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Watchmen #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
AT MIDNIGHT, ALL THE AGENTS... When the Comedian dies, a series of events are set into motion that bring the world ever closer to a deadly threat no one saw coming.
Variants
Synopsis
AT MIDNIGHT, ALL THE AGENTS... When the Comedian dies, a series of events are set into motion that bring the world ever closer to a deadly threat no one saw coming.
Key Facts
- Premiere issue of a twelve-issue series that explores the dark side of superheroes from a realistic, flawed perspective
- 1st appearance of Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre, The Comedian and Night Owl
- Alan Moore based his characters off of DC's newly acquired Charlton heroes: the Question, Captain Atom, Thunderbolt, Nightshade, the Peacemaker and Blue Beetle
- [July 2023 - Warner Bros. announced an animated Watchmen feature is in development]
Details
- Series
- Watchmen
- Cover Date
- September 1986
- Pages
- N/A
- UPC
- 9791026817918
- Cover Price
- N/A
- Final Order Cutoff
- N/A
Creators
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ArtistDave Gibbons
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WriterAlan Moore
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ColoristJohn Higgins