Superman Walks into a Bar, and Here’s His Hilarious Drink Order

Warning! Contains spoilers for Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1!

Summary Superman's preference for milk over alcohol is due to his immunity to poisons, including alcohol, making him more relatable.

Despite his god-like powers, Superman's humanity shines through in his love for simple things like milk.

Superman's quirks, like his love for milk, make him relatable and endearing as a superhero, connecting him to everyday people.

Few characters are as powerful as Superman. He's a literal god-like figure that few could ever aspire to be like, but his power isn't all that Superman is. At his core, Clark Kent is just a farm boy who grew up in rural Kansas, and there are tons of relatable things about him, as Bibbo discovered in one of their first meetings when Superman orders the perfect drink at his bar: milk.

In Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1's story "Campaign Headquarters" by Mark Russell and Steve Pugh, Bibbo is running the campaign headquarters for Perry White's mayoral run out of his bar. While telling a story to Perry White, Bibbo points out that he began working at the bar when he was too young to drink. To get around this, the bar started serving milk.

Bibbo was the only one at the bar who ever ordered the milk — until, one day, Superman stopped by. At that moment, Bibbo learned that the Man of Steel's favorite drink order is also a tall glass of milk.

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Superman Always Chooses to Drink Milk at Bibbo's Bar

Can Kryptonians Feel the Effects of Alcohol Under a Yellow Sun?

Superman has amazing powers, and he's immune to almost all poisons on Earth, which includes alcohol — meaning it's pretty much impossible for a Kryptonian to feel the effects of alcohol on Earth. This Kryptonian quirk actually led Supergirl, in the best-selling Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, to travel far across the galaxy to find a red sun in order to have a drink on her 21st birthday. But Superman's preference for milk goes a lot further than just his Kryptonian limitations. Superman's refusal to drink alcohol is just one of the many things about him that are surprisingly relatable to the everyday person.

Superman also drinks milk at a Metropolis bar throughout the alternate-universe story Superman: Space Age by Russell and Michael Allred.

While Clark Kent may have the powers of a Kryptonian, he's far more human than Kryptonian. Clark was raised by Martha and Jonathan Kent to embody the greatest values of humanity, and he truly does. He loves baseball, his greatest dream is to write the great American novel, and he loves dogs. There are tons of personality traits in Clark that bring him closer to humanity — including, in a true farm-boy move, loving to drink milk — and his powers don't change that. While it may seem that Clark is a god above men that no one can ever reach, as Lex Luthor often claims about Superman, this simply isn't true.

Superman's Humanity Makes Him One of Earth's Greatest Heroes

Superman's Quirks Make Him Relatable Despite His Powers

The thing that makes a hero great isn't their impossible power or even their impossible feats. It's the ability to see something in them that is relatable. Superman is a powerful, god-like character, but he's also a farm boy who had to deal with high school and has interests and strange preferences just like anyone else. That's why Superman is such an enduring character, and why something as simple as ordering a glass of milk from a bar can inspire people just as much as seeing Superman save the world.

Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1 is available now from DC Comics!

SUPERMAN: HOUSE OF BRAINIAC SPECIAL #1 (2024) Writer: Joshua Williamson, Mark Russell

Artist: Edwin Galmon, Steve Pugh, Fico Ossio

Colorist: Jordie Bellaire, Rex Lokus

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Cover Artist: Jamal Campbell