Laurie Juspeczyk as the Silk Spectre. Art by Dave Gibbons.
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
Watchmen #1 (September 1986)
Created by
Alan Moore Dave Gibbons
In-story information
Alter ego
Sally Jupiter (I) Laurie Juspeczyk (II)
Team affiliations
Minutemen (I) The Crimebusters (II)
Notable aliases
(Laurie) Sandra Hollis Laurie Jupiter Laurie Blake The Comedienne[1]
Silk Spectre is the name of two fictional superheroines in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics. Created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the original Silk Spectre, Sally "Jupiter" Juspeczyk, was a member of the crimefighting team the Minutemen, while the second, Sally's daughter Laurel "Laurie" Jane Juspeczyk, became a member of the vigilante team Crimebusters, also known as the titular Watchmen.
In the early stages of the series' development, the characters were Charlton Comics superheroes and the female superhero was supposed to be Nightshade.[2] However, Moore did not find Nightshade particularly interesting[3] and was not even very familiar with the character.[2] After the idea of using Charlton characters was abandoned, he decided to model Silk Spectre on superheroines like Phantom Lady and Black Canary (also an alias shared by mother and daughter).[3]
The Sally and Laurie Juspeczyk versions of Silk Spectre made their live-action debuts in the 2009 film Watchmen, in which they were played by Carla Gugino and Malin Åkerman, respectively. An older version of Laurie Juspeczyk, now known as Laurie Blake, appeared in the 2019 limited television Watchmen, played by Jean Smart.
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Hood. By reading Under the Hood, SilkSpectre II later learned of the Comedian's attempted rape of her mother SilkSpectre I. Soon after Hollis retired,...
"Before Watchmen" banner: Rorschach, Minutemen, Dr. Manhattan, Comedian, SilkSpectre, Nite Owl, and Ozymandias. The books were written by J. Michael Straczynski...
initially notice it. Laurie Juspeczyk / SilkSpectre II The daughter of Sally Jupiter (the first SilkSpectre, with whom she has a strained relationship)...
would imply that SilkSpectre was based on Charlton's Nightshade. Moore found the Nightshade character boring, and based SilkSpectre on the Phantom Lady...
and 27 Dresses (2008). She gained wider recognition for her role as SilkSpectre II in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, for which she received a Saturn...
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even before their arrival at his retreat. When Doctor Manhattan and SilkSpectre confront Veidt, he attempts to disintegrate Manhattan in the intrinsic...
television version of Watchmen, and features Rorschach, Ozymandias, SilkSpectre II, The Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, Nite Owl II, Bubastis the genetically...
Crimebusters group, Manhattan becomes attracted to Laurie Juspeczyk, the second SilkSpectre. His relationship with Janey ends acrimoniously and he begins dating...
the vigilante SilkSpectre but now a member of the FBI's Anti-Vigilante's Task Force. Laurie Blake - formerly the second SilkSpectre, but now a member...
novel of the same name. Smart plays as Laurie Blake formerly the second SilkSpectre, who has since become an FBI agent and member of the Anti-Vigilante Task...
on April 3, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009. "Cannes 2009: Gambit and SilkSpectre Go Bang Bang". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 23...
the graphic novel Watchmen, the current SilkSpectre (Laurie Juspeczyk) visits her mother (past SilkSpectre Sally Jupiter) and briefly reads a Tijuana...
broken down Malcolm Long's positive attitude during his time in jail. SilkSpectre II / Laurel Juspeczyk — Former member of the Crimebusters and daughter...
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the following November. In 2012–2013, Conner drew the Before Watchmen: SilkSpectre limited series which she co-wrote with Darwyn Cooke. Cooke had insisted...
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