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Watchmen comic books issue 1

  • Issue #1
    Watchmen (1986) 1
    Published Sep 1986 by DC.
    Auction opens May 13
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    • Signed by Dave Gibbons on 5/19/17
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    Alan Moore's classic take on the superhero genre. Widely considered to be one of the greatest stories in modern comics history. Art by Dave Gibbons. 1st appearance Rorschach, Ozymandias, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre & Nite Owl. Death of the Comedian. Cover price $1.50.

  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Minutemen (2012) 1A

    Cover by Darwyn Cooke (W) Darwyn Cooke, Len Wein (A) Darwyn Cooke, John Higgins 'Little did we know that poor boy would lead to the end of us all.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

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    $10 Before Watchmen Minutemen #1 Comic Book 2012 NM 1st Print Darwyn Cooke
    $40 Before Watchmen Comic Bundle (5)
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  • Issue #1B
    Before Watchmen Minutemen (2012) 1B

    Limited 1 for 25 Cover by Michael Golden (W) Darwyn Cooke, Len Wein (A) Darwyn Cooke, John Higgins 'Little did we know that poor boy would lead to the end of us all.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1C
    Before Watchmen Minutemen (2012) 1C
    Auction opens May 6
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    • Lee Variant Cover.
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    Limited 1 for 200 Variant Cover by Jim Lee (W) Darwyn Cooke, Len Wein (A) Darwyn Cooke, John Higgins 'Little did we know that poor boy would lead to the end of us all.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #1COMBO
    Before Watchmen Minutemen (2012) 1COMBO

    Originally polybagged with a download code for a digital copy of this issue. Cover by Darwyn Cooke (W) Darwyn Cooke, Len Wein (A) Darwyn Cooke, John Higgins 'Little did we know that poor boy would lead to the end of us all.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $4.99.


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  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Comedian (2012) 1A

    Cover by J. G. Jones (W) Brian Azzarello, Len Wein (A) J. G. Jones, John Higgins 'I'm a funny guy...' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

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  • Issue #1B
    Before Watchmen Comedian (2012) 1B

    Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Eduardo Risso (W) Brian Azzarello, Len Wein (A) J. G. Jones, John Higgins 'I'm a funny guy...' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1COMBO
    Before Watchmen Comedian (2012) 1COMBO

    Polybagged with a download code for a digital copy of this issue. (W) Brian Azzarello, Len Wein (A) J. G. Jones, John Higgins (CA) J. G. Jones 'I'm a funny guy...' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $4.99.


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  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Rorschach (2012) 1A

    Cover by Lee Bermajo (W) Brian Azzarello, Len Wein (A) Lee Bermajo, John Higgins 'What made you this way?' And don't miss the latest chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup epic from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

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  • Issue #1COMBO
    Before Watchmen Rorschach (2012) 1COMBO

    Originally polybagged with download code for a digital copy of this issue. Cover by Lee Bermajo (W) Brian Azzarello, Len Wein (A) Lee Bermajo, John Higgins 'What made you this way?' And don't miss the latest chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup epic from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $4.99.


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  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Nite Owl (2012) 1A

    (W) J. Michael Straczynski, Len Wein (A) Andy Kubert & Various (CA) Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert 'The hero known to the public only as Nite Owl announced his retirement today.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. Cover price $3.99.

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  • Issue #1B
    Before Watchmen Nite Owl (2012) 1B

    Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Kevin Knowlan (W) J. Michael Straczynski, Len Wein (A) Andy Kubert & Various 'The hero known to the public only as Nite Owl announced his retirement today.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $4.99.

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  • Issue #1COMBO
    Before Watchmen Nite Owl (2012) 1COMBO

    Polybagged with download code for a digital copy of this issue. Cover by Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert (W) J. Michael Straczynski, Len Wein (A) Andy Kubert & Various 'The hero known to the public only as Nite Owl announced his retirement today.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $4.99.


