Crimebusters
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Crimebusters is a superhero team in the Watchmen universe formed by a new generation of costumed vigilantes attempting to address rising crime and social unrest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crimebusters (informal early meeting) | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional superhero team
ⓘ
team of costumed vigilantes ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Watchmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | second major superhero group in Watchmen continuity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creators |
Alan Moore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist in the real world ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Watchmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | earlier masked adventurers ⓘ |
| medium | comic book ⓘ |
| meetingLocation | Rooftop of a New York building ⓘ |
| member |
Dr. Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nite Owl II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozymandias NERFINISHED ⓘ Rorschach NERFINISHED ⓘ Silk Spectre II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Comedian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberGeneration | new generation of costumed vigilantes ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | illustrates failure of organized superheroism ⓘ |
| predecessor | Minutemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| purpose |
address social unrest
ⓘ
fight rising crime ⓘ |
| status |
short‑lived
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ultimately unsuccessful ⓘ |
| teamType | superhero team ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sally Jupiter
this entity surface form:
Crimebusters (informal early meeting)