8 Watchmen Characters Based On Charlton Comics
7. Nite Owl II (Dan Dreiberg) / Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
Daniel Drieberg is not an outgoing individual, but when suited up as the second Nite Owl, he becomes something completely different. A huge fan of the first Nite Owl Hollis Mason, Dan had assisted him for months, helping him build gadgets.
Hollis was a mentor to Drieberg, and taught him everything he knew, eventually gifting him both the title of Nite Owl and “Archimedes”, the airship they had built together. With Mason retired, Dan is the sole Nite Owl. He is known for his gadgets, lack of superpowers, and inferiority complex, stemming from a traumatic childhood.
The second Blue Beetle, Ted Kord shares a resemblance to Nite Owl. Kord, like Drieberg, was a fan of the original Blue Beetle, and took up his mantle after he died. Unlike other Blue Beetles, Ted has no powers aside from his intellect. That intellect allows him to build various devices to fit his crime fighting needs, sight enhancing lenses, a gun capable of shooting air or flashes of light, and an airship like Nite Owl’s called “The Bug”.
With no powers, an affinity for classic heroes, and gadgets galore, it almost obvious that Nite Owl was based on Blue Beetle.