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  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Silk Spectre (2012) 1A

    Cover by Amanda Conner (W) Darwyn Cooke & Various (A) Amanda Conner, John Higgins 'Oh sweetie, you're too young to hate. Wait until you're older and the world gives you a good reason. Trust me, it won't let you down.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. Cover price $3.99.

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    $4 Vertigo Before Watchmen Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #1 VG+
    $6 38596: DC Comics BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE #1 NM- Grade
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  • Issue #1COMBO
    Before Watchmen Silk Spectre (2012) 1COMBO

    Polybagged with download code for a digital copy of this issue. Cover by Amanda Conner (W) Darwyn Cooke & Various (A) Amanda Conner, John Higgins 'Oh sweetie, you're too young to hate. Wait until you're older and the world gives you a good reason. Trust me, it won't let you down.' Plus: Don't miss the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup story by writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. Cover price $4.99.


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    3 days left Auction Before the Watchmen #1's Silk Spectre Minuteman Comedian Dr Manhattan Rorschach

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  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Ozymandias (2012) 1A

    Cover by Jae Lee (W) Len Wein (A) Jae Lee, John Higgins 'I have goals to achieve. Dreams to make come true.' Plus, a new CRIMSON CORSAIR backup feature from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

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    $3 Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1 - VF - 09/2012 - "I Met a Traveler...!"
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  • Issue #1B
    Before Watchmen Ozymandias (2012) 1B

    Limted 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Phil Jimenez (W) Len Wein (A) Jae Lee, John Higgins 'I have goals to achieve. Dreams to make come true.' Plus, a new CRIMSON CORSAIR backup feature from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1COMBO
    Before Watchmen Ozymandias (2012) 1COMBO

    Polybagged with download code for a digital copy of this issue. Cover by Jae Lee (W) Len Wein (A) Jae Lee, John Higgins 'I have goals to achieve. Dreams to make come true.' Plus, a new CRIMSON CORSAIR backup feature from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $4.99.


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  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Dr. Manhattan (2012) 1A

    Cover by Adam Hughes. (W) J. Michael Straczynski, John Higgins. (A) Adam Hughes, John Higgins. 'I watch as a box containing a mystery is lowered into the soil.' And don't miss the latest chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup epic from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

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    $69 Before Watchmen Omnibus Hardcover HC - DC Comics Rorschach Minutemen NEW SEALED
    $70 BEFORE WATCHMEN OMNIBUS HC HARDCOVER SEALED (2018, DC COMICS)
    $261 BEFORE WATCHMEN OMNIBUS HC PREQUEL TO WATCHMEN NEW/SEALED

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  • Issue #1B
    Before Watchmen Dr. Manhattan (2012) 1B

    Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Paul Pope. (W) J. Michael Straczynski, John Higgins. (A) Adam Hughes, John Higgins. 'I watch as a box containing a mystery is lowered into the soil.' And don't miss the latest chapter of the CRIMSON CORSAIR backup epic from writer LEN WEIN and artist JOHN HIGGINS! Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Dollar Bill (2013) 1A

    Cover by Steve Rude (W) Len Wein (A) Steve Rude Are you kidding? I'm only an actor, not a real crimefighter.' Cover price $3.99.

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  • Issue #1A
    Before Watchmen Moloch (2012) 1A

    Joining the roster of seven mini-series, the two-issue BEFORE WATCHMEN: MOLOCH will be written by current BW: NITE OWL, BW: Cover by Eduardo Risso (W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Eduardo Risso If you don't know who Moloch is, he's a villian in the Watchmen universe. In fact, you may have recently seen a glimpse or two of him in BW: COMEDIAN or BW: OZYMANDIAS. And now, you're about to learn a lot more. Cover price $3.99.

