Crimebusters
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The Crimebusters were the second group of costumed adventurers. They replaced the Minutemen from the previous era and were forced to disband in 1977 due to the Keene Act.
History
The group was founded in 1966 by Nelson Gardner (aka Captain Metropolis) as a successor to the Minutemen. Gardner believed that the social climate of America had become so overrun by social unrest that a new collective of masked crimefighters was the answer. Possibly also because it had come to his attention that his old adversary, Moloch had reportedly begun another underground crime syndicate.
At their first meeting, debate arose over the validity and necessity of such a group; Rorschach believed such a group would be merely a "publicity exercise" and would also be "too big and unwieldy." The Comedian expressed the strongest opposition, stating that the threat of nuclear war looming over the world made Gardner's idea of "playin' cowboys and Indians" insignificant in the atomic age. To prove his point, The Comedian set fire to Gardner's carefully planned display. The only vocal support for Gardner's idea came from Dan Dreiberg who believed it was valid since he and Rorschach had some success fighting gangs by working together.
Members
Film version
The film version of the 1966 Crimebusters meeting is led by Ozymandias. Captain Metropolis is not present. The proposed group is called the Watchmen, and like in the graphic novel, the notion is ridiculed by the Comedian.
