She-Hulk Episode 7 takes Jen out of the office and to a retreat where former villains are trying to better themselves, as she helps an officer with a problem with Emil Blonsky. Additionally, Jen is dealing with relationship problems of her own and finds help from Blonsky himself.
However, the shining star of this week's episode has to be all the C-List villains from Marvel comics that made their MCU debut--and one that's already appeared on the show previously. From swashbucklers to ancient vampires, this episode of She-Hulk is swinging for the fences when it comes to deep, deep Marvel cuts.
Below, you'll find all the Easter eggs and references we found in Episode 7 of She-Hulk, along with a breakdown of every villain that appeared in the episode.
For more juicy tidbits from the world of Marvel, check out the She-Hulk Easter eggs from Episode 1, and Episode 2, and what we learned from the Thor: Love and Thunder audio commentary.
1. Miss Piggy in jail
The movie Jennifer finds herself watching while waiting for Josh to text her back is the Great Muppet Caper from 1981. Piggy is framed for stealing diamonds from a necklace and is taken to jail.
2. Man-Bull
The superpowered being Jennifer fights is William Taurens (Taurens, get it?), who is better known as Man-Bull. First appearing in Daredevil in 1971, Taurens took an experimental serum that made him into half-man, half-bull… or a Man-Bull. He's very much a villain of his time.
3. El Aguila
A villain of Iron Fist and Luke Cage, El Aguila translates to "The Eagle." Does he have the powers of an eagle? Nope. He's a bit of a Zorro rip-off (or let's say "homage"). He's very good at fencing, and at one point, he had the mutant power to create electrostatic charges in his body that he could discharge through his sword.
4. Porcupine
As ridiculous as Porcupine may look when we first meet the character, it is a brilliant adaptation of the character's first appearance from Tales to Astonish in 1963, created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. It looks dead on. The first person to use this name--there's been three for some reason--was a weapons designer for the US Army. He wanted to create a suit for soldiers that looked like a porcupine but could also shoot quills and flames and chemicals and… you get the picture. He made the suit and became one of the first costumed criminals of his generation. His first superhero encounter was against Ant-Man and the Wasp.
5. Saracen
There are two Saracens from Earth-616, believe it or not. First, there's the Punisher villain, who made his debut in 1989. He is an assassin and terrorist. In his first encounter with the Punisher, the duo worked together. However, he's a very basic '80s villain.
However, the Saracen from She-Hulk is a vampire, and a super-deep cut from the comics. Appearing in three issues of Blade in 1999, Saracen was one of the first vampires on Earth. He's a member of The Ancient--a group which comprised of very old vampires. Saracen was eventually killed, after he was decapitated and then destroyed.
6. Wrecker
Although he's already appeared on She-Hulk before, we're getting a little more on Wrecker here. He was created by the iconic duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby back in 1968, making his debut in Thor. Yes, he has a magic crowbar, but he was just a normal bank robber at first who would leave a crowbar at the scene of the crime like a real weirdo. Wrecker's crowbar became "magical" after he knocked out Loki, put his crown on, and one of Loki's allies thought he was the God of Mischief and magically enhanced Wrecker's crowbar. Yes, that does all sound very dumb.
7. Slott Towing
The tow truck that is picking up Jen's car is interesting. Slott Towing is named after comic book writer Dan Slott who had an exceptionally fun run on She-Hulk in 2004-05, making the comic into a comedic lawyer series--following in the footsteps of John Byrne's run who gave the character a humorous edge. Slott's run on She-Hulk is the one you need to read if you're planning on checking out any of her comics and is the biggest inspiration for the show.
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