They apparently have some sort of heroic history (though this is questionable, owing to the fact that several of their members seem prone to complicated hallucinations) prior to the events of Hitman. The team is based in The Cauldron, the Irish section of Gotham City, and is led by Sixpack. The team is named after the military designation for "mentally unfit for duty". Created by writer Garth Ennis and artists John McCrea and Steve Dillon, the team first appeared in Hitman #18 (September 1997). Section 8 is a fictional comic book team of superheroes appearing in books published by DC Comics. From left to right: Defenestrator, Friendly Fire, Sixpack, Shakes, Jean de Baton-Baton, Dogwelder, Bueno Excellente, Flemgem art by John McCrea. Here are a few more pics of the jacket, which is due to cycle off eBay in 10 hours.Panel from Hitman #18.
Patrick also thinks the Houdini jacket currently on display at the Skirball Center, which is in this same style, may be the jacket Hardeen is wearing in this photo. By the way, the seller dates the photo at 1915, but Patrick Culliton says it's more likely 1923 (and I concur).
SawChuck identified the jacket by matching specific rivets and double stitching on the customized jacket from a photo taken at the same time as the above. Hardeen "in late 1927 or early 1928." It has been in the family ever since. Campbell (a coffee salesman for Fleetwood Coffee), by Houdini's brother Theo. The jacket - which I'm convinced is indeed the straitjacket Houdini used for several of his suspended escapes - was given to the seller's grandfather, Paul J. The jacket has cycled several times on eBay with a price of $149,000 or "best offer." Ironically, in this weeks episode of Pawn Stars, one of the commercial break quizzes revealed the jacket as the item "Rick most regrets not buying." His offer was $25,000. The Houdini straitjacket authenticated by magician Murray SawChuck on a recent episode of Pawn Stars is still looking for a buyer.
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