Supergirl Season 2: 8 Easter Eggs & References You Might've Missed In 'The Adventures Of Supergirl'
1. John Corben's Connections
As becomes obvious in the final moments of the episode, villain- of-the-week John Corben is usually known by the supervillain moniker Metallo – a cyborg powered by a Kryptonian heart. See, J’onn, Kryptonite is bad.
The unknown woman who brings him back to life works for Project: Cadmus. Previously mentioned in season one as the kidnappers of Jeremiah Danvers, Cadmus is a shady organisation featured in the comics and multiple animated series. It is perhaps most known for creating Superboy, a teenage clone of Kal-El.
Earlier in the episode, Alex gives Kara a run-down of Corben’s criminal past. Naturally, this is full of comics references. Firstly, as well as working for Lex Luthor, Corben apparently has links to Intergang – a group of mobsters armed with Apokoliptian tech given to them by Darkseid. He’s also pals with Kasnian terrorists – a fictional central European country frequently mentioned on Arrow. Last but not least, Corben helped cause a genocide in Corto Maltese – a fictional South American country this time, it was previously mentioned in the 1989 Batman movie (Vicki Vale was there before coming to Gotham).
What other references did you spot in The Adventures of Supergirl? Let us know down in the comments.