All of the Easter Eggs in Spider-Man: Homecoming

Our recaps of the Easter eggs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe continue with the none other than your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! The webslinger made his debut in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War but quickly followed up with his own solo movie the next summer! Check out the Easter eggs from Spider-Man: Homecoming in the gallery below!

Spider-Man: Homecoming saw Tom Holland starring as the titular hero, his second appearance as the character. Robert Downey Jr. reprises as Iron Man alongside Marisa Tomei as Aunt May (who also made her debut in Civil War). Characters making their MCU debuts in the film include Zendaya as Michelle, Jacob Batalon as Ned, Laura Harrier as Liz, Tony Revolori as Flash, with Bokeem Woodbine as Herman Schultz/The Shocker, and Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes, aka The Vulture. The film marked the first time since Batman Returns that Keaton has appeared in a superhero film. Directed by Jon Watts, Homecoming became the highest-grossing, non-Disney release for Marvel Studios at the domestic box office.

A sequel to the film is officially set to debut on July 5, 2019, though a title for the film hasn’t been announced. The film will reportedly follow Peter’s Junior year in high school and Kevin Feige has confirmed the film will be more of a globe-trotter than previous Spider-Man movies.

Marvel Movie Easter Eggs: Spider-Man Series

Spider-Man: Homecoming
Avengers Assemble!

The opening sequence of the film brings us back to the events just after Marvel's The Avengers, and here we see Toomes' showing off a drawing his child has done of the original team from the film.
Leviathan

One of the flying Leviathans from The Avengers also appears in the background of the sequence.
Damage Control

The name for the Department of Damage Control comes from an actual Marvel comic about regular people cleaning up the messes left by Marvel superheroes.
The Tinkerer

One of the members of Toomes' crew, played by Michael Chernus, is Phineas Mason, aka the villain The Tinkerer. Homecoming actually has six different villains from Spider-Man's rogues gallery.
Civil War

We get to see part of the airport fight from Captain America: Civil War play out from Peter's perspective!
Renowned men of science

In the hallway for Peter's school, two very familiar faces can be seen on the wall, including John Slattery's Howard Stark and Stanley Tucci's Dr. Abraham Erskine...
Also Bruce

Plus Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner makes an appearance in Peter's science class.
Amazing Man-Spider

In the YouTube video about Peter, it describes him as the "Amazing" Man-Spider, a reference to the long-running comic series for the character "The Amazing Spider-Man."
Dumpster web

Peter frequently webbed his clothes to a dumpster in the pages of Marvel Comics, referenced here.
Stan Lee

Lee, co-creator of the character, appears as a neighbor in the film who gets in a block-wide shouting match.
Captain America

Chris Evans reprises his role of Captain America (in his Marvel's The Avengers costume) for a Physical Education video.
Two Spidey villains

Appearing in this scene are Logan Marshall Green as Jackson Brice and Donald Glover as Aaron Davis.

Green's character originally appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #10 back in 1964 going by the name "Montana" and serving more as a typical gangster character. It wasn't until the 2008 animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man that he became the super villain The Shocker, which he takes on in the film.

Glover's Aaron Davis is the Ultimate Comics version of villain The Prowler.
Ferris Bueller

As Spidey runs through people's backyards, it's a direct homage to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, one of the influences of the film. In addition, they flat out show the movie playing on a TV in case it was lost on you.
Vulture's puffy neck

Toomes' coat has the same puffy collar that The Vulture has frequently worn on his costume throughout the years.
Ned's memes

Ned's laptop has a number of stickers on it in reference to popular memes like the This Is Fine Dog and Me Gusta Face.
Jason Ionello and Betty Brant

Both Jason Ionello and Betty Brant are classmates of Peter's from the pages of various Marvel Comics. Brant even becomes a love interest for Peter but is primarily known for being the personal secretary for J. Jonah Jameson at The Daily Bugle.
Detention

Evans' Cap returns in a Detention video as well...
Davis' Nephew

Aaron Davis' nephew is actually none other than Miles Morales, the Spider-Man who succeeded Peter Parker in the role following his death in the Ultimate Comics universe.
The License Plate

Tough to make out, but the license plate on the car reads "SM2-0565," in reference to The Amazing Spider-Man #2 being released in May of 1965.
Howling Grandfather

Kenneth Choi returns to the film playing Principal Morita, the grandson of his character Jim Morita from Captain America: The First Avenger. He even has a photo of him and The Howling Commandos in his office.
Shocker #2

Actor Bokeem Woodbine appeares as Herman Schultz, the actual Shocker from Spider-Man comic and he's got the yellow sleeves to prove it.
Setting the stage for Infinity War?

In the film, this sequence is set up as Tony is preparing to move some items to a storage facility "up state," however some of the contents include equipment that are critical to the final act of Avengers: Infinity War. Could Marvel have been setting up the arrival of the new Cap SHIELD and the return of the Hulkbuster as far back as Homecoming? It is all connected after all.
C'mon Spider-Man

The sequence of Spider-Man lifting the rubble off himself literally comes from a page in The Amazing Spider-Man #33.
MJ

Though technically not Mary Jane, Zendaya's Michelle reveals at the end of the film that she also goes by "MJ," setting her up to be the main love interest for Peter moving forward.
Iron Spider

Tony reveals a new Spidey suit he created for Peter at the end of the film, though it appears a little different from its comic book basis.
Since 2008

Happy's reference to holding onto the engagement ring for Tony since 2008 is a reference to the year the first Iron Man film was released.
Mac Gargan

Though the credits reveal Michael Mando played Mac Gargan in the film, it's not til the mid-credits scene that we get a good look at his Scorpion tattoo, referencing his initial transformation into the super villain The Scorpion.
Patience

The post-credit scene of Homecoming sees Evans appear once again, offering us all a lesson in patience.