When M.O.D.O.K. is searching for his time machine at S.H.I.E.L.D., he first finds and discards the following items:
- Cerebro, the computer Professor X uses to locate other Mutants (first seen in X-Men #7, published September, 1964).
- The Ultimate Nullifier, a weapon so powerful that the Watcher urged the Fantastic Four to use it against Galactus in Fantastic Four #50, published May, 1966.
Van Lente Elementary is named after comic book writer Fred Van Lente, who created the character of Monica Rappaccini with artist Leonard Kirk.