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He's presumed killed at the Madison Square Garden Pale Horse concert. #'s
1, 8, 12?
DOCTOR MANHATTAN (1929- ): Jon Osterman. His father was a
watchmaker, and he was going to follow him until his father sent him into physics
following Hiroshima. In 1948 he entered Princeton, and in 1958 he obtained his
Ph.D. In 1959 he went to work at Gila Flats, where he met and fell in love
with Janey Slater. In August 1959, he was caught in an accident in an
intrinsic field remover, causing him to disintegrate. By November, he had
obtained sufficient control over matter to reassemble himself. He worked for
the government, becoming their nuclear war prevention (since he could
destroy incoming missiles with a thought). He was publicly revealed in 1960.
In 1963, he failed to prevent Kennedy's assassination. He was at the
meeting of the Crimebusters in 1966, following which he fell in love with
Laurie Juspeczyk. His father died in 1969. In 1971 he intervened in
Vietnam, leading to victory over the Viet Cong. He and Laurie eventually
moved to Rockefeller military base. In 1985, following allegations he'd given
cancer to people he was associated with, he left Earth and went to
Mars, returning to get Laurie at one point. He returned following the
"alien attack" in New York and went to Antarctica to confront Veidt,
following which he decided to leave Earth altogether. #'s 1-4, 6, 9, 11-12.
DOLLAR BILL (?-1946): Real name unknown (the roleplaying sourcebook
has it as Bill Brady). The best description of him comes from _Under the
Hood_: "...originally a star college athlete from Kansas who was actually
employed as an in-house super-hero by one of the major national banks, when
they realized that the masked man fad made being able to brag about having
a hero of your own to protect your customer's money a very interesting
publicity project...While attempting to stop a raid at one of his
employer's banks, he cloak became entangled in the bank's revolving
door and he was shot dead at point-blank range before he could free it."
2.FINE, DETECTIVE STEVE (?-1985): Investigates the Blake murder. Helps
arrest Rorschach, and tries to arrest Dreiberg. He's suspended just
before being killed with his partner Joe Bourquin in New York. #'s 1, 5, 8,
11, 12.
GLASS, MILTON (?-?): Director of Gila Flats, and author of "Dr.
Manhattan: Super-powers and the Superpowers." #4.
GODFREY, HECTOR (?- ): Editor of the New Frontiersman. #'s 8,
11-12.
GORDIAN KNOT MAN, THE (?-1985): Milo's brother, he fixes Dan's lock
on several occasions. #'s 3, 11-12.
"HAPPY HARRY" (?- ): Runs a sleazy bar and grill named Happy Harry's.
's 1, 10.HOODED JUSTICE (?-?): Real name unknown; possibly Rolf Muller, circus
strongman. He was the first costumed vigilante, making his debut
October 13, 1938. He joined the Minutemen in 1939, remaining with the group
until its demise ten years later. Until she left the group, Sally Jupiter
posed as his girlfriend, covering his preference for boys. When the
costumed adventurers were investigated by HUAC, he refused to testify and
vanished. It has been speculated that he was killed by the Comedian in the
mid-50's as revenge for stopping his rape of Sally. #2.
JOEY (?-1985): A cab driver for the Promethean. She and her
ex-girlfriend Aline were killed in the "alien attack." #'s 3, 5, 11-12.
LONG, GLORIA (?-1985): Mal's wife, who leaves him. She's killed in
the "alien attack." #'s 6, 11-12.
LONG, DR. MALCOLM (?-1985): Rorschach's prison psychiatrist. He dies
in the "alien attack." #'s 6, 11-12.
MILO (?-1985): Manager of the Promethean, brother of the Gordian Knot
man, dies in "alien attack." #'s 11-12.
MOLOCH (?-1985): Edgar William Jacobi, alias Edgar William Vaughn,
alias William Edgar Bright. A stage magician-turned-crimelord. He fought
most of the costumed adventurers up through the 1970's, which he spent in
jail. At some point during that time, he worked for Dimensional
Developments, where he was given cancer. In 1985 he was killed by Veidt to frame
Rorschach. #'s 2, 4-5.
MOTHMAN (?- ): Byron Lewis. He became a costumed hero in 1939, and
joined the Minutemen, remaining with them until they split up in '49. He
was investigated by HUAC in the early '50's, and had trouble before he
was cleared; this marked the start of his drinking problem, which he
never got over. He eventually wound up in a sanitarium in Maine. #'s 2, 9.
NITE OWL I (1916-1985): Hollis Mason. His father worked at an auto
repair shop. In 1938 he became a police officer. After reading about
Hooded Justice, he decided to become a costumed vigilante. He became Nite
Owl in 1939, and joined the Minutemen, remaining with them until they
disbanded in 1949. He testified before HUAC in the early '50's, and was cleared
quickly because of his police force background. In 1962, he retired from
superheroics to run an auto shop, and write his autobiography, _Under
the Hood._ Dan Dreiberg got permission from him to continue his name,
and they became friends. In 1985 he was murdered by a gang, who confused him
with the second Nite Owl after the Rorschach jailbreak. #'s 1, 4, 8-9.
NITE OWL II (?- ): Daniel Dreiberg. His father was a banker and left
him a good deal of money, but he was interested in "birds and airplanes and
mythology." He got degrees in aeronautics and zoology at Harvard.
