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She became a sex symbol by whom criminals didn't mind being caught (or so went her press). She assumed the identity of Silk Spectre sometime around 1938 at age 18, in order to advance her modeling career. The first Silk Spectre was a frizzy-haired, redheaded former waitress and burlesque dancer Sally Jupiter (her real last name was Juspeczyk, which she changed to hide her Polish ancestry).

An older version of Laurie Juspeczyk, now known as Laurie Blake, appeared in the 2019 limited television Watchmen, played by Jean Smart.įictional character history Sally Jupiter 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. 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). However, Moore did not find Nightshade particularly interesting and was not even very familiar with the character. In the early stages of the series' development, the characters were Charlton Comics superheroes and the female superhero was supposed to be Nightshade. 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.

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Silk Spectre is the name of two fictional superheroines in the graphic novel limited series Watchmen, published by DC Comics.

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