![]() ![]() (And has a critical role in the Watchmen HBO show.)Īlso notable is the Mothman, an obvious derivation of Archie’s (Simon and Kirby’s) Fly / Flyman. ![]() Perhaps most notable is the Hangman, a Golden age Archie character who along with Black Hood, becomes the obvious inspiration for Hooded Justice, a member of the original Golden Age Minutemen in the Watchmen series. “I wanted more average super-heroes, like the Mighty Crusaders line … original idea had started off with the dead body of the Shield being pulled out of a river somewhere.”Īlthough the Watchmen eventually morphed out of Charlton heroes instead, elements of the Crusaders and the other MLJ/Archie Superheroes found their way into Watchmen lore. ![]() Continuing our series on the roots of the Watchmen characters.Īlan Moore, on his original idea for Watchmen: ![]()
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