Silk Spectre is the name of two fictional superheroines in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen , published by DC Comics . Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons , the original Silk Spectre, Sally " Jupiter " Juspeczyk , was a member of the crimefighting team the Minutemen, while the second, Sally's daughter Laurel " Laurie " Jane Juspeczyk , became a member of the vigilante team Crimebusters, also known as the titular Watchmen.
134-553: In the early stages of the series' development, the characters were Charlton Comics superheroes; the female superhero was supposed to be Nightshade . However, Moore did not find Nightshade particularly interesting and was not even very familiar with the character. After the idea of using Charlton characters was abandoned, he decided to model Silk Spectre on superheroines like Phantom Lady and Black Canary (also an alias shared by mother and daughter). The Sally and Laurie Juspeczyk versions of Silk Spectre made their live-action debuts in
268-421: A GoFundMe campaign to "help save" the company. Doctor Manhattan Doctor Manhattan ( Dr. Jonathan " Jon " Osterman ) is a fictional DC Comics character created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons . He debuted in the limited series graphic novel, Watchmen . Following a laboratory accident, atomic physicist Jon Osterman develops the ability to observe and manipulate matter at
402-502: A Ph.D. in atomic physics. In early 1959, he moves to a research base at Gila Flats, where experiments are being performed on the "intrinsic fields" of physical objects which, if tampered with, result in their disintegration. Here he meets Janey Slater, a fellow researcher; they eventually become lovers. During a visit to an amusement park in New Jersey , Janey's wristwatch breaks and Jon promises to fix it. A month later, Jon realizes he left
536-666: A Tijuana bible based on her (much to her daughter's disapproval). She was soon invited by Captain Metropolis to join The Minutemen, a group of costumed heroes. On October 2, 1940, after a meeting of the Minutemen, Edward Blake, alias The Comedian tried to rape her. He was thwarted in his attempt by fellow Minuteman Hooded Justice , who gave him a vicious beating. The event would have a profound impact on Sally's life. Her agent, Laurence Schexnayder, persuaded her not to press charges against
670-506: A "flare of ultraviolet." Jon gradually becomes a pawn of the U.S. government. It gives him the code name "Doctor Manhattan"—a reference to the Manhattan Project —and a costume that he begrudgingly accepts. Doctor Manhattan chooses a representation of a hydrogen atom as his emblem. He declares that its simplicity kindles his respect; accordingly, he painlessly burns the mark into his forehead. This preference for material mechanisms marks
804-417: A Legion Flight Ring that once belonged to Ferro Lad , Doctor Manhattan contemplates the events where Ferro Lad sacrificed his life to save Earth's sun and thereby caused his ring to careen through time, the events in which he moved Alan Scott's lantern and thereby caused the ring never to have existed, and his confrontation with Superman set one week from then. On Earth, Batman and Superman are recovering from
938-411: A black leotard, which presumably he created. As time progressed the costume shrank progressively to a pair of shorts, then a brief, then a thong; he eventually went on to wear nothing at all, since he had become indifferent to the need for clothing. The only purpose his original costume served was to make those around him (including the general public) more comfortable. Before the experiment, Jon Osterman
1072-459: A building on fire and rescued the inhabitants. Soon after, Laurie was brought to Mars by Dr. Manhattan, where she attempted to convince him to save humanity from impending nuclear war. During their conversation, Laurie finally came to the realization that her real father was The Comedian. Moved by the sheer unlikelihood of two people as different as Sally Jupiter and the Comedian producing a child, and
1206-503: A collision course with a man of action (Superman), and to this universe of hope, he has become the villain. After arriving on Earth, Manhattan meets Superman in person during Black Adam 's invasion of the White House, with Ozymandias watching. Manhattan witnesses Superman's fight with Black Adam and Russia's superhero team called the People's Heroes. He eventually reveals to Superman that he
1340-414: A comic based on teen heartthrob David Cassidy , then starring in the musical sitcom The Partridge Family . By 1976, however, most of these titles had been cancelled, and most of the company's remaining titles went on hiatus during the period January to August 1977. Much of the new talent took the opportunity to move on to Marvel and DC. By the 1980s, Charlton was in decline. The comic-book industry
1474-621: A different name: T. W. O. Charles Company , in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut . The comic-book line was a division of Charlton Publications , which published magazines (most notably song-lyric magazines), puzzle books, and briefly, books, under the imprints Monarch and Gold Star . It had its own distribution company, Capital Distribution . Charlton Comics published a wide variety of genres , including crime , science fiction , Western , horror , war , and romance comics , as well as talking animal and superhero titles. The company
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#17330851940331608-629: A major character in the DC Universe . It was revealed that he was responsible for the Flashpoint event, creating The New 52 timeline/universe in the process, a factor that removed 10 years of DC characters' history. That led him to become one of the main characters in the Doomsday Clock miniseries, published from 2017 to 2019. Doctor Manhattan made his first live-action debut in the 2009 film Watchmen , played by Billy Crudup . He also appeared in
1742-481: A mask to hide her identity, and a firearm to better fight. This parallels her father's, the Comedian , change from a gaudy yellow clown suit to light leather armor with a mask to cover his scar and a variety of guns. After watching them leave, Sally picks up an old photograph of the Minutemen, which includes the Comedian, and kisses his half of the picture as tears roll down her face. The 2012 miniseries Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre revealed that Laurie got her start as
1876-404: A massive explosion, which has produced a fog of tachyon particles that obscures the immediate past and future to Doctor Manhattan. Meanwhile, after tracing the energy signature of the explosion to Mars, many of Earth's superheroes travel in several spaceships to Mars for a confrontation with the suspected perpetrator. However, Batman believes that they are being "played," as he is unsure if they have
2010-406: A matter of seconds and remains unharmed. He is capable of altering his size depending on his needs, for example, reconstructing himself in a much bigger form. He can hurl huge objects effortlessly with his hands. He is also unable to exhaust himself. Jon has complete awareness of and control over atomic and subatomic particles. He is also an omnikinetic. He does not need air, water, food, or sleep, and
2144-494: A mere thought (seen when he did so to fleeing soldiers during the Vietnam War) and generate impenetrable force fields. He can transmute, create, and destroy matter as well as transmute his body to any of a vast array of elemental compounds and form them to his will. He can alter the shapes and consistencies of these elements and combine them to form complex compounds. Additionally, he can shape parts and portions of his body instead of
2278-537: A mysterious man who lifted a car over his head, Doctor Manhattan leaves and witnesses the first appearance of the Golden Age Superman. From there, he witnesses the beginnings of Alan Scott/Green Lantern, Jay Garrick /The Flash, Hawkman , Atom , Doctor Fate , Sandman , Spectre , and Hourman , and the formation of the Justice Society of America . Doctor Manhattan then sees a different timeline where Superman
