Man of Steel: Ten DC Comics Organizations We Want to See

Earlier today, ComicBook.com were the first to report that Man of Steel features a well-hidden "Easter egg" in the background of one of the trailers, indicating that the film will have a stealth Booster Gold reference in the form of Blaze Comics, the in-universe publishing company that publishes the tales of Booster, The Teen Titans and others. The publisher, who originally appeared in the first volume of Booster Gold comics (written in the '80s by Dan Jurgens), represents the second major DC Universe-based corporation (after LexCorp) to be featured in Man of Steel and the first with direct ties to another DC hero. Of course, you can throw the Daily Planet into the mix here, too, but that kind of goes without saying. We'll even say that Wayne Enterprises is probably a given, since it's already rumored to have been referenced in the film. In any event, here are some other DC Comics staples that we hope to see in the film.

Big Belly Burger The preferred fast-food joint of the DC Universe, Big Belly Burger is everywhere. Besides the comic books, it's appeared in the DC Universe Online massive multiplayer online role-playing game and in Arrow. This won't be the last time we say "As seen on Arrow." They're doing pretty right by the DCU. Sundollar Coffee The most obvious "Starbucks" knockoff you'll ever see is a company that's expanded rapidly in the DC Universe since it was first introduced. You can see an image above, featuring Booster "Blaze Comics" Gold himself in a Sundollar (also sometimes spelled Sundoller).

Kord Omniversal Research and Development Industries The company owned and operated by Ted "Blue Beetle" Kord is one of the handful of companies that's appeared in Arrow (or at least its logo has). Before that, though, it appeared on Smallville. So it's no stranger to the big red S. This one could be pretty great in that it would suggest to fans who haven't seen Ted in years that maybe their hero lives on in the movies. Queen Industries This one's probably a longshot since it's run by Green Arrow. Ollie is not only appearing regularly in Arrow, but it seems that at least so far, they want to keep Arrow separated from the films as much as possible so that it doesn't just become Smallville II. Still, the way it's been set up in the DC Universe of the New 52, as a kind of stand-in for Apple, makes it easy enough to plug into the story.

Ferris Air This one hasn't appeared in Arrow yet, but showrunner Marc Guggenheim says that it will in the season's last few episodes. Owned by Green Lantern's girlfriend and her father, the company's last big-screen outing didn't go so well...but if Warners is serious about putting a Justice League together, will that even matter? Hinting at the existence of Hal Jordan could be worth the risk. And with all the air combat we've seen in the ads... Stagg Enterprises Owned by longtime Metamoropho and Justice League International antagonist Simon Stagg, this would be a bit like Blaze Comics in that it could be right in front of us and not a ton of people--even comics readers--would catch it right away. Galaxy Broadcasting System It seems like almost a lock that the Daily Planet's biggest competition and sometimes parent company will appear in the film. We hope Turtle-Boy is on the air. Checkmate/A.R.G.U.S./S.H.A.D.E./The D.E.O. DC Comics has a lot of shadowy, quasi-governmental organizations with clever acronyms and familiar faces working there. Could we see at least one of them involved in the whole "let's hunt and study Superman" campaign? It doesn't seem unlikely, although a more realistic candidate might be... Project Cadmus The Jack Kirby-created superlab isn't exactly a shadowy governmental organization...most of the time. It's more like super-science, which makes it a bit more like S.H.A.D.E. is in the New 52. So why does it get separate billing from those others? Because Project Cadmus has a history with Superman and Jimmy Olsen dating back decades. You know what other super-science organization is ripe for a movie like this? S.T.A.R. Labs S.T.A.R. Labs was the go-to organization in the '80s and '90s, and as such  has plenty of connections to the John Byrne/Marv Wolfman/Dan Jurgens/Mark Waid stories that seem to be informing much of this film. At a minimum, the organization once employed Dr. Emil Hamilton, who is known to be in the film (played by The West Wing's Richard Schiff). You know who else worked there at one point? Rip Hunter and Jack Soo, who were instrumental in the invention and repair of the time sphere that would carry Booster Gold back to our time from his home in the 25th Century.