The Agony and the Ectoplasm/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The comic title is a reference to the film The Agony and the Ecstasy.
- Three Face is a reference to the Batman villain Two-Face from DC Comics.
- Kearney said that the bullies needed a place to read the latest Vanity Fair.
- Gil, as the Salesman, has a set of Adamantium-coated knives, a fictional metal alloy from Marvel Comics.
- Bartman says "all's fair in a cola war", a reference to the proverb "All Is Fair in Love and War".
- James Brown is seen in Heaven.
- Snake, armed with a boxing glove bazooka, threatens to "Mike Tyson" people. Raphael then asks if he means that he'll bite their ears off, a reference to the fight Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II where Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear.
