Dates
- Cover date
- September 2012
- On sale
- July 4, 2012
- In stores
- July 4, 2012
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (4)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
Story arc: Before Watchmen
This is part 5 of 17. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1
- Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1
- Before Watchmen: Comedian #1
- Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1
- Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen #2
- Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #2
- Before Watchmen: Comedian #2
- Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #2
- Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #2
- Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen #3
- Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #3
- Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #3
- Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #2
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen #4
- Before Watchmen: Minutemen #5
Creators
pencils: Jae Lee, John Higginsinks: Jae Lee, John Higginscolors: June Chung, John Higginsscript: Len Weinletters: John Workman, Sal Cipriano
Stories
- I Met a Traveler...! · 23 pages
The brilliant Alexander Veidt keeps his talents hidden until his parents die. He then sets out to become wealthy and powerful. When his girlfriend dies, he decides to avenge her by becoming a costumed hero.
- The Devil in the Deep...! Part Five · 2 pages
Publisher’s description
"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!
Reprinted in
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair (2013), Before Watchmen: Ozymandias / Crimson Corsair (2014), Before Watchmen Omnibus (2019)