More Charlton Comics Heroes May Be Coming to the DCU

Could the remaining episodes of Peacemaker introduce the remaining Charlton heroes to the DCU? The series already features Judomaster, who also began as a character in Charlton Comics. And the Ted Kord version of Blue Beetle has been hinted at in the Blue Beetle movie. The remaining major Charlton heroes include the Question, Captain Atom, and Nightshade. The Question is a fairly popular hero, who has headlined his own comic book several times. And Captain Atom is one of DC’s most powerful heroes, rivaling Superman. If they show up soon in the DCU, either in Peacemaker or elsewhere, it’s a big deal.

The Charlton heroes have a strong connection to one of DC’s most famous stories. Originally, they were the main characters in Alan Moore’s iconic Watchmen. Every lead character in Watchmen is a riff on a Charlton hero. The Comedian is Peacemaker, Dr. Manhattan is Captain Atom, Nite Owl is Blue Beetle, etc. But DC believed at the time that the Charlton heroes were too valuable for a one-off series, so Moore created thinly veiled counterparts for each hero. Decades later, as part of the series Multiversity, writer Grant Morrison did a Watchmen-esque version of the Charlton heroes as part of Earth-4. And thus, the snake ate its own tail. Maybe they’re the heroes of the alt-Earth Chris Smith is on? We may soon find out.