2412-423: A number of reprints and changing his company name to Charlton Media Group . Most of Charlton's line of action heroes were acquired in 1983 for $ 5000 a character by Paul Levitz at DC Comics , as a gift to managing editor and former Charlton editor Dick Giordano . These "Action Hero" characters were proposed to be used in the landmark Watchmen miniseries written by Alan Moore , but DC then chose to save
2546-480: A personal dislike for superheroes and wanted to keep them in a pulplike realm of relative believability, all the characters in his Action Hero line, except for Captain Atom, were ordinary humans which used their skills and talents instead of superpowers. The company also developed a reputation as a place for new talent to break into comics; examples include Jim Aparo , Dennis O'Neil and Sam Grainger . As well, Charlton in
2680-523: A place among those people and start a new life. But at some point, his visions showed him an arms race among metahumans that caused an incoming " World War III ", leading Manhattan to have a confrontation with Superman , and then he saw "nothing". This revelation led Manhattan to modify the DC Universe's mainstream timeline to fix the fissures caused by the several Crises across the Multiverse ; unaware it
2814-472: A post-human god. Media analysts consider his characterization within the novel to be a key exploration of the tension between absolute power and the morality of its usage, and a commentary on American exceptionalism on the world stage in the late 20th century. Doctor Manhattan later appeared in the Before Watchmen comic book prequel. In 2016, as part of DC Comics' Rebirth relaunch , Manhattan became
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#17330851940332948-457: A remarkably faithful rendition of the then-current CBS-TV series, bowed in 1970 but ran for only seven issues. Both the Abbott and Costello and Hee Haw comics were discontinued in the summer of 1971, although Charlton's Hee Haw was revamped for general audiences as a 50-cent magazine, printed in black-and-white with cast photos and jokes supplemented by advertising. The last of the comedy vehicles
3082-635: A result of these capabilities, Jon becomes central to the United States Cold War strategy of deterrence. He is also capable of manipulating reality as he sees fit through the use of time manipulation, as seen when he erased ten years from the DC Universe when Barry Allen tried to bring his original universe back to normal. Jon's intervention caused The New 52 timeline to be formed, within which most superheroes are younger and less experienced, and most of them lose their most important relationships before they begin. However, despite his immense power, he
3216-428: A retirement home—and Laurie tells her mother that she has realized the truth about her father. The issue is put to rest for Laurie, who accepts that the situation between her mother and the Comedian is too complicated, and she forgives her. "Sam and Sandra" leave soon afterward, indicating that they will continue to adventure, although Laurie expresses the wish for a better superhero identity: leather for better protection,
3350-634: A small number of recurring characters and features, including "The American Eagle", " Shotgun Harker and the Chicken ", " The Devil's Brigade ", " The Iron Corporal ", and " The Lonely War of Capt. Willy Schultz ". Army War Heroes and Marine War Heroes depicted stories based on actual Medal of Honor recipients. Space War , first created in 1959 became Fightin' 5 in 1964. With the mid-1960s fad for James Bond secret agents such as Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Charlton turned their Vietnam veteran Mike Hammer hardboiled detective Sarge Steel into
3484-740: A special agent after the sixth issue, later renaming the comic Secret Agent . Charlton threw itself into the resurgent horror comics genre during this period with such titles as Ghostly Tales , The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves , and Ghost Manor . It also created a pair of identical horror-movie magazines: Horror Monsters (1961–1964) and Mad Monsters (1961–1965). Additionally, Charlton produced comics based on monsters featured in motion pictures such as Konga , Gorgo and Reptilicus . Charlton continued its commitment to romance comics with such new titles as Career Girl Romances , Hollywood Romances (later to change its name to For Lovers Only ), and Time for Love . In 1965, Charlton revived
3618-469: A staff of artists who included its future managing editor, Dick Giordano . Others (staff or freelance) who eventually worked with Charlton included Vince Alascia , Jon D'Agostino , Sam Glanzman , Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio , Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas , and Sal Trapani . The primary writer was the remarkably prolific Joe Gill . The same year the company created an in-house comics department, where comics would make up 25% of Charlton. The company began
3752-462: A stylized image of a hydrogen atom. He did this during preparations by the military for his unveiling to the general public. They presented him with a hat as a part of his uniform that had a group of crossed ellipses on it, intended to look like an atom but Jon did not see the resemblance. He replaced it with a symbol of his own, saying that if he were to have a symbol it should at least be one that he respects. As Doctor Manhattan, his costume started as
3886-459: A subatomic level. He is later given the tongue-in-cheek moniker Doctor Manhattan by the United States government, due to his limitless destructive potential. As he explores the extent of his powers, Jon grows increasingly distant in his personal life, as well as his understanding of the human experience. Jon's de-humanization as a function of his newfound omnipotence has led many to liken him to
4020-419: A super-hero being trained by her mother to continue the family legacy, before running away from home at the age of 16 and relocating to San Francisco with her boyfriend. In the 2018 miniseries Doomsday Clock , it is revealed that seven years after the events of Watchmen , "Sam and Sandra Hollis" have a daughter together. They also adopt Clark, the son of two costumed villains, Mime and Marionette. After jailing
4154-581: A superhero when the Keene Act of 1977 forced all but government-sponsored superheroes to retire. After retiring, Laurie lived with Manhattan for almost 20 years. However, their relationship became strained, owing to Manhattan's growing disconnection with humanity. Laurie eventually left him and moved in with Dan Dreiberg, a.k.a. the second Nite Owl , and the two soon became romantically involved. Dreiberg and Laurie decided to don their old costumes and take Dreiberg's airship Archie out. During their flight, they found
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4288-669: A weakness as their old equipment was stuck in the past, while other companies used more modern equipment that was faster, had higher quality and was more efficient, which contributed to their decline and fall. In 2000, Charlton Spotlight , a fanzine devoted to Charlton, began publication. In 2014, comics writers Mort Todd , Paul Kupperberg , and Roger McKenzie founded a revival imprint named Charlton Neo, which relied heavily on crowdfunding , and printed stories featuring Charlton characters and titles not owned by DC. In May 2017, AC Comics announced that they had entered into an agreement to bring print versions of Charlton Neo's comics to
4422-709: A wide expansion of its comics line, which included notoriously gory horror comics (the principal title being Steve Ditko 's The Thing! ). In 1954–55, it acquired a stable of comic-book properties from the defunct Superior Comics, Mainline Publications , St. John Publications , and most significantly, Fawcett Publications , which was shutting down its Fawcett Comics division. Charlton continued publishing two of Fawcett's horror books— This Magazine Is Haunted and Strange Suspense Stories —initially using unpublished material from Fawcett's inventory. Artistic chores were then handed to Ditko, whose moody, individualistic touch came to dominate Charlton's supernatural line. Beset by
