and spirit than he is a creation of Heaven or Hell. As such, there is nothing within either of those realms that can exert control over what Haunt does with his powers, or whether he can make use of them in the first place. Hopefully, that will end up being more helpful than not, especially with the massive target it almost assuredly painted on his back by now.