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dc - Where is Gotham City located? - Science Fiction & Fantasy …
May 13, 2013 · From the Batman Wiki. Before Detective Comics #48, Batman's adventures were said to happen in New York City. Gotham is known to be architecturally modeled after New …
Do the cities in the DC Universe correspond to real world cities?
Jun 6, 2017 · Before Detective Comics #48, Batman's adventures were said to happen in New York City. Gotham is known to be architecturally modeled after New York City, but with …
Why was Gotham City changed from a mostly fictional city to New …
In Batman Begins, Gotham City has a futuristic/fictional and run down look: think of Oldtown, the trains built by the Wayne Corporation etc. In The Dark Knight Rises, Gotham City looks like …
dc - What is Gotham City a metaphor for? - Science Fiction
Oct 27, 2017 · Opinions may have differed for different writers, but when Gotham City was created by Bob Kane and Milton Finger, they clearly meant it to be New York City. "Gotham" …
dc - Does it always rain in Gotham? - Science Fiction & Fantasy …
Oct 30, 2014 · The name "Gotham City" was first used in Detective Comics #48. (1941) Gotham would start to get more character in the 1970's as Batman's writers and editors began to alter …
dc - What makes Gotham work as a major city? - Science Fiction ...
Dec 28, 2016 · Gotham city is described since the 70's as a crime-ridden city. Corruption is rampant, thugs walk free and cops do look out for the mafia. And it rains all the time , and it's …
dc - Why is Batman restricted to Gotham city? - Science Fiction ...
Mar 12, 2017 · Especially for Batman Gotham and its out of control crime has always played a major role in setting the mood of his stories, from the corrpupt organized crime controlling the …
dc - Are Gotham and Metropolis neighbours? - Science Fiction
Aug 22, 2015 · As far as I know, Gotham has always intended to be a stand-in for New York City. Any time a location for Gotham has been mentioned, it's been close to New York City. This …
Is there a difference between Superman’s Gotham City and …
Superman doesn't live in Gotham City. Superman lives in Metropolis. It seems to be relatively near Gotham geographically (both appear to be in something like the New England area), but …
comics - Why Does DC Use Fictional City Names? - Science Fiction ...
Then I tried 'Capital City', then 'Coast City'. Then I flipped through the New York City phone book and spotted the name 'Gotham Jewelers' and said, 'That's it,' Gotham City. We didn't call it …