Watchmenverse

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proper noun

The fictional universe of Watchmen, a DC Comics miniseries published in 1986, which also includes other related comics and media.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

proper noun
  1. slanglifestyleThe fictional universe of Watchmen, a DC Comics miniseries published in 1986, which also includes other related comics and media.

    Nixon won in 1960 in the Watchmenverse, no?

    2008 April 9, Michael Alan Chary, “Re: When Benderism Goes Bad”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), message-ID <ftj1tg$dm7$1@reader2.panix.com>
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    I don't have the issues here with me, but I remember reading it at the time and saying "yup,he saved the world just about a month before the big Wall o' Energy (tm) comes plowin' through." Okay, you can say Crisis never affected the Watchmenverse, but I prefer it this way. Adds to the tragic futility of it all...

    1994 April 22, kristoff, “Re: Ozymandias- Got away with it?”, in rec.arts.comics.misc (Usenet), message-ID <2p8ib5$cvk@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

    Hmmm ... 3 more universes + the Watchmenverse (because miracles can happen) we can expect to be folded in after the NEXT Final Crisis in 20 years! :-)

    2007 June 7, CleV, “Re: The 52 Earths”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe (Usenet), message-ID <4ing63145rjbakol2atrjnv9lrcq1hf5un@4ax.com>
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APA

Watchmenverse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watchmenverse

MLA

“Watchmenverse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watchmenverse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Watchmenverse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watchmenverse.

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