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Gotham City
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fictional city in the DC Universe, best known as the home of Batman
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gotham City is referenced by 1,316 other articles, and connects out to Justice League Watchtower, Batman in film and New York.
Vinony files it under Comics articles needing issue citations, DC Comics islands and DC Comics populated places.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- First appearance
- Batman #4, (December 1940)
- Created by
- Bill Finger (writer), Bob Kane (artist)
- Genre
- Superhero
- Type
- City
- Locations
- Ace Chemicals , Arkham Asylum , Batcave , Blackgate Penitentiary , Gotham City Police Department, Iceberg Lounge , Wayne Enterprises , Wayne Manor
- Publisher
- DC Comics
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
Gotham City - Seriewikin
seriewikin.serieframjandet.se →Batmans hemstad. Även seriefigurer som Robin , Batgirl , Green Lantern (40-talsversionen), Huntress , Black Canary och The Demon har haft sin hemvist här. Gotham var ursprungligen ett smeknamn på New York, men i DC:s universum har det blivit en egen plats, dock fortfarande tydligt baserad på verklighetens New York. Innan européerna anlände till Gothams öar levde indianstammen Miagani där i hundratals år, men de finns inte längre kvar utan har försvunnit på något mystiskt sätt. Skälet till all den korruption och ondska som existerar i Gotham City sägs bero på en ond trollkarl som för väldigt länge sedan begravdes levande under den största ön, och sedan spred sin onda essens i marken. Gothams tidigaste bosättning var dårhuset som byggdes av Hiram, och en av de intagna, Mimic, döpte platsen till Gotham efter en gammal by i England, där alla var galna.
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Gotham City Cafe at Warner Bros. Movie World.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gotham City
- native label
- Gotham CIty
- described at URL
- seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/Gotham_City
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Encyclopedic overview
Gotham City (/ˈɡɒθəm/ GOTH-əm), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city in the Northeastern United States that serves as the primary urban setting in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, Gotham was first identified as Batman's place of residence in Batman #4 (December 1940) and has since been the primary setting for stories featuring the character. In most of its incarnations, Gotham is depicted as one of the most crime-ridden cities in the world.
Gotham City is traditionally depicted as being located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its look and atmosphere were primarily influenced by New York City, but over the years have drawn inspiration from Chicago and London as well. Architect Hugh Ferriss' designs also influenced the look and emotional feel of Gotham, particularly in its later depictions. Bill Finger said that he chose the name "Gotham", and not New York, so that readers in any city could identify with it.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gotham City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.