4556-411: Is demonstrated when the relationship ends, and Doctor Manhattan leaves Earth. This is also due to evidence coming to light that a number of those who were once close to him, including his former girlfriend Janey Slater, have come down with terminal cancer. Manhattan feels that he poses a threat to others, and he exiles himself to Mars, stating "I am tired of Earth, these people. I'm tired of being caught in
4690-655: Is discovered that Veidt framed Manhattan. It was part of his plot to avert World War III by attacking New York with an engineered monster, killing half of the city in the process. Although Manhattan and Laurie return too late to stop Veidt, they teleport to his base in Antarctica to confront him. Veidt tries to disintegrate Manhattan, only to have Manhattan restore himself more quickly than Veidt expected. Upon seeing that Veidt's plan has averted war, Manhattan realizes that exposing him would be too dangerous for life on Earth and agrees to remain silent. Rorschach leaves intending to expose
4824-478: Is immortal. He can teleport himself and others over limitless distances. He is capable of true flight, although he uses only levitation in most of his appearances. Due to his perception of time, he sees the past, present, and future simultaneously. Jon can phase any part of his body through solid objects without damaging them, produce multiple copies of himself that function independently of each other, project destructive energy, instantaneously disintegrate people with
4958-631: Is pulled away. Superman acknowledges Jor-El's warnings even as he rejects his misanthropy. All of which was to test the will and hope of the two major heroes of the DC Universes. During the events of Heroes in Crisis , Batman suspects that the massacre in Sanctuary might be related to Manhattan's actions. This theory was later proven to be partially true, as Wally gets in contact with Metron 's Mobius Chair, which grants him part of Manhattan's powers. During
5092-463: Is studying a blood-stained smiley face button left embedded within the wall of the Batcave . When Thawne picks up the button, he is briefly teleported away, returning with the left half of his body charred to the bone. Just before his death, he claims to have seen "God." Using the cosmic treadmill to chase after the radiation emitted from the button in the timestream, Batman and Barry discover Thawne as he
5226-575: Is the one who has been tampering with reality and that he also caused the death of Jonathan and Martha Kent. Manhattan expects Superman to attack him, but Superman instead protects him from Pozhar and then tells him that he should use his powers for good. Manhattan is inspired by Superman's heroism and his pivotal role in the fabric of reality; he undoes part of his actions, restoring much of the pre-New 52 timelines. Many characters are brought back into existence, including Superman's parents. Manhattan also goes back in time and changes Carver Colman's future for
5360-559: Is unlikely, Doctor Manhattan's teleportation abilities seemingly could be achieved through quantum tunnelling , should Doctor Manhattan have control over his probability wave functions. The character of Doctor Manhattan invokes thought on the philosophy of metaphysics. There are various themes addressed throughout the Watchmen series from philosophy of time and eternalism , to determinism and its relationship to ethics , to addressing questions such as "What does it mean to be human?" and "Do
5494-706: The Bohr model ) of hydrogen , which he put on himself, declining a helmet with the atom symbol . Jonathan Osterman is born in 1929 to a Jewish-American family of German descent. He plans to follow in his father's footsteps as a watchmaker, but when the U.S. drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima , his father declares his profession outdated and forces Jon to work toward a career studying nuclear physics . This turning point foreshadows Doctor Manhattan's "exterior" perception of time as predetermined and all things within it as so determined, including Manhattan's reactions and emotions. Jon attends Princeton University and graduates with
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5628-574: The Convergence caused by Brainiac and Telos restored the Multiverse, bringing back the pre-Flashpoint timeline. Doctor Manhattan used Abra Kadabra to trap Wally West within the Speed Force, and this modification in the timeline also caused the other speedsters Jesse Quick , Bart Allen , Jay Garrick , and Max Mercury to be removed from history and trapped in the Speed Force. However Wally West
5762-591: The Ghostly titles, now including Ghostly Haunts . Other Bronze Age Charlton horror titles included Haunted , Midnight Tales , and Scary Tales . In 1973, Charlton debuted the gothic romance title Haunted Love , but this same period saw the mass cancellation of almost all of Charlton's vast stable of traditional romance titles, including such long-running series as; Sweethearts , Romantic Secrets , Romantic Story , I Love You , Teen-Age Love , Just Married , and Teen Confessions , all of which dated from
5896-636: The Golden Age by preventing Alan Scott from getting his powers and helping form the JSA , in the process erasing the Legion of Super-Heroes as well. He remained indifferent to a survivor who avoided erasure. In the last Watchmen issue, Manhattan claimed that "nothing ends" despite Ozymandias succeeding in his plan for world peace. But in Doomsday Clock , Manhattan withdrew from what he previously said after witnessing
6030-484: The Vietnam War , which allows Nixon to repeal the 22nd Amendment and serve up to five terms. Far from solving underlying international tensions, Manhattan's presence exacerbates them while stifling their expression, which inevitably builds toward disaster. The entire plot of Watchmen occurs during the countdown to a nuclear war. Manhattan spends much of his time conducting research. He is single-handedly responsible for
6164-418: The film and the comic . Kakalios explained that the intrinsic field has a basis in reality in that it is a representation of a collection of electromagnetic , and strong and weak nuclear forces . Kakalios explained that if a being were able to manipulate matter, such a being would have complete control over these three forces; hence, the "intrinsic field" would exist. Kakalios also explained that while it
6298-587: The 1950s. In the mid-1970s, a brief resurgence of talent occurred, energized by Cuti, artist Joe Staton , and the " CPL Gang " – a group of writer/artist comics fans including John Byrne , Roger Stern , Bob Layton , and Roger Slifer , who had all worked on the fanzine Contemporary Pictorial Literature . Charlton began publishing such new titles as E-Man , Midnight Tales , and Doomsday + 1 . The CPL Gang also produced an in-house fanzine called Charlton Bullseye , which published, among other things, commissioned but previously unpublished material; including
6432-457: The 2009 film Watchmen , in which they were played by Carla Gugino and Malin Åkerman , respectively. An older version of Laurie Juspeczyk, now known as Laurie Blake , appeared in the 2019 limited television Watchmen , played by Jean Smart . The first Silk Spectre was a frizzy-haired, redheaded former waitress and burlesque dancer Sally Jupiter (her real last name was Juspeczyk , which she changed to hide her Polish ancestry). She assumed
6566-574: The 2019 limited television series Watchmen , played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II , with his original form played by Darrell Snedeger. Doctor Manhattan is partially based on DC Comics ' Captain Atom , although he has more in common with Gold Key Comics ' Solar . In Moore's original proposal, Captain Atom was surrounded by the shadow of a nuclear threat. However, Moore found he could do more with Manhattan as "a supreme super-hero" than he ever could have done with Captain Atom. Moore sought to delve into nuclear physics and quantum mechanics in constructing
