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Lieutenant Samuel James Battle was a New York City Police Department officer and the first black cop in New York City.

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Warning Will Reeves[]

Sam Battle was present during the induction of the 1938 police cadet class of the New York City Police Department. Battle himself swore in Will Reeves, another fellow black police officer during the induction ceremony. Reeves tells Battle he joined because of him, to which Battle, while appreciative, warns him to "Beware of the Cyclops" which confuses Reeves.[1]

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  • Sam Battle was a real-life NYPD officer and the first African-American to join the force. Like Will Reeves in Watchmen, he also faced similar discrimination.

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