Remember when fans got to see a young Peter Parker make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut inÂ Captain America: Civil War? Well what if we told you thatÂ wasn’t Peter’s first appearanceÂ in the MCU, and a long-running fan theory was just confirmed as true?According to Tom Holland in an interview with The Huffington PostÂ (which we learned about viaÂ io9), Peter’s history with the MCU didn’t start in Civil War, and actually beginsÂ all the way back in 2010’sÂ Iron Man 2 and the film’s climatic battle at the Stark Expo. As Iron Man is battling remote controlled Hammer drones, a kid in an Iron Man mask steps into the line of fire. Luckily, Iron Man swoops in for the save and heads off, but not before delivering a “Nice work, kid.”Apparently, that kid was actually a baby Peter Parker. Watch it again and see:

The fan theory grew in popularity becauseÂ a couple of factors lined up perfectly for the boy to be Peter Parker. Since Peter is known for being a science wiz in the comics (he developed the formula for his web fluid before graduating high school!), it makes sense he’dÂ attend the Stark Expo. Also, it took place in Queens, NY (Peter’s home) and the boy would roughly be the same age as Peter in the MCU.[brightcove video_id=”5476824050001″ brightcove_account_id=”3653334524001″ brightcove_player_id=”rJs2ZD8x”]It may seem inconsequential, but comic book fans go crazy over continuity nuggets like this. Similar Easter eggs were sprinkled throughout earlier films in the MCU. One example comes fromÂ Iron Man 2 also, when a world map of event-level incidents in a background scene pinpointed Black Panther’s home nation of Wakanda.What do you think of the reveal? Does it make you want to go back and rewatchÂ Iron Man 2Â from the beginning? Â Let us know in the comments below!

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Tim Adams is a freelance writer who loves comicsÂ and the TV and movies that feature them. Follow him on Twitter!