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Total Film
Total Film
Entertainment
Lauren Milici

Batman: Caped Crusader has an incredible Superman deep-cut from 80 years ago – and quietly introduces an unexpected Justice League hero

Batman: Caped Crusader.

Batman: Caped Crusader has arrived – and hardcore fans of DC Comics are in for a treat.

The new animated series, which stars Hamish Linklater as the voice of Bruce Wayne, is largely inspired by the neo-noir Batman stories from the 1940s and 1960s – but features some Easter eggs that span the entire DC Universe. In episode 4, fans were quick to notice a Superman reference that dates all the way back to 1941.

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