It's August 20th, 1959. I'm enterting the test chamber in the intrinsic field center. I assume I have time to get my coat. I'm wrong. One second becomes zero. 
Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan #1 is an issue of the series Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2012.
Synopsis for "What's In The Box?"
Appearing in "What's In The Box?"
Featured Characters:
- Doctor Manhattan (Jon Osterman) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Crimebusters (Flashback only)
- Captain Metropolis (Flashback only)
- Ozymandias (Flashback only)
- Rorschach (Flashback only)
- Nite-Owl (Flashback only)
- Silk Spectre (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Minutemen (Flashback only)
- Nite-Owl (Flashback only)
- Janey Slater (Flashback only)
- President John F. Kennedy (Flashback only)
- President Lyndon B. Johnson (Flashback only)
- President Richard Nixon (Flashback only)
Locations:
- 1938 (Flashback only)
- 1949 (Flashback only)
- 1959 (Flashback only)
- 1960 (Flashback only)
- 1966 (Flashback only)
- 1985
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Evil That Men Do...! Part Two"
Appearing in "The Evil That Men Do...! Part Two"
Featured Characters:
- Gordon McClachlan
Supporting Characters:
- Crimson Corsair
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- Flying Dutchman
Notes
- "What's In The Box?" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan.
- "The Evil That Men Do, Part Two" is reprinted in Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan series
- Images from Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan Vol 1 1
Links and References
Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.