Dates
- Cover date
- December 2012
- On sale
- October 17, 2012
- In stores
- October 17, 2012
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (4)
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Story arc: Wide Were His Dragon Wings
This is part 1 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen (2012) #4
- Before Watchmen: Comedian (2012) #4
- Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre (2012) #4
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen (2012) #5
Also part of: The Minute of Truth, Before Watchmen
Creators
pencils: Darwyn Cooke, John Higginsinks: Darwyn Cooke, John Higginscolors: Darwyn Cooke, Phil Noto, John Higginsscript: Darwyn Cooke, John Higginsletters: Jared K. Fletcher, Sal Cipriano
Stories
- [The Minute of Truth] Chapter Four: War Stories · 26 pages
- Wide Were His Dragon Wings Part Two · 2 pages
Publisher’s description
The Comedian returns home from the war a hero and the Minutemen suffer their first casualty. The team is forced to face the worst about themselves as tragedy compounds tragedy and the mystery that will destroy them comes into sharper focus.
Characters
Edward BlakeComedianHollis MasonSally JupiterNite OwlHooded JusticeCaptain MetropolisNelson GardnerByron LewisMothmanSilk SpectreWilliam BradyDollar BillSilhouetteUrsula ZandtGordon McClachlanLarry Schexnayder
Reprinted in
Before Watchmen Omnibus (2019), Before Watchmen: Minutemen / Silk Spectre (2013), Before Watchmen: Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair (2013), Before Watchmen: Minutemen / Silk Spectre (2014), Before Watchmen: Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair (2014)