| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert, Adam Hughes; inks: Joe Kubert, Adam Hughes; colors: Laura Martin, Brad Anderson | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Dr. Manhattan |
| 1 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg] |
| 2 | No Such Thing As a Free Lunch | comic story | 24 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Nick Napolitano | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Mr. Dreiberg; Mrs. Dreiberg; Nite Owl [Hollis Mason]; Rorschach; Silk Spectre [Laurie Juspeczyk]; Captain Metropolis; Dr. Manhattan; Comedian; Janey Slater |
| 3 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson | Rorschach; Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg] |
| 4 | Some Things Are Just Inevitable | comic story | 24 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Nick Napolitano | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Rorschach; Twilight Lady; Hollis Mason; Mrs. Dreiberg (flashback) |
| 5 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson | Twilight Lady; Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg] |
| 6 | Thanks for Coming | comic story | 24 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert, Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Nick Napolitano | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Rorschach; Twilight Lady; Hollis Mason; Carlos Onofrio; Reverend Dean |
| 7 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Brad Anderson | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Rorschach |
| 8 | From One Nite Owl to Another | comic story | 24 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Nick Napolitano | Rorschach; Taylor Dean; Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Twilight Lady; Hollis Mason; Laurie Juspeczyk |
| 9 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Adam Hughes | Dr. Manhattan; Silk Spectre [Laurie Juspeczyk] |
| 10 | What's in the Box? | comic story | 23 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Steve Wands | Dr. Manhattan; Nite Owl [Hollis Mason]; Milton Glass; Wally Weaver; Captain Metropolis; Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Ozymandias; Rorschach; Comedian; Janey Slater; John Kennedy; Lyndon Johnson; Mr. Osterman |
| 11 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Adam Hughes | |
| 12 | One-Fifteen P.M. | comic story | 24 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Steve Wands | Dr. Manhattan; Wally Weaver; Janey Slater; Mr. Osterman; Comedian; Ozymandias; John Kennedy; Richard Nixon; Ronald Reagan; Spiro Agnew; Milton Glass |
| 13 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Adam Hughes | Dr. Manhattan |
| 14 | Ego Sum | comic story | 23 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Steve Wands | Dr. Manhattan; Janey Slater; Silk Spectre [Laurie Juspeczyk]; Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Rorschach; Captain Metropolis; Comedian; Ozymandias; Josef Osterman; Inge Osterman; Hank Meadows |
| 15 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Adam Hughes | Dr. Manhattan; Ozymandias; Silk Spectre [Laurie Juspeczyk] |
| 16 | Changes in Perspective | comic story | 22 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Steve Wands | Dr. Manhattan; Ozymandias; Janet Slater; Wally Weaver |
| 17 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Eduardo Risso; inks: Eduardo Risso | Moloch [Edgar Jacobi] |
| 18 | Forgive Me, Father, For I Have Sinned | comic story | 24 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Eduardo Risso; inks: Eduardo Risso; colors: Trish Mulvihill; letters: Clem Robins | Moloch [Edgar Jacobi]; Marie; David; Prof. Tungren; Minutemen [Silk Spectre [Sally Jupiter]; Silhouette; Captain Metropolis; Dollar Bill; Hooded Justice; Mothman]; Dr. Manhattan; Ozymandias |
| 19 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Eduardo Risso; inks: Eduardo Risso | Ozymandias |
| 20 | The Eleven-Thirty Absolution | comic story | 24 | script: J. Michael Straczynski; pencils: Eduardo Risso; inks: Eduardo Risso; colors: Trish Mulvihill; letters: Clem Robins | Moloch; Adrian Veidt [Ozymandias]; Janey Slater; Comedian; Rorschach |
| 21 | Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Alex Sinclair | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg] |
| 22 | Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Kevin Nowlan; inks: Kevin Nowlan; colors: Kevin Nowlan | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Rorschach |
| 23 | Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #2 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: David Finch; inks: David Finch; colors: Sonia Oback | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Rorschach |
| 24 | Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #3 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Chris Samnee; inks: Chris Samnee; colors: Matt Wilson | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg]; Rorschach |
| 25 | Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #4 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ethan Van Sciver; inks: Ethan Van Sciver; colors: Hi-Fi Colour Design | Nite Owl [Dan Dreiberg] |
| 26 | Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Alex Sinclair | Dr. Manhattan |
| 27 | Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Paul Pope; inks: Paul Pope; colors: Lovern Kindzierski | Dr. Manhattan |
| 28 | Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #2 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: P. Craig Russell | Dr. Manhattan |
| 29 | Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #3 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Neal Adams | Dr. Manhattan |
| 30 | Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #4 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Bill Sienkiewicz | Dr. Manhattan |
| 31 | Before Watchmen: Moloch #1 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Brennan Wagner | Moloch |
| 32 | Before Watchmen: Moloch #1 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Alex Sinclair | Moloch |
| 33 | Before Watchmen: Moloch #2 Variant Cover | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Olly Moss; inks: Olly Moss; colors: Olly Moss | Moloch; Dr. Manhattan; Ozymandias |
| 34 | Nite Owl Character Study | illustration | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Brad Anderson | |
| 35 | Before Watchmen: Nite Owl Cover Sketches | illustration | 1 | pencils: Andy Kubert | |
| 36 | Cover Progression for Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #4 | illustration | 2 | pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Adam Hughes | |
| 37 | Various Warm-Up Sketches and Pen Test for Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan | illustration | 1 | pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes | |
| 38 | Cover Sketches for Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1 with Layout and Final for Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1, Page 2 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Adam Hughes | |
| 39 | Biographies | text article | 1 | letters: typeset | |