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Panels 2-3: This little aside by Dan and Laurie, where
they are discussing the pragmatic problems with wearing a superhero costume
(specifically the need to use the bathroom in the middle of apprehending a
criminal), is an example of the verisimilitude that Moore added to this story –
addressing real-world issues of superheroes that were rarely considered in
comics before.
Panel 6: Laurie’s comment to Rorschach that one
wouldn’t want to “go diving headfirst into things…” is not only a sarcastic
remark to express her frustration with
Rorschach, but is also a commentary on what just occurred in the bathroom while
she and Dan waited outside. Big Figure
did indeed dive headfirst into one of the toilets, at the physical insistence of Rorschach.
This
reading of the remark is confirmed by Rorschach’s response in
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