6700-519: The Batman Who Laughs to transplant himself into the body, transforming the villain into "The Darkest Knight" to create a Multiverse consisting of chaos. Doctor Manhattan's body is humanoid, and his build is tall and muscular. His height and relative size vary depending on his needs but generally remain above 1.83 m (6.0 ft) tall. He is completely blue (altering his shade and luminosity at will) and has no hair. On his forehead, he has etched
6834-875: The Captain Atom character in Strange Suspense Stories numbers 75, 76, and 77, reprinting the Steve Ditko-illustrated stories that had originally appeared in Space Adventures in the early 1960s. Retitling the comic, Captain Atom Volume 2 #78 (cover dated Dec. 1965), Charlton began publishing newly created stories by Ditko of the superhero. In 1967, Ditko stopped working at Marvel and returned to Charlton full-time. After his celebrated stint at Marvel, he had grown disenchanted with that company and his Spider-Man collaborator, writer-editor Stan Lee . Having
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#17330851940336968-417: The Comedian for fear of damaging the group's image. More celebrity than vigilante, Silk Spectre provided a cover for Hooded Justice's homosexuality by being his glamorous girlfriend. In an interview, she admitted that she didn't really like The Silhouette , a.k.a. Ursula Zandt, who had often pestered her about her Polish heritage, but later expressed regret that she was expelled from the group simply because she
7102-473: The Connective and Crisis Energies to create an "Anti-Crisis". The event also features the "Final Bruce Wayne," an amalgamated version of Batman and Doctor Manhattan created when an alternate-universe Batman recreates the accident that transformed Doctor Manhattan into a god-like being. The Batman Who Laughs was able to capture this alternate and extract his brain before he could properly harness his powers, allowing
7236-513: The DC Universe looking for a place among them, but that he saw a vision of "the most hopeful among them. Heading toward [him]. Now hopeless," and then nothing in the future thereafter. Doctor Manhattan returns the team to the funhouse. He returns to Mars, reflecting on a vision set one month in his future: a confrontation with Superman that may result in Superman destroying Doctor Manhattan or Doctor Manhattan destroying everything. On Mars, looking at
7370-420: The DC Universe's citizens losing their faith in their heroes, now affirming that "everything ends". His sole interest was in the moment Superman was to punch at him; a moment he couldn't see past. In irony, Manhattan was the antithesis of Superman, being a human who had lost all senses of humanity; while Superman was an alien who embodied the best of humanity. When the foretold moment came, Manhattan revealed he
7504-588: The Green Lantern and the formation of the JSA, to see how the changes affect Superman. In doing this, Doctor Manhattan realizes that this universe is not part of the Multiverse, but is the Metaverse, with the Multiverse reacting to the changes within this universe (hence why there have been endless parallel worlds, none at all, 52 universes, and a Dark Multiverse). Having changed history in the Metaverse, Doctor Manhattan created
7638-766: The Modern Comics imprint and sold in bagged sets in department stores (in much the same way Gold Key Comics were published under the Whitman Comics moniker around the same time). None of these measures worked, and in 1984, Charlton Comics suspended publication. In 1985, a final attempt at a revival was spearheaded by new editor T. C. Ford with a direct-to-market Charlton Bullseye Special . Later that same year, though, Charlton Comics went out of business; Charlton Publications followed suit in 1991, and its building and presses were demolished in 1999. Editor Robin Snyder oversaw
7772-507: The Navy ), Ghostly Haunts (originally Ghost Manor ), Ghostly Tales (originally Blue Beetle vol. 3), I Love You (originally In Love ), and Sweethearts (originally Fawcett 's Captain Midnight ). Al Fago left in the mid-1950s, and was succeeded by his assistant, Pat Masulli , who remained in the position for 10 years. Masulli oversaw a plethora of new romance titles, including
7906-527: The New 52 Universe, and as he witnesses the first appearance of the New 52 Superman, he is confronted by Wally West of the Pre-Flashpoint Universe, who briefly escapes the Speed Force to warn him that he knows what Doctor Manhattan did and that the heroes of the DC Universe will stop him, before being dragged back into the Speed Force. Doctor Manhattan likens Wally's appearance to the Metaverse fighting back at
8040-554: The Owlship to the quantum tunnel, accompanied by Rorschach II, Marionette, and Mime, Veidt follows the electron trail left by Doctor Manhattan to the DC Universe where they land in Gotham City . Later, it is revealed that Doctor Manhattan is responsible for preventing the Comedian's death by teleporting him to the DC Universe. Doctor Manhattan recalls various events in which he indirectly killed Alan Scott and thus brought about changes in
8174-475: The Silver Age, Charlton, like Marvel and DC, published war comics . Notable titles included the "Fightin'" line of Fightin' Air Force , Fightin' Army , Fightin' Marines , and Fightin' Navy ; the "Attack" line of Army Attack and Submarine Attack ; Battlefield Action ; D-Day , U.S. Air Force Comics , and War Heroes . Though primarily anthologies of stories about 20th-century warfare, they included
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#17330851940338308-559: The Watchmen group away, separating them from Batman and Joker . He tells Ozymandias that he isn't returning to their world as he's in the middle of something. He reveals that he didn't kill Marionette in the robbery years back, because he saw what her child would do and that she is pregnant again. He also reveals that Ozymandias lied to Rorschach about having cancer, so Ozymandias admits to Rorschach that he deceived him and used him for his help. Doctor Manhattan then tells everyone that he came to
8442-464: The Western title Tim McCoy , and Pictorial Love Stories . The company used a second-hand press originally used for printing cereal boxes. These large presses were very costly to both stop and start, which only happened twice a year when they had to be cleaned, and so they started publishing comics as a mean to keep the presses going. After the entry into the comic business, the company's first comic book
8576-493: The animated film, Watchmen Chapter I . Katee Sackhoff voices the second Silk Spectre, Laurie Juspeczyk and Adrienne Barbeau voices the original Silk Spectre, Sally Jupiter. Silk Spectre II appears in a cutscene in Watchmen: The End Is Nigh , voiced by Andrea Baker . Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under
8710-413: The area is haunted. After a series of partial bodily appearances, it becomes apparent that Jon is progressively re-forming himself. Each time, the appearance lasts for only a few seconds: first a disembodied nervous system including the brain and eyes; then a circulatory system; and then a partially muscled skeleton. Jon eventually reappears as a tall, muscular, hairless, naked, blue-skinned man, glowing with
8844-457: The argument after the shocking realization that her father is Blake, a man she despised for sexually assaulting her mother. Manhattan is amazed by the improbable events that occurred to result in the birth of Laurie, a chain of events he sees as a stunning "thermodynamic miracle." Realizing that such a miracle can apply to any living thing on Earth, Manhattan is persuaded to return to protect humanity, rather than disregarding it as insignificant. It
