| Knight Watchman | |
|---|---|
 The Knight Watchman, artist Ben Torres. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Big Bang Comics |
| First appearance | Berzerker #1 (February 1993,Caliber Comics) |
| Created by | Chris Ecker (writer & artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Reid Randall |
| Species | Normal human |
| Team affiliations | Earth B: Knights of Justice Earth A: Round Table of America |
| Notable aliases | Twilight Paladin, Purple Pimpernel |
| Abilities | World class athlete, skilled fighter, detective. |
Knight Watchman (AKA: Reid Randall) is a fictionalsuperhero from theBig Bang Comics universe, residing onEarth A during theSilver Age of comics. He first appeared inBerzerker #1 (February 1993), and was created by writer/artist Chris Ecker.
In the fictional history of Big Bang Comics, his first appearance was inDeductive Comics.
Knight Watchman is based in Midway City (not to be confused with the city featured inDoom Patrol), where he fought crime for fifty years while maintaining a career as a fashion designer.
Reid Randall's crimefighting life started after receiving a telegram saying that his brother, Ted, was in the hospital, leaving no one to run the family business, a garment factory. Back home, his mother told him that Ted had gambling debts, and the people he owed wanted to take the business. The beating Ted had received was a warning; next time the factory would be destroyed. Later that evening a hood tells Ted to sign over the business; Reid walks in and the hood runs out. Later Ted and Janet (Ted's wife) are killed by a car bomb. Reid swears to find the men responsible, make them pay, and rid the world of their kind.[1]
Knight Watchman trained in ninjutsu withHamato Yoshi.[2] As time goes on, he becomes more of ananti-hero. By the timeBig Bang Comics had entered the modern day (the 1990s), Knight Watchman is reluctant to come out of retirement despite attempts byUltiman to place Randall back in the cape.
Reid's nephew, Jerry Randall, becomes Knight Watchman's sidekick, Kid Galahad. As he grows up Jerry becomes a hero in his own right as Galahad (a reference toDick Grayson's career asRobin andNightwing). After Reid retires, Jerry fills both roles; as the publicly known and liked Galahad during the day, and as the mysterious and feared Knight Watchman at night. Reid later came out of retirement at the age of 55 when Jerry was hospitalized with a broken leg.
Although in comics continuity, Knight Watchman exists in Earth-A (Silver Age), Knight Watchman appeared alongside the Earth-BGolden Age heroes in the TV movieKnights of Justice.
Knight Watchman has an assortment of enemies: