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A Half Dozen Easter Eggs Hidden in Comics!

PREVIEWSworld went Easter Egg hunting to find a list of the quirkiest pop culture references and cameos throughout comic book history to showcase here to celebrate Easter.

Check them out below and be sure to have a safe and happy weekend no matter what holiday you're celebrating, be it Easter or Passover!

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Superboy #217
Hidden message in boat explosion

Superboy #217 - Superboy and The Legion of Super-Heroes battle it out with General Lorca in a game of "chess!" With members of the Legion being used as chess pieces!

The Easter Egg comes in the form of a seemingly ordinary explosion that happens to hide a hidden message. 

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It reads: "HOLY COW! DIG THE FIREWORKS!"

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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #42
Captain Marvel Cameo

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #42 - In the first story titled "The Monkey's Paw" Lois gains the legendary power of a monkey paw that can grant her three wishes, but she never ends up using it.

In the intro panel Lois imagines a love obsessed Superman brawling with a number of suitors to win the affection of Lois Lane. However, in this fantasy thought bubble a knocked out Captain Marvel appears behind Lois. This was years before DC had the rights to Captain Marvel, who at the time was still owned by Fawcett Comics.

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Notice Lois cleverly covers up Captain Marvel's trademark Lightning Bolt symbol on his chest to avoid any potential lawsuit from Fawcett Comics.

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The Amazing Spider-Man #332
Hidden Charlie Brown and Snoopy Cameo

The Amazing Spider-Man #332 - Peter Parker was on assignment in Central Park when he realizes Venom has escaped prison and disguised himself as a central park police man. When Peter realizes Venom is causing havoc he suits up as Spider-man and fights him. In the ensuing chaos, a baby falls into the water and Spidey decides to save him while Venom escapes to the subway tunnels below.

During this fight sequence, a very small Charlie Brown and Snoopy cameo can be seen in the background of the park.

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Full Page
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Panel Zoomed In

Notice on the left side of the above panel there's a little boy wearing a Charlie Brown-like shirt and a small black and white dog sitting next to the picnic basket.

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Iron Man #217
National Lampoon's Vacation Reference

Iron Man #217 - Tony Stark finds Stark Enterprises and begins with the construction on his new home. He then rents out Disneyland to celebrate until he has to battle powerful Adaptoid, signaling the return of villain Justin Hammer!

In this issue, there's an obvious comedic reference to National Lampoon's Vacation. Check it  out below, and click the image for a larger view.

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Clark Griswold and his family is denied entrance into Disneyland because Tony Stark has rented out the entire park for his own use.

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Top 10 #7
Cameo of Samurai Chef from SNL

Top 10 #7 - Detectives Jackson and Corbeau investigate a murder in the city of Neopolis, a city entirely inhabited by Mythical gods like Zeus and Odin as well as creatures like demon lords and super-deities.

This series written by the legendary Alan Moore is well known for its copious pop culture references and cameos. Issue seven features a classic Saturday Night Live cameo that fans would notice in a heartbeat.

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As you can see above, John Belushi's classic Samurai Chef character from the first five seasons of Saturday Night Live appears as one of the chef's in the Top 10 cafeteria.

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Iron Man #127
Marvel Prints Former Staff Member's Resignation Letter

Iron Man #127 - Tony continues his fight against Justin Hammer's army of villains in Monaco when he sinks Hammer's villa as it escapes on the water. When Tony returns home his reputation has been scarred and his drinking problem gets out of hand. In the end, Tony ends up insulting Jarvis when he brings a date home causing him to resign from his position as Tony's butler.

This Easter eggs is a little different from the rest. The the printed letter of resignation Jarvis gives to Tony was actually a real letter of resignation from a former Marvel staff member Dave Cockrum. Whether this was done on purpose to get back at Dave for quitting or was an honest mistake, it's still a weird bit of Marvel history hidden within one of their comics.

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The letter reads:

"This is to notify you that I am tendering my resignation from my position. This resignation is to take effect immediately.

I am leaving because this is no longer the team-spirited "one big happy family" I once loved working for. Over the past year or so I have watched Avengers' morale disintegrate to the point that, rather than being a team or a family, it is now a large collection of unhappy individuals simmering in their own personal stew of repressed anger, resentment and frustration. I have seen a lot of my friends silently enduring unfair, malicious or vindictive treatment.

My personal grievances are relatively slight by comparison to some, but I don't intend to silently endure. I've watched the Avengers be disbanded, uprooted and shuffled around. I've become firmly convinced that this was done with the idea of 'showing the hired help who's Boss.'"

It turns out the inclusion of this letter was actually a mistake as admitted in the letters section of Iron Man #130.

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