8978-440: The artwork the company had bought from Fawcett Comics , in addition to printing presses and typesetting machines. Several issues of comics were destroyed, and some titles abandoned completely. Due to the shutdown following the flood, the comics were outsourced to outside presses for some months. Superheroes were a minor part of the company. At the beginning, Charlton's main characters were Yellowjacket , not to be confused with
9112-504: The beginning of his declining humanity. Over time, he sheds uniform bit by bit. By the end of the 1970s, he refuses to wear anything at all except during mandatory public appearances. Dr. Manhattan's presence tips the balance of the Cold War in the West's favor, and as a result, U.S. foreign policy becomes more militaristic. At President Richard Nixon 's request, he secures an American victory in
9246-459: The better. He then goes back to the Watchmen universe, bringing Rorschach and Ozymandias with him. Manhattan saves his Earth by making all nuclear weapons disappear. Afterward, he takes Mime and Marionette's infant son with him and proceeds to raise him on his own, so he will become their planet's equivalent to Superman. His final thought wanders to what his life could have been if he had not become Doctor Manhattan: Janey convinces him to not retrieve
9380-424: The blue character Rogue Trooper , and reused the blue skin motif for Doctor Manhattan as it visualised electrical or atomic energy while still resembling human skin tonally and "reading as Jon Osterman’s skin would’ve read, but in a different hue." Moore incorporated color into the story, and Gibbons noted the rest of the comic's color scheme made Manhattan unique. Moore recalled that he was unsure if DC would allow
9514-478: The boy—whom he has named Clark—to be adopted by the former Nite Owl and Silk Spectre. During the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal , Wally West reveals Doctor Manhattan's energy is Connective Energy, and after he restored the DC Universe, the Quintessence's members used that same energy against Perpetua. The Batman Who Laughs takes Wally prisoner to get Manhattan's powers, but Wonder Woman suggests using both
9648-478: The brunette Laurie knew Laurence Schexnayder was not her real father, and she always believed, incorrectly, that her real father was Hooded Justice. Laurie Juspeczyk is a liberal-thinking, modern woman. She is vocal in her feminist and humanitarian concerns, and is quite a conditioned fighter. At the start of the story, she is shown to have a strained relationship with her mother. Driven by the memories of her own experience, Sally tries to keep Laurie from knowing some of
9782-414: The changes done to it, an innate hope that fights back to the surface. He returns to Carver Colman on June 8, 1954, 10 seconds before he is killed by his mother, and he thinks about the future he sees where Superman attacks him, believing that he will either die by Superman's hands or destroy the Metaverse. Back to the present day, Doctor Manhattan returns to Earth and ponders that he is a being of inaction on
9916-438: The character of Doctor Manhattan. He believed a character living in a quantum universe would not perceive time from a linear perspective, which would influence the character's perception of human affairs. Moore also wanted to avoid creating an emotionless character like Spock from Star Trek , so he allowed Doctor Manhattan to retain "human habits", but eventually grow away from them and humanity in general. Gibbons had created
10050-501: The characters for other uses. Moore instead developed new characters loosely based on them. The Charlton characters were incorporated into DC's main superhero line, starting in the epic Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries of 1985. Charlton's original strength, doing everything in-house, like art, lettering, editorial, printing, packaging and distribution, had helped them survive when America's largest distributor, American News Company , closed its doors. But this gradually turned into
10184-451: The child being Laurie, Dr. Manhattan realized the miracle and value of human life and agreed to save the planet. The pair returned to earth, only to find half of New York City destroyed by Ozymandias' creature. They then teleport to Ozymandias' lair in Antarctica , where Laurie attempts to shoot Ozymandias, only to be thwarted by Ozymandias' untried ability to catch bullets . After realizing that Ozymandias' plan had worked, and that, despite
10318-520: The circulation slump that swept the industry towards the end of the 1950s, Haunted struggled for another two years, published bimonthly until May 1958. Strange Suspense Stories ran longer, lasting well into the 1960s before "giving up the ghost" in 1965. Charlton published a wide line of romance titles, particularly after it acquired the Fawcett line, which included the romance comics Sweethearts , Romantic Secrets , and Romantic Story . Sweethearts
10452-458: The company's last Captain Atom story. Also during this period, most of Charlton's titles began sporting painted covers. Early in 1975, Cuti, already writing freelance for the company in addition to his staff duties, quit to write freelance exclusively for Charlton when its line expanded to include black-and-white magazines in addition to the King Features and Hanna-Barbera franchised titles. He
10586-673: The company's staples, particularly cartoon characters from Hanna-Barbera ( The Flintstones , The Jetsons , Top Cat , Korg: 70,000 B.C. , others). Charlton took over publication of a number of King Features Syndicate characters from that company's short-lived King Comics , including Beetle Bailey , Blondie Comics , Flash Gordon , Jungle Jim , The Phantom , and Popeye . Charlton also published Bullwinkle and Rocky , and Hoppity Hooper , based on Jay Ward Productions ' Hoppity Hooper , and Rocky and His Friends/The Bullwinkle Show . Charlton dabbled occasionally in adaptations of live-action TV comedies. The most successful
10720-413: The creators to depict the character as fully nude, which partially influenced how they portrayed the character. Gibbons wanted to tastefully depict Manhattan's nudity, selecting carefully when full frontal shots would occur and giving him "understated" genitals—like a classical sculpture—so the reader would not initially notice it. Dr. Manhattan's forehead is marked with the atomic structure (specifically
10854-515: The destruction of the last of the Flashpoint timeline, prompting Bruce not to respond to the Bat-Signal the following night. Manhattan also saves Jor-El from the destruction of Krypton before conditioning him to see only the very worst of humanity. Jor-El assumes the identity of Mister Oz and tries to convince his son Kal-El, or Superman , to abandon Earth. However, when Jor-El begins to realize that he has been pushing against his son too far, he
10988-452: The direct-sales comic shop market, starting with Charlton Arrow #1 in September. The Charlton Arrow , an anthology series featuring many Charlton characters, was the company's main product and only title sold in stores, but the company ran a number of other titles through mail-order and digital sales. In January 2018, citing poor sales and "a variety of financial calamities," Todd launched
11122-427: The equivalent of sleeping with an H-bomb . Drawn to him from the moment she first saw him, Laurie worked with Doctor Manhattan in some of his various domestic assignments, including the suppression of riots during the police strike of 1977. Never exactly happy being a vigilante and not happy with the government taking advantage with her relationship with the superhuman Manhattan, Laurie was more than pleased to quit being
11256-690: The era, frequently changed the titles of their comics, rather than start new ones at number 1 (a new publication required a new postal permit, while an existing publication that just changed its name could use its existing permit). Notable examples of this practice include the titles Billy the Kid (originally Masked Raider ), Blue Beetle vol. 2 (originally The Thing! ), Blue Beetle vol. 3 (originally Unusual Tales ), Fightin' Air Force (originally Never Again ), Fightin' Army (originally Soldier and Marine Comics ), Fightin' Marines (originally The Texan ), Fightin' Navy (originally Don Winslow of
