I stumbled upon this purely by accident. Big surprise to me, too!

Road to Watchmen: The Question & Blue Beetle



With a new HBO Watchmen series coming soon, DC collects some of the best stories starring the heroes that inspired the cast of the original WATCHMEN comic series.

At the height of comics' 1960s Silver Age, artist Steve Ditko was winning praise for his spectacular work on Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man and Dr. Strange. At the same time, Ditko was also creating powerful tales of other heroes: Charlton Comics' Blue Beetle, Captain Atom and the Question. Now, for the first time, DC collects stories starring these enigmatic heroes, plus the Peacemaker and others -- the heroes that provided the inspiration for WATCHMEN team members Night Owl, Doctor Manhattan, Rorschach, the Comedian and more.

Collecting stories from CAPTAIN ATOM (1966) #83-86, BLUE BEETLE (1967) #1-6, MYSTERIOUS SUSPENSE #1, CHARLTON PREMIERE #3, THE CHARLTON BULLSEYE (1975) #1, #5, THE CHARLTON BULLSEYE (1981) #1, AMERICOMICS #3 and AMERICOMICS SPECIAL #1.

Written by Steve Ditko, Gary Friedrich, Steve Skeates, Roger Stern, Michael Uslan, Rik Levins, Dan St. John and Greg Guler

Art by Steve Ditko, Alex Toth, Dan Reed, Rik Levins and Greg Guler

ISBN: 978-1401298890
On Sale: November 5, 2019
400 pages