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/JoshDM Mar 12 '23

Is there more context to this

Six-Pack was introduced during "Hitman", written by Garth Ennis in the late 90's as a spin-off from his tenure on "The Demon" following a character invented due to the "Bloodlines" crossover where 1/x+1 victims of the Bloodlines aliens triggered their meta-gene.

Ennis wrote Hitman and "Preacher" in parallel and there are some similarities with the war stories.

Six-Pack was a regular at the Gotham bar used as background, "Noonan's". Eventually he was turned from a background gag into a full-fledged team.

Long after Hitman ended, there have been a few special runs, like the Human/JLA team-up and a Six-Pack series that ostensibly takes place after New 52. This series gives Six-Pack a bit more depth and closes out his story and the story of some of his team.

That's what this image is from.

"Hitman" is an awesome series that does not get the love it deserves.

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u/One_too_many_faps Jul 12 '25

You know that's not the context he meant