11390-468: The events of Doomsday Clock , seven years after the events set in the Watchmen universe, Ozymandias (Adrian Veidt) is determined to find Doctor Manhattan to restore the world from the chaos after his previous plan for world peace was exposed by Rorschach 's journal. Veidt narrates that he can track Doctor Manhattan because Doctor Manhattan leaks electrons as his intrinsic field were stripped during his initial accident and an event caused by Veidt. Using
11524-596: The following year, and in 1940, founded the T.W.O. Charles Company, eventually moving its headquarters to Derby. Charlton purchased the company Song Lyrics, Inc., which published Song Hits magazine and was owned by Lyle Engel in 1949. Following the adoption of the Charlton Comics name in 1946, the company over the next five years acquired material from freelance editor and comics packager Al Fago (brother of former Timely Comics editor Vincent Fago ). Charlton additionally published Merry Comics , Cowboy Western ,
11658-654: The future co-creator of Marvel Comics ' Spider-Man , Steve Ditko . (After the mid-1980s demise of Charlton, Captain Atom went on to become a stalwart of the DC stable, as would Blue Beetle, the old Fox Comics superhero revived by Gill and artists Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico as a campy, comedic character in Blue Beetle #1 [June 1964].) Charlton also had moderate success with Son of Vulcan , its answer to Marvel's Thor , in Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46 (May 1965). During
11792-576: The harsher realities of the crime fighting life. For example, she did not allow her to read the Hollis Mason ( Nite-Owl I) autobiography Under the Hood (which included mention of The Comedian's sexual assault on Sally, something Laurie knew nothing of). Sally acted like an agent for her daughter, picking out her costume, and chauffeuring her to "Crimebusters" meetings. After the first of these meetings, Laurie met The Comedian outside, who complimented her for being
11926-497: The heroes realize that Doctor Manhattan is not invulnerable and destroy him. However, the superheroes watch in shock as Doctor Manhattan reconstitutes himself before he attacks and incapacitates them. As he incapacitates the remaining heroes, Doctor Manhattan recounts the first time he arrived in the DC Universe on April 18, 1938. He meets Carver Colman. As they talk in a diner, Doctor Manhattan sees all moments of Carver's future until his death before April 19, 1955. Overhearing news of
12060-446: The hope personified in the heroes of the DC Universe and that they will "prove [him] wrong". His meddling with the DC Universe to satisfy his curiosity shows extreme apathy. He has altered the timeline so much, that several events and people were altered or wiped out. However, thanks to the Convergence , Wally West and Superman , much of the damage was undone, though Manhattan wasn't deterred from continuing his experiment. He erased
12194-536: The hugely popular Ditko back helped prompt Charlton editor Giordano to introduce the company's "Action Hero" superhero line, with characters including Captain Atom, Ditko's the Question , Gill and artist Pat Boyette 's The Peacemaker , Gill and company art director Frank McLaughlin 's Judomaster , Pete Morisi 's Peter Cannon... Thunderbolt , and Ditko's new "Ted Kord" version of the Blue Beetle. Because Giordano had
12328-416: The identity of Silk Spectre sometime around 1938 at age 18, in order to advance her modeling career. She became a sex symbol by whom criminals didn't mind being caught (or so went her press). She was an action heroine version of a pin-up girl and, even in her old age, she was proud of her sex symbol status, apparently enjoying male attention, as indicated by her reaction to lurid fan letters and her enjoyment of
12462-587: The late 1960s published some of the first manga in America, in Ghost Manor and other titles (thanks to artist Sanho Kim ), and artist Wayne Howard became the industry's first known cover-credited series creator, with the horror-anthology Midnight Tales blurbing "Created by Wayne Howard" on each issue—"a declaration perhaps unique in the industry at the time". Yet by the end of 1967, Charlton's superhero titles had been cancelled, and licensed properties had become
12596-726: The later Marvel character, and Diana the Huntress. In the mid-1950s, Charlton briefly published a Blue Beetle title with new and reprinted stories, and in 1956, several short-lived titles written by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel , such as Mr. Muscles , Zaza the Mystic , and Nature Boy (the latter with artist Mastroserio). The company's most noteworthy period was during the "silver age" of comic books , which had begun with DC Comics ' successful revival of superheroes in 1956. In March 1960, Charlton's science-fiction anthology title Space Adventures introduced Captain Atom , by Gill and
12730-510: The long-running I Love You , Sweetheart Diary , Brides in Love , My Secret Life , and Just Married ; and the teen-oriented romance comics Teen-Age Love , Teen Confessions , and Teen-Age Confidential Confessions . On August 19, 1955, the company was hit hard by a flood . The water was rising so fast that vital office records was all that could be saved. $ 300,000 in paper inventory, plates, mats and original comics artwork were lost, including
12864-435: The loss of several million lives, nuclear war had been averted while also uniting the nations of the world, the heroes (with the exception of Rorschach ) decide that Ozymandias' plan should be kept secret to serve the greater good. Shortly after these events, Laurie and Dan Drieberg adopt new appearances and identities, now calling themselves Sam and Sandra Hollis, and sporting blond hair. They visit Sally Jupiter—now living in
12998-547: The magic used by the Justice League Dark is from the "scraps of Creation." To prove the point that even hope decays, he shows Ronnie Raymond that Professor Martin Stein purposely caused the circumstances where Raymond and Stein merged into Firestorm to learn more about metahumans from the inside. Back on Mars, refusing to believe the events of the past that were shown, Firestorm attacks and harms Doctor Manhattan upon which
13132-416: The pair following an aborted bank robbery, Dr. Manhattan noted that Marionette was pregnant. He sensed that the child had a bright future ahead of him. In order to preserve that future, he took the boy as an infant following his birth in a prison hospital. Dr. Manhattan named him Clark (after Superman ), raised him nearly to his teen years, and after bequeathing Clark his powers and infusing his life force into
13266-567: The planet, brought Clark to the Hollises to raise. Both Silk Spectres have no real superpowers, and are instead expert gymnasts and are experts at hand-to-hand combat. Both Silk Spectre incarnations appear in Watchmen . Malin Åkerman portrays the second Silk Spectre, Laurie Juspeczyk, and Carla Gugino portrays the original Silk Spectre, Sally Jupiter. Haley Guiel portrays a young Laurie Jupiter in flashbacks. Both Silk Spectre incarnations appear in
13400-409: The repaired watch in his lab coat that's inside a test chamber. When he goes inside to retrieve it the test chamber door closes behind him locking him inside. Researchers outside are unable to open the door or override the countdown, and the force of the generator tears Jon to pieces. A series of strange events and ghostly appearances occur over the next few months, leading researchers to speculate that
13534-466: The reverted universe, which not only reversed the age of its inhabitants by ten years but also caused the multiple resurrections of several deceased characters. In the new timeline, Manhattan prevents the last wizard of the Council of Eternity from revealing to Pandora how to open the skull-shaped box , and kills Owlman and Metron after the former tries to access the secrets of the universe. However,
