Movies & TV: 13 Subtle Tributes To Iconic Creators In Major Movies

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Movies & TV: 13 Subtle Tributes To Iconic Creators In Major Movies

Sometimes, minor on-screen details hide Easter eggs that are actually homages to the person who made the thing you're watching (or something closely related). For example ...

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse pays homage to Steve Ditko. There's a contact on Miles' phone that's labeled S. Ditko, which is pretty clearly an homage to the Spider-Man co-creator. CRACKED.COM

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Batman V Superman

Batman V Superman has a really, really well-hidden homage to Joe Shuster. Shuster is the co-creator of Superman, and was born in Ontario - and, at one point in the movie, there's a broken window and the hole in the window looks like Ontario. This was confirmed to be an intentional Easter CRAegg.OM

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The Clone Wars

They basically stuck a fictional version of George Lucas in The Clone Wars. The character in question was Baron Papanoida-who was played by Lucas himself in Revenge of the Sith in a cameo, but got a much bigger role in The Clone Wars. CRACKED.COM

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Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home has an homage to Spider-Man's co-creator. Artist Steve Ditko co-created both Spider Man and Doctor Strange, plus all the villains in the movie - and, when Peter and MJ are chilling on the roof of the school, a graffiti behind them says DITKO. CRACKED.COM

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Justice League

There's a nod to an old-school DC writer in Zack Snyder's Justice League. IF - - - : B Gard ner Fex IS Ford WHEN When a truck almost kills Iris, it says Gard'ner Fox on the side of that truck- which is a nod to DC writer Gardner Fox, who co-created Flash and the Justice League. CRACKED.COM

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