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    $3 Before Watchmen: Moloch #1 - VF - 01/2013 - "Forgive Me, Father"
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    $11 Before Watchmen: MOLOCH #1 DC Comics 2012 J Michael Straczynski
    $12 Before Watchmen: Moloch #1 DC comics BAGGED BOARDED
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  • Issue #1B
    Before Watchmen Moloch (2012) 1B

    Joining the roster of seven mini-series, the two-issue BEFORE WATCHMEN: MOLOCH will be written by current BW: NITE OWL, BW: Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Matt Wagner (W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Eduardo Risso If you don't know who Moloch is, he's a villian in the Watchmen universe. In fact, you may have recently seen a glimpse or two of him in BW: COMEDIAN or BW: OZYMANDIAS. And now, you're about to learn a lot more. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1COMBO
    Before Watchmen Moloch (2012) 1COMBO
    Published Jan 2013 by DC.

    Joining the roster of seven mini-series, the two-issue BEFORE WATCHMEN: MOLOCH will be written by current BW: NITE OWL, BW: Polybagged with download code for a digital copy of this issue. Cover by Eduardo Risso (W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Eduardo Risso If you don't know who Moloch is, he's a villian in the Watchmen universe. In fact, you may have recently seen a glimpse or two of him in BW: COMEDIAN or BW: OZYMANDIAS. And now, you're about to learn a lot more. Cover price $4.99.


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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Watchmen TPB (2019 DC) HBO Edition 1-1ST


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    HBO Edition - 1st printing. Collects WATCHMEN (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    The best-selling graphic novel is back in a new edition with a new price!

    In a world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon is still president and the Cold War is in effect. WATCHMEN begins as a murder mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, an unlikely group of reunited heroes-Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias-must test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line between good and evil lies.

    Softcover, 448 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Watchmen TPB (2019 DC) HBO Edition 1-REP


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    HBO Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects WATCHMEN (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    The best-selling graphic novel is back in a new edition with a new price!

    In a world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon is still president and the Cold War is in effect. WATCHMEN begins as a murder mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, an unlikely group of reunited heroes-Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias-must test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line between good and evil lies.

    Softcover, 448 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Watchmen TPB (2014 DC) 2nd Edition 1-REP


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    2nd Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects WATCHMEN (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    Don't miss this new edition of WATCHMEN! The story begins as a murder-mystery and quickly unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy as these unlikely heroes - Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias - must test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil. The original, epic story is collected here with a new cover, sketches, bonus material and an introduction by artist Dave Gibbons.

    Softcover, 448 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1
    Dollar Comics Watchmen (2019 DC) 1

    Written by Alan Moore. Art and Cover by Dave Gibbons. The Comedian is dead-and Rorschach wants to know who killed him! This is the legendary story that set WATCHMEN in motion and introduced the world to a superhero team like no other! 32 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $1.00.

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    $5 Watchmen #1 Comic Classic Reprint 2019 Alan Moore Dave Gibbons bagged & boared
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    $15 Vertigo The Watchmen Watchmen (2005 Reprint) EX
    $18 Watchmen (New Edition) (DC Comics) Alan Moore Dave Gibbons
    $30 Watchmen TPB (2005) DC Trade Paperback Alan Moore 1987 Graphic Novel 15th Print
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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Watchmen TPB (1987 DC) 1st Edition 1-1ST
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    1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects WATCHMEN (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    With heart-felt characterization and an unprecedented level of storytelling sophistication, Watchmen redefines the comic book, the super-hero, and perhaps, fiction itself.

    Softcover, 448 pages, full color. Mature Readers.

    NOTE: One of Time Magazine's 100 Best Novels.

    Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Watchmen TPB (1987 DC) 1st Edition 1-REP


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    1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects WATCHMEN (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    With heart-felt characterization and an unprecedented level of storytelling sophistication, Watchmen redefines the comic book, the super-hero, and perhaps, fiction itself.

    Softcover, 448 pages, full color. Mature Readers.

    NOTE: One of Time Magazine's 100 Best Novels.

    Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Watchmen Companion HC (2019 DC) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Alan Moore, Ray Winninger and Dennis O'Neil. Art by Dave Gibbons, Denys Cowan, and Rick Magyar. Cover by Dave Gibbons.

    The Watchmen Companion collects for the first time long-out-of-print, rarely seen material based on the landmark comic book series!

