Captain Metropolis is a first-generation vigilante hero who establishes the Minutemen with the help of Sally Jupiter. After the Minutemen disband in 1949, an aging Captain Metropolis tries to form the Crimebusters in 1966. However, the group immediately falls apart, and Edward Blake accuses Captain Metropolis of only wanting to prove that he is still capable in his old age.
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Nelson Gardner (Captain Metropolis) Character Timeline in Watchmen
The timeline below shows where the character Nelson Gardner (Captain Metropolis) appears in Watchmen. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2: Absent Friends
Adrian Veidt stands at Edward Blake’s funeral. He flashes back to decades before, when Captain Metropolis holds a meeting to try to organize the current heroes into the Crimebusters, a follow-up...
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Hollis recalls that the Minutemen formed in 1939, when Captain Metropolis convinced Sally’s agent—and later, husband—Laurence Schexnayder to organize a publicity campaign. Given all of the...
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Chapter 4: Watchmaker
...he claims he’s unable. In 1966, Jon sees 16-year-old Laurie for the first time when Captain Metropolis tries to form the Crimebusters. Janey notices him staring at Laurie and hates him for...
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Chapter 9: The Darkness of Mere Being
...to turn what would have been a super-hero movie about her into an adult film. Captain Metropolis writes her a letter suggesting that they team up and begin forming the Minutemen. Laurence...
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