‘Flarrowverse’ Easter Eggs: Week 4
Emma Trujillo ‘20/ Comic Book Staff Writer
Let’s take a look at this week’s easter eggs in the CW superhero line-up.
Spoilers for Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow through the week of November 3rd’s episodes.
Supergirl 2×4 “Survivors”
Winn comments that Mon-el could jump, “buildings in a single bound.” This references the adage that Superman can leap buildings in a single bound.
Draaga the fighter that Supergirl defeats. Draaga in the comics is a fighter for Mongul on the planet Warworld. Mongul collects champions to fight for him.
Roulette is a comic book character created by Geoff Johns and appearing in JSA Secret Files #2 in 2001. The character runs an underground fight club for superhumans called the House. She has no superpowers but is a genius at odds and gambling.
At the end of the episode, it is revealed that M’gann is a White Martian. The White Martians waged war against the Green Martians on Mars. In the comics, M’gann’s parents sent her to Earth when the civil war broke on on Mars to protect her. She is a White Martian who hides as a Green Martian to protect herself in the books too.
The Flash 3×5 “Monster”
Barry tries to take down the monster by doing “Empire.” This is exactly what goes down in Captain America: Civil War. Spider-Man takes down Ant-man by copying what Luke Skywalker does in Empire Strikes Back. The Flash is digging at Civil War.
Arrow 5×5 “Human Target”
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 2×4 “Abominations”
