DC Released September 1986

Watchmen #1

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Published September 1986
Pages 32

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]