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The Minutemen was the premiere superhero team of the Watchmen universe. Inspired by eventual member Hooded Justice and assembled and led by tactical genius Captain Metropolis in 1938, the team was composed of various New York City-based vigilantes and crimefighters, all with different motifs and skill sets. The team roster, along with the aforementioned Justice and Metropolis, included the Silk Spectre, Nite Owl, Dollar Bill, Mothman, the Silhouette, and the Comedian. The team worked well together up until the Comedian attempted to rape the Silk Spectre, at which point he was kicked off the team, and the other members either died, were expelled like the Comedian, or left of their own accord. Finally, in 1950, the remaining members simply shut the team down, and there were no organized crimefighting teams until the Crimebusters. The Minutemen was created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, first appearing in Watchmen #1 (1986).

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