# Justice League vs. Watchmen - Who would win? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 6, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-vs-watchmen-who-would-win/505535 "2009-08-06T16:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SmashTheState](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-vs-watchmen-who-would-win/505535/61 "2009-08-09T09:11:47Z")
> [@Tanbarkie](#): > > If (and this is a _huge_ if) you can convince Dr. Manhattan that defeating the Justice League is important enough to warrant his attention, the Watchmen win. Instantly. There are any number of Justice League members who are a match for Dr. Manhattan in “reality-altering,” including, but not limited to: Zatanna, Dr. Fate, the Spectre, and the various Green Lanterns (plus Guy with Sinestro’s ring). Since Dr. Manhattan is really a stand-in for Captain Atom anyway (all the Watchmen are analogues of the Charlton Comics characters DC acquired: Rorschach = Question, Owlman = Blue Beetle, etc.), we know Captain Atom is a match for him (Captain Atom being JLE, so he qualifies). Firestorm could probably handle Dr. Manhattan from a quantum standpoint (and would squish Dr. Manhattan like a bug after becoming an elemental). There’s just no way the Watchmen stand a chance. It’s not the same power scale. ---
**Author:** ![sohvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-vs-watchmen-who-would-win/505535/62 "2009-08-09T10:17:31Z")
I’d bet on an eternal tie. Earth loses by getting destroyed in the process along with half of the solar system. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-vs-watchmen-who-would-win/505535.md?page=3)