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9May 1987
$1.50; 2.10 CAD

Watchmen #9

DC · May 1987 · on sale 1987-01-13

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Identification plate

Series
Watchmen (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
May 1987
Key date
1987-05-00
On-sale date
1987-01-13
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.10 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Harvey Award - Best Single Issue (1988).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons
1The Darkness of Mere Beingcomic story28script: Alan Moore; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons; colors: John Higgins; letters: Dave Gibbons
2Sal's Scrapbooktext story4script: Alan Moore; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons; letters: Dave Gibbons
3-illustration1pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Watchmen #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-23-4		1987On eBay ›
Absolute Watchmen #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-0713-7; 1-4012-0713-8		2005On eBay ›
Watchmen #[nn]1988On eBay ›
Watchmen #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1926-0		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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