- Script
- Len Wein (credited)
- Pencils
- John Higgins (credited)
- Inks
- John Higgins (credited)
- Colors
- John Higgins (credited)
- Letters
- Sal Cipriano (credited)
- Editing
- Mark Chiarello (editor); Camilla Zhang (assistant editor); Wil Moss (associate editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Like ants overwhelming an upturned beetle, the Corsair's cadaverous crew swept over me, pinning my arms to my side...
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- adventure; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Gordon McClachlan; Crimson Corsair; Esau
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Flying Dutchman; piracy
Story continues from Before Watchmen: Comedian (DC, 2012 series) #2 and follows in Before Watchmen: Ozymandias (DC, 2012 series) #2. Editing credits from Before Watchmen: Moloch (DC, 2013 series) #2.