In the early '60's, he took on the identity of Nite Owl from Hollis Mason,
who he became friends with. In 1965 he teamed with Rorschach to fight the
Underboss, and in 1966 he was at the meeting of the Crimebusters. He
retired in 1977 at the time of the Keene Act, devoting his time to
writing papers for ornithology journals. In 1985 he was drawn back in after
the Comedian's death, working with Silk Spectre (whom he fell in love
with) to break Rorschach from prison, and eventually confronting Veidt with
the truth about his plans. Following that, he took on the identity of
Sam Hollis. #'s 1-12.
NIXON, RICHARD (1913- ): 38th president of the U.S., from 1968 on.
He was the first president to involve Dr. Manhattan in domestic and foreign
affairs, leading to a nation-wide prosperity and victory in Vietnam.
This led to an amendment repealing the 22nd Amendment, allowing him to
serve unlimited terms. His use of Dr. Manhattan in Vietnam led to the
anti-mask movement. #'s 3, 10.
OZYMANDIAS (1939- ): Adrian Veidt. Born to immigrant parents, he was
a genius at an early age. At the age of 17, following in the footsteps
of Alexander the Great, he went to Turkey, following his route
throughout Europe and Asia. In Alexandria, he had a revelation, taking on the
identity of Ozymandias to fight crime. Following the meeting of the
Crimebusters in 1966, he realized that dangers far worse than crime
faced mankind, and he embarked upon a plan to save the world. His
corporation, Veidt, produces virtually everything, from cosmetics to tennis shoes.
He developed the patent for the spark hydrant to fund Dimensional
Developments. His plan eventually led to the plot of the series, the
death of the Comedian and Moloch (among others), the departure of Dr.
Manhattan, and eventual harmony among the superpowers (in theory). #'s 1-2,
4-5, 7, 10-12.
PHANTOM (?-1985?): Nite Owl I's dog. #'s 1, 8.
RORSCHACH (1940-1985): Walter Joseph Kovacs. His mother was a
prostitute, and his father is unknown. He was taken from his mother in 1951
after viciously attacking two bullies, and stayed in a home until 1956,
when he became a garment worker. In 1964, after reading about the death of
Kitty Genovese, he took up the identity of Rorschach, later partnering with
Nite Owl II in 1965. He was at the meeting of the Crimebusters in 1966.
In 1975, he experienced a change of philosophy after investigating the
Roche kidnapping. In 1977, he was the only non-government sponsored
vigilante not to retire after the Keene Act. In 1985, he worked to investigate
the events following the Blake murder, and was framed by Veidt for
murdering Moloch and arrested, being broken out of prison by Nite Owl and Silk
Spectre. Eventually, with Nite Owl, he worked out the truth and
confronting Veidt. He was killed by Dr. Manhattan to prevent his
spreading the truth about the "alien invasion." #'s 1-12.
ROTH, DOUG (?- ): Writer for Nova Express. He interviewed
Ozymandias in 1975, and was sent the Dr. Manhattan "cancer list" by Veidt to set up
Dr. Manhattan to leave Earth. #3.
SEYMOUR (?- ): Hector Godfrey's assistant. #'s 8, 11-12.
SHEA, MAX (?-1985): A writer, originally writing comic books such as
"Tales of the Black Freighter," who went to fiction and wrote Fogdancing.
He wound up on the island for the alien project, and was killed when the
boat blew up. #'s 8, 10.
SHEXNAYDER, LAURENCE (?-?): Sally Jupiter's agent. He married her in
1947 and divorced her in 1956 after finding out she'd slept with the
Comedian. #9.
SILHOUETTE (?-1946): Ursula Zandt. She became a crimefighter in 1939,
and joined the Minutemen. In 1946 she was expelled from the group when
it was publicly revealed that she was a lesbian; two weeks later she and her
lover were killed by an adversary seeking revenge. #2.
SILK SPECTRE I (1921- ): Sally Jupiter, nee Juspeczyk. She changed
her name to hide her Polish heritage. A former waitress and burlesque
dancer, she became a crimefighter in early 1939 on the advice of her agent,
Laurence Shexnayder. She was a member of the Minutemen; the Comedian
was expelled from the group after attempting to rape her. She left the
team and retired in 1947 to marry Shexnayder. At some point, probably in
1948, Silk Swingers of Suburbia, a bad film about her career, was
released. She slept with the Comedian in 1948 or 1949, and their daughter,
Laurie, was born in 1949. She groomed Laurie to carry on in her footsteps.
At some point she moved to the Nepenthe Gardens retirement village in
California. #'s 2, 8-9, 11-12.
SILK SPECTRE II (1949- ): Laurie Juspeczyk. Her mother was Sally
Jupiter, the original Silk Spectre; her father was the Comedian (although her
mother was married to Laurence Shexnayder until 1956). All her life she was
brought up to be a superhero, and she began in 1966 around the time
of the first meeting of the Crimebusters. Shortly thereafter she fell in
love with Dr. Manhattan and moved in with him. In 1977 she retired
following the Keene Act. In 1985 Dr. Manhattan left Earth, and she moved in
with Dan Dreiberg, eventually falling in love with him. She and Dreiberg
broke Rorschach from prison, following which Dr. Manhattan took her to
Mars, where she realized the truth about her father. They returned to
Earth shortly after the "alien attack," going to Antarctica to confront
Veidt. After that, she took up the identity of Sandra Hollis. #'s 1-9,
11-12.
SLATER, JANEY (?- ): She worked at Gila Flats, where she met and fell
in love with Dr. Manhattan; she left him in 1966 when he fell for Laurie
Juspeczyk. She worked at
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