13668-479: The right person. With the heroes surrounding Doctor Manhattan, Martian Manhunter telepathically broadcasts Doctor Manhattan's final vision of Superman to everyone. The heroes believe that Doctor Manhattan is trying to destroy Superman and all of them before Superman destroys him. As Doctor Manhattan easily deals with the attacks by the heroes, he curiously examines and discloses the nature of the emotional spectrum by dissecting Guy Gardner 's power ring and stating that
13802-460: The sale of some properties to their creators, though most of the rights were purchased by Canadian entrepreneur Roger Broughton . He produced several reprint titles under the company name of Avalon Communications and its imprint America's Comics Group (ACG for short, Broughton having also purchased the rights to the defunct American Comics Group properties), and announced plans to restart Charlton Comics. This did not occur beyond its publishing
13936-686: The second Nite Owl. A short time later, Manhattan attends Blake's funeral with Veidt and Dreiberg. He reflects on his association with Blake during the Vietnam War, and senses the presence of former villain, Moloch . During a talk show appearance, a reporter ambushes Manhattan with allegations that he caused cancer in his former associates, including Janey. Seeking solitude, Manhattan transports himself to Mars . The Soviet Union exploits his absence by invading Afghanistan , sparking an international crisis. Eventually, Manhattan brings Laurie to Mars to discuss why he should aid humanity. Laurie inadvertently wins
14070-516: The shift to electric-powered vehicles, and Adrian Veidt credits him with causing a huge leap forward in a myriad of science and technology sectors. As a result, the technology of the alternative 1985 of the Watchmen universe is far more advanced. During the only meeting of the Crimebusters group, Manhattan becomes attracted to Laurie Juspeczyk , the second Silk Spectre. His relationship with Janey ends acrimoniously and he begins dating Laurie. At
14204-407: The spitting image of her mother, but their conversation was broken off quickly by an angry Sally Jupiter. Laurie noted that the Comedian looked sad as he watched them drive away, and felt sorry for him. When Laurie later learned of the sexual assault, she hated The Comedian, though it seems that as time passed, and in a complicated way, Sally was able to come to terms with it, even to the point that she
14338-573: The start of Watchmen , Manhattan works at the Rockefeller Military Research Center, where he lives with Laurie. Rorschach informs them of the murder of Edward Blake, aka the Comedian, and warns them that all former costumed adventurers are being targeted by a "mask killer." Because he works for the U.S. government, Manhattan is exempt from a federal law outlawing costumed heroes. Manhattan dismisses Rorschach by teleporting him outside and encourages Laurie to go out with Dan Dreiberg,
14472-578: The tangle of their lives." His interest in humanity is revived after he witnesses Laurie's epiphany that she is the daughter of the Comedian. It causes him to reflect on the sheer chance that life should come to be in any form, but after the Watchmen fail to prevent Ozymandias's destruction of New York, he departs Earth, commenting that he may explore new life in other parts of the galaxy. In DC Rebirth #1, Pandora accuses her killer — currently thought to be Doctor Manhattan — of believing in skepticism, doubt, and corruption, proclaiming that he cannot understand
14606-539: The timeline. On July 16, 1940, Alan Scott was riding on a train over a collapsing bridge, but he survived by grabbing onto a green lantern. He continues his life, eventually " sitting at a round table wearing a mask " and later testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee but refusing to implicate anyone in his employ. On July 16, 1940, again, Doctor Manhattan moves the green lantern six inches out of his reach so that Alan Scott dies in
14740-418: The train accident and leaves no family behind, as the green lantern is passed through different locations. At a fun house in the present time, Bubastis II begins glowing, so Ozymandias moves him closer to the lantern to let him feed on Doctor Manhattan's temporal energies left on the lantern and thereby force Doctor Manhattan to their current location. Doctor Manhattan immediately proceeds to transport himself and
14874-444: The truth, causing Manhattan to vaporize him. Manhattan decides to depart Earth again, suggesting that he desires to find a galaxy "less complicated than this one." When Veidt asks if his plan worked out in the end, Manhattan replies, "In the end? Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends." After departing from the Watchmen universe, Manhattan was aware of the DC Universe being filled with hope inside humanity and traveled there to find
15008-480: The watch so he is not involved in the incident that would have given him his powers; he marries Janey and they start a family together, having two daughters and a son, living a life without any worry of time. He smiles one last time, believing it to be a nice daydream to live in. Doctor Manhattan then erases himself from existence, transferring his life force to the Planet and his powers to Mime and Marionette's son. He leaves
15142-441: The whole. He can move objects without physically touching them (telekinesis), reverse entropy, repair anything, no matter how damaged. In addition, he has the ability to create life, or so he claims. He also attests to have walked on the surface of the sun. At one point it is stated that, in the event of a nuclear war, he would be capable of destroying Soviet nuclear missiles while at the same time 'destroying' large areas of Russia. As
15276-499: Was My Little Margie , based on the 1952-55 network series starring Gale Storm ; the Charlton version ran for a full 10 years (1954-64, 54 issues) and inspired two spinoffs, My Little Margie's Boy Friends (1955–58, 11 issues) and My Little Margie's Fashions (1959, five issues). Abbott and Costello , debuting in 1968, was based on the syndicated Abbott and Costello animated cartoon series of 1967-68 and ran for 22 issues. Hee Haw ,
15410-514: Was The Partridge Family , based on the then-current ABC-TV sitcom ; launched in 1971, the comic book ran for 21 issues until it was cancelled in 1973. Nicola Cuti made creative improvements to Charlton's line in the early 1970s, which had been referred to as comics' Bronze Age , during which he worked as assistant editor under George Wildman , who was occupied primarily with administrative duties. Cuti brought Mike Zeck , among others, into Charlton's roster of artists, and his writing enlivened
15544-488: Was Yellowjacket , an anthology of superhero and horror stories launched September 1944 under the imprint Frank Comunale Publications, with Ed Levy listed as publisher. Zoo Funnies was published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing; Jack in the Box , under Frank Comunale; and TNT Comics , under Charles Publishing Co. Another imprint was Frank Publications. In 1951, when Al Fago began as an in-house editor, Charlton hired
15678-508: Was a human of average height. He had brown hair and brown eyes. As a physicist, he often wore a suit. Dr. Manhattan, though supremely powerful, suffers from a decreasing ability to relate to normal humans. Perhaps due to his perception of time and realization of the deterministic universe, he begins to show symptoms of apathy. From his radically altered perspective, almost all human concerns appear pointless and without obvious merit. He describes Laurie as his only remaining link to humanity. This