    The Watchmen Companion includes the Watchmen: Watching the Watchmen and Watchmen: Taking out the Trash game modules, along with the Watchmen Sourcebook, released in 1990 as part of the DC Heroes role-playing game-sanctioned by Alan Moore, including illustrations by artist Dave Gibbons created especially for the game, and expanding on the mythos of the Watchmen series.

    This volume also collects pages from Who's Who in The DC Universe featuring the Watchmen and Minutemen characters, The Question #17 (guest-starring Rorschach!) and a page from the rare, promotional DC Spotlight #1 from 1985 that marked the very first appearance of the Watchmen cast in print!

    Hardcover, 280 pages, full color.

    Cover price $39.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Watchmen HC (2019 DC Black Label) DC Modern Classics 1-1ST





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    DC Modern Classics Edition - 1st printing. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    DC introduces DC Modern Classics, collecting groundbreaking, genre-defining works in new hardcover editions, presented in a beautifully designed slipcase.

    In a world where the mere presence of American super-heroes changed history, the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon is still president, and the Cold War is in effect. WATCHMEN begins as a murder mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, an unlikely group of reunited heroes - Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias - must test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line between good and evil lies.

    Hardcover (with Slipcase), 440 pages, full color.

    Cover price $49.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Absolute Watchmen HC (2023 DC Black Label) 2nd Edition 1-1ST


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    2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12. Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons. Considered by many to be the finest achievement in sequential storytelling, Alan Moore's Watchmen is a literary and visual masterpiece that redefined what superhero comics could be. This Absolute edition features remastered line art and coloring overseen by artists Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, script pages, the original series proposal, character designs, promotional art, and tons of other extras. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 464 pages, full color. Cover price $150.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Before Watchmen: Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan TPB (2014 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Before Watchmen: Nite Owl (2012) #1-4, Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan (2012) #1-4, and Before Watchmen: Moloch (2012)#1-2.

    Written by J. Michael Straczynski. Art by Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert, Adam Hughes, and Eduardo Risso. Cover by Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert and Adam Hughes.

    Writer J. Michael Straczynski is joined by artist Andy Kubert in flight with the gadget-savvy hero known as Nite Owl, as Dan Dreiberg inherits the role from Hollis Mason...but can Dreiberg work with the vigilante called Rorschach?

    Then, JMS teams with fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes for a tale of Dr. Manhattan. For Dr. Manhattan, past, present, and future are one and the same. But as he observes the events of his life, do they remain the same?

    Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1
    Watchmen (2008 Reprint) 1

    WATCHMEN #1 NEW PTG. Written by Alan Moore, Art and cover by Dave Gibbons. Don't miss this new printing of the comic book that started it all: WATCHMEN #1, available as a stand-alone comic for the first time in years at its original cover price of $1.50! This is a great way to introduce curious readers to the phenomenon that is WATCHMEN! 32 pg, FC Cover price $1.50.

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Watchmen Noir HC (2016 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons.

    Now presented in stark black and white, highlighting Dave Gibbons dark, moody artwork, experience the greatest graphic novel of all time as never before!

    WATCHMEN begins as a murder mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, the unlikely group of reunited heroes-Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan, and Ozymandias-test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line is between good and evil.

    Collects the original 12-issue WATCHMEN series in black and white for the first time!

    Hardcover, 416 pages, B&W.

    Cover price $39.99.

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    $17 Vertigo The Watchmen Watchmen Noir VG
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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Watchmen TPB (1987 Warner Edition) 1-1ST

    Warner Edition - 1st printing. Collects WATCHMEN (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    With heart-felt characterization and an unprecedented level of storytelling sophistication, Watchmen redefines the comic book, the super-hero, and perhaps, fiction itself.

    Softcover, 436 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Watchmen TPB (1987 Warner Edition) 1-REP

    Warner Edition - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects WATCHMEN (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    With heart-felt characterization and an unprecedented level of storytelling sophistication, Watchmen redefines the comic book, the super-hero, and perhaps, fiction itself.

    Softcover, 436 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach HC (2013 DC) Deluxe Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Before Watchmen: Comedian (2012)#1-6, and Before Watchmen: Rorschach (2012) #1-4.

