He believes that humans are savage in nature, and that civilization can never be more than an idea. His costume itself was noted by Gibbons as being particularly problematic he was initially designed with a more militaristic costume which was later dropped for a black leather outfit with a "rapist mask". Gibbons went with a Groucho Marx-style appearance (mustache and cigar) for the Comedian in his design, deciding that the "clown" look had already been appropriated by the DC Comics supervillain the Joker. Moore and Gibbons saw the Comedian as "a kind of Gordon Liddy character, only a much bigger, tougher guy". The Comedian (Edward Morgan "Eddie" Blake) is a vigilante, initially based on the Shield and then on the Charlton Comics character Peacemaker, with elements of the Marvel Comics spy character Nick Fury added. The group was short-lived when the Keene Act that forbade non-government sanctioned superheroes was passed. The Crimebusters are a superhero group that succeeds the Minutemen and are the main characters of Watchmen.
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