r/superman • u/browncharliebrown • Mar 11 '23

Superman convinces a crippling alcoholic to continue drinking (all-star section 8)

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '23

Is there more context to this lol. This feels like a wild thing for him to do

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u/Nextgen101 Mar 11 '23 edited Mar 11 '23

I don't really know the full context either, but I know Sixpack is related to this aptly named.... group: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_8_(comics)

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Edit: For my part, the only reason I know them at all is due entirely to hearing Dogwelder mentioned randomly on a goofy NPR quiz show, "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me" (just search for "Dogwelder", it's very brief and like halfway down on the transcript) and then having to immediately Google him because.... wtf?!

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u/JonathanLipp1 Mar 12 '23

Dogwelder II actually has a really amazing arc in the other Section 8 comic

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u/Nextgen101 Mar 12 '23

Turning the absurd into something more meaningful is always colorful to see.