- "I saw in the paper he got murdered. I guess he finally reached the punch-line, huh? Poor Eddie."
- ―Sally Juspeczyk
| "Absent Friends" | |
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| Watchmen | |
| Title: | "Absent Friends" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Cover price: | $1.50 |
| Cover date: | October, 1986 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jenette Kahn |
| Ex. Ed: | Dick Giordano |
| Writers: | Alan Moore |
| Pencilers: | Dave Gibbons |
| Inkers: | Dave Gibbons |
| Cover artists: | Dave Gibbons |
| Cover inker: | Dave Gibbons |
| Cover colorist: | John Higgins |
| Colorists: | John Higgins |
| Letterers: | Dave Gibbons |
| Editors: | Len Wein |
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| Previous: | Watchmen #1 |
| Next: | Watchmen #3 |
"Absent Friends" is the title to the second issue of the Watchmen comic book maxi-series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Alan Moore with artwork, inks, and lettering by Dave Gibbons, and coloring by John Higgins. The story was edited by Len Wein. This issue shipped with an October, 1986 cover date and carries a cover price of $1.50 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Doctor Manhattan, Jon Osterman
- Nite Owl, Dan Dreiberg
- Ozymandias, Adrian Veidt
- Silk Spectre, Laurie Juspeczyk
Supporting characters
- Moloch, Edgar William Jacobi
- Sally Juspeczyk
Villains
Minor characters
- Captain Metropolis, Nelson Gardner (In flashback only)
- Comedian, Edward Blake (In flashback only)
- Dollar Bill, Bill Brady (In flashback only)
- Mothman, Byron Lewis
- Nite Owl, Hollis Mason (In flashback only)
- Hooded Justice (In flashback only)
- Richard Milhous Nixon (In flashback only)
- Silhouette, Ursula Zandt (In flashback only)
Organizations
- Crimebusters (In flashback only)
- Minutemen (In flashback only)
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Assault rifle (In flashback only)
- Coffin
- Comedian's button (In flashback only)
- Grenade (In flashback only)
- Moloch's solar mirror (In flashback only)
Vehicles
- Hearse
- Helicopter
- Owlship (In flashback only)
Powers
Miscellaneous
- 1940s
- 1960s
- 1966
- Attempted rape (In flashback only)
- Cemetery
- Disfigurement
- Doomsayer
- Flashback
- Funeral
- Gunshot victims
- Obscene finger gesture
- Prostitution
- Smoking
Notes & Trivia[]
- Watchmen, and all related characters and concepts were created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. Copyright ownership on the franchise belongs to DC Comics. The original comic series ran for twelve issues from September, 1986 to October, 1987. The series received widespread critical acclaim and has been adapted into a feature film in 2009, a television series in 2019 and a motion comic.
- According to DC Releases #29, this issue shipped to retailers on June 10th, 1986.
- This issue is reprinted in the Watchmen: The Deluxe Edition hardcover collection, published in July, 2013.
- This issue includes excerpts from the first two chapters of the fictional Under the Hood, which is the autobiographical tell-all book authored by the character of Hollis Mason.
- The events of this issue take place on October 16th, 1985.
- Eddie Blake's full name is revealed as Edward Morgan Blake in this issue. He was born in 1924.
- This issue reveals that Sally Juspeczyk was born in 1920. She is sixty-five years old per the events of this issue.
- This issue establishes that Byron Lewis, formerly known as Mothman, is currently in a state mental hospital in Maine.
- Sally Juspeczyk states that she, Hollis Mason and Byron Lewis are the last surviving members of the Minutemen. However, the final fate of Hooded Justice is unknown, though most believe him to be dead.
- The main story closes with song lyrics by Elvis Costello.
Recommended Reading[]
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Watchmen comics |
Similarly themed comics |