    Written by Brian Azzarello. Art and Cover by J.G. Jones.

    Writer Brian Azzarello brings his gritty, nuanced storytelling to these two unforgettable characters.

    COMEDIAN, featuring art by J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS, Wanted), plants the famed war hero within the context of modern American history, as we discover the role he played in the Vietnam War and the Kennedy assassination.

    In RORSCHACH, Azzarello teams with artist Lee Bermejo (JOKER, LUTHOR) to show how one of most dangerous vigilantes the comics world has ever seen became even darker!

    Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color.

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach TPB (2014 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Before Watchmen: Comedian (2012)#1-6, and Before Watchmen: Rorschach (2012) #1-4.

    Written by Brian Azzarello. Art and Cover by J.G. Jones.

    Writer Brian Azzarello brings his gritty, nuanced storytelling to these two unforgettable characters.

    COMEDIAN, featuring art by J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS, Wanted), plants the famed war hero within the context of modern American history, as we discover the role he played in the Vietnam War and the Kennedy assassination.

    In RORSCHACH, Azzarello teams with artist Lee Bermejo (JOKER, LUTHOR) to show how one of most dangerous vigilantes the comics world has ever seen became even darker!

    Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach TPB (2014 DC) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. Collects Before Watchmen: Comedian (2012)#1-6, and Before Watchmen: Rorschach (2012) #1-4.

    Written by Brian Azzarello. Art and Cover by J.G. Jones.

    Writer Brian Azzarello brings his gritty, nuanced storytelling to these two unforgettable characters.

    COMEDIAN, featuring art by J.G. Jones (FINAL CRISIS, Wanted), plants the famed war hero within the context of modern American history, as we discover the role he played in the Vietnam War and the Kennedy assassination.

    In RORSCHACH, Azzarello teams with artist Lee Bermejo (JOKER, LUTHOR) to show how one of most dangerous vigilantes the comics world has ever seen became even darker!

    Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre HC (2013 DC) Deluxe Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Before Watchmen: Minutemen (2012) #1-6 and Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (2012) #1-6.

    Written by Darwyn Cooke. Art and Cover by Darwyn Cooke and Amanda Conner.

    Darwyn Cooke tells the tragic tale of the Minutemen, assembled to fight against evil in a world spinning out of control. Can these heroes from completely different backgrounds and with completely different attitudes on crime come together? Or will they fall apart before they begin?

    Then, Cooke and Amanda Conner take an look at the Silk Spectre's early years with her overbearing, Super Hero mother, chronicling her journey down the winding path toward becoming her own kind of hero!

    Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 288 pages, full color.

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Before Watchmen: Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan HC (2013 DC) Deluxe Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Before Watchmen Nite Owl (2012) #1-4, Before Watchmen Dr Manhattan (2012) #1-4, and Before Watchmen Moloch (2012)#1-2.

    Written by J. Michael Straczynski. Art by Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert, Adam Hughes, and Eduardo Risso. Cover by Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert and Adam Hughes.

    Writer J. Michael Straczynski is joined by artist Andy Kubert in flight with the gadget-savvy hero known as Nite Owl, as Dan Dreiberg inherits the role from Hollis Mason...but can Dreiberg work with the vigilante called Rorschach?

    Then, JMS teams with fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes for a tale of Dr. Manhattan. For Dr. Manhattan, past, present, and future are one and the same. But as he observes the events of his life, do they remain the same?

    Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 288 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1A-1ST
    Watching the Watchmen HC (2008 Titan) 1A-1ST

    1st printing.

    By Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd and Mike Essl.

    Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's graphic novel Watchmen is one of the best-selling graphics novels ever, and it has stayed continuously in print since its release in 1987. Artist Dave Gibbons presents his unique perspective on the creation of this seminal work in Watching the Watchmen, the definitive companion to Watchmen.

    From concept art to excised pages, from early script extracts to character designs and rare portfolio art, Watching the Watchmen will give readers new insights into the work that Time Magazine acclaimed as one of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Both a major art book and a companion to the graphic novel, Watching the Watchmen will change how you experience Watchmen!

    Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 256 pages, full color.

    Cover price $39.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Watchmen HC (2014 IDW/DC) Artifact Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons.

    Watchmen has been called the greatest graphic novel of all time. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons created a story and graphic narrative unlike anything that preceded it, and revitalized the entire art form that followed. It is the one book that nearly all comics readers know inside and out...or so you thought!

    Now, with the full assistance and cooperation of Dave Gibbons, comes Dave Gibbons' Watchmen: Artifact Edition, crammed full of high resolution scans shot directly from Gibbons' original art.

    Covers, interiors, advertisements, portfolio pieces, color guides-this is the ultimate collection of the ultimate graphic novel!

    Hardcover, 12-in. x 17-in., 144 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Watchmen TPB (2019 DC) 3rd International Edition 1-1ST


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    3rd International Edition - 1st printing. Collects Watchmen (1986) #1-12.

    Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. Colors by John Higgins.

    In a world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon is still president and the Cold War is in effect. WATCHMEN begins as a murder mystery, but soon unfolds into a planet-altering conspiracy. As the resolution comes to a head, an unlikely group of reunited heroes-Rorschach, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias-must test the limits of their convictions and ask themselves where the true line between good and evil lies.

    This new edition of the international collection of WATCHMEN features a new lenticular cover!

    Softcover, 448 pages, full color.

    Includes The "Now an HBO Series" logo.

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre TPB (2014 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Before Watchmen: Minutemen (2012) #1-6 and Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (2012) #1-6.

    Written by Darwyn Cooke. Art and Cover by Darwyn Cooke and Amanda Conner.

    Darwyn Cooke tells the tragic tale of the Minutemen, assembled to fight against evil in a world spinning out of control. Can these heroes from completely different backgrounds and with completely different attitudes on crime come together? Or will they fall apart before they begin?

    Then, Cooke and Amanda Conner take an look at the Silk Spectre's early years with her overbearing, Super Hero mother, chronicling her journey down the winding path toward becoming her own kind of hero!

    Softcover, 288 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre TPB (2014 DC) 1-REP


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    2nd and later printings. Collects Before Watchmen: Minutemen (2012) #1-6 and Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (2012) #1-6.

    Written by Darwyn Cooke. Art and Cover by Darwyn Cooke and Amanda Conner.

    Darwyn Cooke tells the tragic tale of the Minutemen, assembled to fight against evil in a world spinning out of control. Can these heroes from completely different backgrounds and with completely different attitudes on crime come together? Or will they fall apart before they begin?

    Then, Cooke and Amanda Conner take an look at the Silk Spectre's early years with her overbearing, Super Hero mother, chronicling her journey down the winding path toward becoming her own kind of hero!

    Softcover, 288 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair HC (2013 DC) Deluxe Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Before Watchmen Ozymandias (2012) #1-6, Before Watchmen Dollar Bill (2013) #1, and the "Curse of the Crimson Corsair" back up features.

    Written by Len Wein, and John Higgins. Art and cover by Jae Lee and John Higgins.

    Writer Len Wein and artist Jae Lee delve into the mind of the smartest man in the world: Ozymandias. How does one grow up to become the world's smartest man? Adrian Veidt begins his journey, both spiritual and physical, that will one day make him one of the most pivotal players in the world changing events of WATCHMEN!

    Hardcover, 256 pages, full color.

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair TPB (2014 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Before Watchmen Ozymandias (2012) #1-6, Before Watchmen Dollar Bill (2013) #1, and the "Curse of the Crimson Corsair" back up features.

    Written by Len Wein, and John Higgins. Art and cover by Jae Lee and John Higgins.

    Writer Len Wein and artist Jae Lee delve into the mind of the smartest man in the world: Ozymandias. How does one grow up to become the world's smartest man? Adrian Veidt begins his journey, both spiritual and physical, that will one day make him one of the most pivotal players in the world changing events of WATCHMEN!

    Softcover, 256 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.