NMLP P-000687 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Watchmen #1 (comic)

Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons · DC Comics · 1986

True first appearance of Rorschach, the Comedian, Dr. Manhattan, Nite Owl II, Silk Spectre and Ozymandias. The serialized issues precede the 1987 collected trade paperback. Both direct and newsstand states exist; grade (white pages, sharp corners) drives desirability far more than the direct/newsstand distinction.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-000687 for "Watchmen #1 (comic)" by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-000687, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).