L.A.W. (comics)

The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons)
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Publication dateSeptember 1999 - February 2000
No. of issues6
Main character(s)Blue Beetle
Captain Atom
Judomaster
Nightshade
The Peacemaker
The Question
Sarge Steel
Creative team
Written byBob Layton
Penciller(s)Dick Giordano
Inker(s)Bob Layton
Letterer(s)John E. Workman Jr.
Colorist(s)Tom Ziuko

The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) is a six-issue American comic book limited series, published by DC Comics.[1]

The starring team "The L.A.W." consisted of Charlton Comics characters Blue Beetle, The Question, Judomaster, Captain Atom, The Peacemaker, Nightshade, and Sarge Steel. The first issue marked the first appearance of Mitchell Black as The Peacemaker as well as the first appearance of super-villain Avatar. Alan Moore incarnated analogues of the team's first five main characters, along with the first incarnation of The Peacemaker and Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt for the basis of his 1986 political thriller vigilante franchise Watchmen, whose character later reappear in Grant Morrison's The Multiversity series.

  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.