Gotham City makes its DCU debut.
It has a classic gothic design, complete with Gargoyles.
He’s a Gotham gangster who first appeared in Detective Comics #469 (1977).In that issue, Phosphorus vows revenge on him after Thorne moves the nuclear power plant outside the city limits causing Phosphorus’ accident.
Doctor Phosphorus’ origin is told.
It is slightly altered. In the comics, Dr Alex Sartorius fell into a nuclear power plant after Gotham City Council unsafely managed the plant outside the city limits, due to Rupert Thorne’s tax evasion practices.
He also fought Batman.
Bialya is mentioned.
Doctor Phosphorus refuses to provide his cancer research to their authoritarian regime.
In the comics, Bialya is a Middle Eastern country. Captain Atom was once stationed there, and Black Adam was manipulated into attacking it once.
The abusive men are both Metahumans with lightning powers.
James Gunn recently stated that Metahumans are already common in the DCU. By the time of the Superman movie, they are “becoming more of a problem”.
A security guard is shown reading a dirty magazine called “Metasleaze”.
The models are seen wearing outfits mimicking famous Metahumans.
The episode title is “Priyatel Skelet”, which is the nickname the little girl calls Doctor Phosphorus.
It means “Friendly Skeleton” in Bulgarian.
Batman makes his DCU debut!
We only see a silhouette.
James Gunn stated in an interview with Rotten Tomatoes that he only wanted to show a silhouette to avoid committing to a final suit design.
James Gunn says that this appearance is “the DCU Batman”, hinting it’s a different version of the character.
He also says that “Batman already exists in this universe. He’s an important part of this universe, and he has an impact on it.”
James Gunn also stated what to expect for future DCU Batman appearances:
“He’s one of my favourite characters. We’re gonna do great things with him. I can’t wait for people to see more of him, along with Superman. And together!”
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