History
Origin
An excellent college athlete from Kansas University, Dollar Bill was employed as a masked vigilante for one of the major banks in New York City, an in-house superhero. His name and costume was designed specially to represent the bank.
Minutemen
During the 1940s, Dollar Bill was one of masked vigilantes asked to join The Minutemen. He had a variety of adventurers with the team until the time of his death.
Death
In 1947, while he was trying to stop a bank robbery, his cape was caught in one of the bank's revolving doors; caught and helpless he was then shot in the head at close range ending his 11 year masked career and life.
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Although never formally trained he gained the ability to fight hard through years of experience.[1]
- Wrestling: Bill was an accomplished wrestler, one of his many athletic achievements.[1]
Trivia
- Hollis Mason speculated in his novel Under the Hood that if Dollar Bill designed his own costume and gotten rid of his cape, he would still be alive today.
- This was furthered when Bill himself was recapping his life he said that he had never liked the cape and would've gotten rid of it years ago.[1]
- This was furthered when Bill himself was recapping his life he said that he had never liked the cape and would've gotten rid of it years ago.[1]
Appearances in Other Media
- For the film adaptation, Dollar Bill was portrayed by Dan Payne.
Related
- 14 Appearances of William Brady (Watchmen)
- 5 Images featuring William Brady (Watchmen)
- 1 Quotations by or about William Brady (Watchmen)
- Character Gallery: William Brady (Watchmen)
External Links
- Dollar Bill at the Watchmen Wiki
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