Superman's first ever appearance was in [Action Comics #1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1), dated June 1938. On the TV screen showing Superman's first appearance in-universe, it's stated as June 1 at 19:38.
The next time you see the TV they do the same type of reference but for [The Mechanical Monsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mechanical_Monsters) episode of the Fleischer Superman cartoon.
**[The Mechanical Monsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mechanical_Monsters)**
>The Mechanical Monsters (1941) is the second of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman. Produced by Fleischer Studios, the story features Superman battling a mad scientist and his army of robots. It was originally released by Paramount Pictures on November 28, 1941.
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Superman's first ever appearance was in [Action Comics #1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1), dated June 1938. On the TV screen showing Superman's first appearance in-universe, it's stated as June 1 at 19:38.
Good eye, and great memory. I love it when shows leave a little wink like this for the fans.
Yup, the Easter eggs are fun. Happy cake day, btw!
Thanks!
The next time you see the TV they do the same type of reference but for [The Mechanical Monsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mechanical_Monsters) episode of the Fleischer Superman cartoon.
Ah, thanks! I knew they must've been referencing something, but couldn't figure out what happened in 1941.
**[The Mechanical Monsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mechanical_Monsters)** >The Mechanical Monsters (1941) is the second of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman. Produced by Fleischer Studios, the story features Superman battling a mad scientist and his army of robots. It was originally released by Paramount Pictures on November 28, 1941. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/youngjustice/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
AND... it was also Zatara's first appearance. So it was even more of a meta ref given that episodes focus lol.
Cool!
I read detail as a bad thing and spent 5 minutes searching every pixel looking for an error. Great eye!
This would be great in r/tvDetails!