15812-419: Was a lesbian, especially since there were men on the team who were gay (though she did not identify them). In 1947, Sally retired from crime-fighting and married her agent, Laurence Schexnayder, while keeping in touch with Hollis Mason ( Nite Owl ) and Nelson Gardner ( Captain Metropolis ). In 1949, she gave birth to daughter Lauriel Jane Juspeczyk, commonly known as Laurie. It was known to both parents that Laurie
15946-561: Was formed by John Santangelo Sr. and Ed Levy in 1940 as T. W. O. Charles Company, named after the co-founders' two sons, both named Charles, and became Charlton Publications in 1945. In 1931, Italian immigrant John Santangelo Sr., a bricklayer who had started a construction business in White Plains, New York , five years earlier, began what became a highly successful business publishing song-lyric magazines out of nearby Yonkers, New York . Operating in violation of copyright laws, however, he
16080-539: Was in a sales slump, struggling to reinvent a profitable distribution and retail system. Charlton's licensed titles lapsed, its aging presses were deteriorating towards uselessness, and the company did not have the resources to replace them. In 1981, yet another attempt was made at new material, with a comic-book version of Charlton Bullseye serving as a new-talent showcase that actively solicited submissions by comic-book fans, and an attempt at new Ditko-produced titles. A number of 1970s-era titles were also reprinted under
16214-647: Was known for its low-budget practices, often using unpublished material acquired from defunct companies and paying comics creators among the lowest rates in the industry. Charlton was also the last of the American comics publishers still operating to raise its cover prices from 10 to 12 cents in 1962. It was unique among comic-book companies in that it controlled all areas of publishing – from editorial to printing to distribution – rather than working with outside printers and distributors, as did most other publishers. It did so under one roof at its Derby headquarters. The company
16348-459: Was never a member of the JSA and first appeared in 1956 instead (Silver Age/ Earth-1 ). Doctor Manhattan witnesses several variations of the death of Superman's foster parents: Jonathan and Martha Kent , the origins of Superman, and also when a young Superboy met the Legion of Super-Heroes . To appease his curiosity, Doctor Manhattan moves the Green Lantern away from Alan Scott, preventing the creation of
16482-404: Was not Laurence's child, but The Comedian's, from a sexual encounter years after the assault, and this caused conflict in the family, leading the couple to divorce in 1956. While not explicitly stated, it is implied that Sally's second sexual encounter with The Comedian was consensual, and that, despite his earlier attack on her, she did have feelings for him. In the pages of Doomsday Clock , it
16616-733: Was replaced by Bill Pearson , who became assistant editor after promoting Don Newton as the new Phantom artist and writing scripts for that title. Charlton's black-and-white comics magazines were based upon current television series and aimed at older readers. One of these was The Six Million Dollar Man #1–7 (July 1976 – August 1977). Retailing for $ 1, it featured art by Neal Adams ' studio, Continuity Associates , as well as some stories by veteran illustrators Jack Sparling and Win Mortimer . Also published in magazine form were adaptations of The Six Million Dollar Man spinoff The Bionic Woman , Space: 1999 , and Emergency! , as well as
16750-489: Was responsible for erasing Superman's loved ones; however, he was shocked that the punch was meant to knock away a villain behind him. Superman sought only to help and be better, which Manhattan saw as the answer; the entire DC multiverse created new worlds for Superman to be born in every era until the 31st century, when his ideals brought peace. After resorting to the JSA and Legion, Manhattan decided his world and multiverse could use someone like Superman, but Manhattan himself
16884-400: Was revealed that Ozymandias spoke at her funeral. While in an asylum, Reggie Long was taught some of Sally's moves by fellow inmate Mothman where they both heard of her death. Sally pushed her daughter into the "family business of crimefighting." Laurel Jane "Laurie" Juspeczyk never held much interest in becoming her mother's successor, but went along with Sally's wishes anyway. Growing up,
17018-544: Was saved by Barry, therefore initiating the events of DC Rebirth . Doctor Manhattan then kills Pandora after she finally realizes that he was the one responsible for all of the sins for which she had been blamed. Barry and Batman later began investigating the unknown force behind these changes, learning from Lilith Clay that "Manhattan" was a prominent thought in Kadabra's mind when he claimed responsibility for removing Wally from history. Eobard Thawne attacks Batman as he
17152-514: Was sentenced in 1934 to a year and a day at New Haven County Jail in New Haven, Connecticut , near Derby, where his wife and he by then lived. In jail, he met Waterbury, Connecticut attorney Ed Levy, with whom he began legitimate publishing in 1935, acquiring permissions to reproduce lyrics in such magazines as Hit Parade and Big Song Magazine . Santangelo and Levy opened a printing plant in Waterbury
17286-627: Was the comic world's first monthly romance title (debuting in 1948), and Charlton continued publishing it until 1973. Charlton had launched its first original romance title in 1951, True Life Secrets , but that series only lasted until 1956. Charlton also picked up a number of Western titles from the defunct Fawcett Comics line, including Gabby Hayes Western , Lash LaRue Western , Monte Hale Western , Rocky Lane Western . Six-Gun Heroes , Tex Ritter Western , Tom Mix Western , and Western Hero . Seeking to save money on second-class postage permits, Charlton, like many comic-book publishers of
17420-563: Was the doing of Perpetua to free herself from the Source Wall . However, those actions would not get the expected result and would lead to the creation of The New 52 . During the events of Flashpoint , Manhattan deceived Pandora into convincing Barry Allen to merge three separate timelines (the DC Universe , the Wildstorm Universe, and select Vertigo titles) to create Prime Earth. The merger enabled him to erase ten years from
17554-440: Was too detached from his humanity; so, he would need to raise a child and impart his powers to him. To this end, he raises Clark Maez, Mime, and Marionette's son, before leaving him to be adopted by his former teammates. Jon is the only character in Watchmen to possess superpowers. Throughout Watchmen , he is shown to be absolutely powerful and invulnerable to all harm; even when his body is disintegrated, he can reconstruct it in
17688-470: Was trying to reach "God." Upon reaching the unseen figure, Thawne boosted his ability to exist as a paradox before he was vaporized by Manhattan, leaving only the button behind. Sometime later, Manhattan picks up the button as he recalls his dialogue with Laurie. Manhattan puts Bruce Wayne in contact with the Flashpoint Thomas Wayne , who tells his son not to become Batman before his "death" and
17822-533: Was unable to erase or permanently kill Eobard Thawne , the Reverse-Flash. In the DC Universe, Manhattan's power is revealed to be Connective Energy, the opposite of Crisis Energy. In the 2009 film adaptation Watchmen , physics professor James Kakalios of the University of Minnesota was used as a scientific consultant, and shed light on the potential scientific explanations of Doctor Manhattan's powers both in
17956-505: Was willing to defend The Comedian from Laurie's derogatory remarks after he was murdered (as Laurie was born after an affair with The Comedian). At the same Crimebuster's meeting, Laurie met Doctor Manhattan, and the two quickly became attracted to one another, to his long-time girlfriend Janey Slater's anger. Shortly afterwards, 16-year-old Laurie became involved with thirty-something Doctor Manhattan , something her mother did not approve of, likening Laurie's relationship with Manhattan to being
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