Shout Out / '32 Kick-Up

Anime & Manga

• Black Jack and Billy Bat cameo in the same panel in chapter 6.

Film

• Tony and Poppy from Scarface (1932) appear in chapters 1 and 2.
• Calloway being referred to mistakenly as "Callahan" is a reference to The Third Man.
• James Cagney appears in chapters 6-8.
• Various characters are named after actors.
  • Pat O'Brien
  • Edward G. Robinson
  • Lawrence Tierney
  • James Cagney

Music

• So far, every chapter is named after a Progressive Rock song. Bands include:
  • Camel
  • Curved Air
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  • Gentle Giant
  • Renaissance
  • Yes
• Multiple characters are named after musicians from The '30s and The '40s.
  • The Andrews Sisters
  • Cab Calloway
  • The Boswell Sisters

Western Animation

• Chapter 3 has a quick reference to Minnie's Yoo-Hoo from Mickey Mouse
• Mariutch is named after a Max and Dave Fleischer short.
• Various supporting characters from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog appear in the background in chapter 6, such as Captain Hero and The Bears.
• There are a few characters named after animators.
  • Grim Natwick
  • Myron Waldman