William Brady

A background figure woven into the fabric of one of DC's most celebrated works, William Brady made his first appearance in the landmark Watchmen #1 in 1986, right at the dawn of the Copper Age's most ambitious storytelling era. With a presence that extends across Watchmen, Before Watchmen: Minutemen, and the Before Watchmen Omnibus, Brady inhabits a world populated by icons like Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, and the founding legends of an earlier heroic generation. Spanning over three decades of publication history, he's a testament to how richly layered Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' universe truly is — even its peripheral figures have lives worth tracing for the dedicated collector.