| The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | September 1999 - February 2000 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Blue Beetle Captain Atom Judomaster Nightshade The Peacemaker The Question Sarge Steel |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Bob 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.
- ^ 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.