10 Disturbing Mysteries Superheroes Couldn't Solve
3. Hooded Justice's Real Name And Identity
The Watchmen comics have been expanded on in recent years with Before Watchmen, Watchmen (the HBO series), and the Watchmen live-action film. Despite these additions, the original maxi-series by Alan Moore remains one of the greatest examples of adult-themed comic book storytelling ever written, and it's full of innuendo and mystery.
There was one mystery in particular that a certain superhero was never able to figure out. The original Night Owl, otherwise known as Hollis Mason, was never able to uncover the true identity of Hooded Justice. This was a bit of a bother to him, as Hooded Justice was the very first person to put on a mask and beat the crap out of criminals.
Night Owl didn't know who he was, and neither did any of the other members of the Minutemen, though there was some speculation Mason wrote about in his book. His autobiography, "Under The Hood," offered up the possibility that Hooded Justice's real identity was that of Rolf Müller.
He could have been right, or he could have been way off. Because Moore will never expand on this, nobody will know the truth. In the television series Watchmen, he's clearly depicted as Will Reeves, a former police officer, but the actual comics identity of the character will likely always remain a mystery.