Similar to how this episode’s now-deceased radio operator had tried finding other survivors out there in the world, Comic Eugene was dedicated to getting some kind of response during his comm-centric mission.
And then, one day, someone did respond, leading to an extremely interesting series of conversations that eventually brought about some shocking revelations about Eugene’s new “friend.”
The New World Order storyline, which was only fully introduced in 2018, first had its seedlings planted around 25 issues earlier, when Eugene started tinkering with a CB radio as a way to keep his mind off of his other problems.