Is Gotham in America?

Gotham City is traditionally depicted as being located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Gotham's look and atmosphere was primarily influenced by New York City and Chicago, although it was designed to more generally resemble any major American city.
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Where is Gotham located in the real world?

Gotham is known to be architecturally modeled after New York City, but with exaggerated elements of the styles and derives its name from a sobriquet for that real world city, first popularized by the author Washington Irving in his satirical work Salmagundi (1807).
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Is Gotham based on NYC or Chicago?

New York City is Gotham and Gotham is New York City but The Dark Knight Trilogy drew an indelible connection between Batman's hometown and Chicago. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Batman's Gotham City is based on New York City.
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Why is New York City called Gotham?

Gotham City, whose atmosphere and appearance were influenced by New York City's infrastructure, actually takes its name from a store called Gotham Jewelers.
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Is Gotham City in New Jersey?

Within the DC Extended Universe, Gotham City is located in Gotham County, New Jersey.
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Is Gotham City a real place in America?

Gotham City, or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of Batman.
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Is Central City in New York?

More recently, Central City has most often been located in the state of Missouri.
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What state is Gotham in Titans?

While the states that house other iconic cities like Metropolis and Central City have been confirmed, Gotham's precise location is unknown. Several creators (including Zack Snyder) have stated that Gotham City is in New Jersey, while others have claimed it is in New York or Chicago.
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Is Starling City a real place?

Star City is a fictional city that appears in stories published by DC Comics, best known as the traditional home of the superheroes known by, or affiliated with, the shared alias of Green Arrow.
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What city is Starling City in?

Star City, formerly known as Starling City, is a city in Washington, United States. Despite being a thriving metropolis, Star City was rife with poverty, crime, and corruption.
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Is New York Gotham?

Gotham isn't New York, of course. It's a fictional city that serves as a backdrop for a dude in a bat mask to play with gadgetry and beat the hell out of bad guys. But Gotham is based on New York, and I hope I can be forgiven for being a little protective when it comes even to loose depictions of my home city.
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Is Gotham City in Connecticut?

Gotham City skyline. Gotham City is a major city in Connecticut. It is the home of Batman, Nightwing, Robin, Artemis and Batgirl.
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What state is the flash set in?

The pilot episode of The Flash said that it was 600 miles from Star City and the two cities shared Iron Heights Penitentiary as their closest maximum security prison. Yet Central City was also said to be somewhere in the American Midwest and had a ZIP Code which suggested it was somewhere in Oklahoma.
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Is Gotham a state?

Gotham is the state in which Gotham City is located and also the home of Bruce Wayne.
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Does New York exist in DC?

DC's model, which preceded Marvel's own, took a different route, abdicating the real world in favor of fictionalized versions of notable American cities. Despite mostly focusing on cities like Metropolis and Gotham, however, the DC Universe does still have its own New York City.
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Is Batman real?

Though the Batman most of us know is a fictional character, he has inspired many real-world copycats.
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Is Gotham City St Louis?

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - Gotham City, as we all know, is a fictional place, the home of Batman, the Joker and other DC Comics characters.
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Is Gotham in Cleveland?

An earlier issue of DC's fanzine Amazing World of DC Comics, however, stated that Metropolis was located in Delaware, while Gotham was placed in New Jersey.
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Who killed Bruce Wayne's parents?

In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. The murder traumatizes Bruce, inspiring his vow to avenge their deaths by fighting crime as the vigilante Batman.
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Is Manhattan called Gotham?

The first time Gotham City is named in the Batman comics is in the issue #4 when the writer, Bill Finger, wanted to give a more vague setting and changed the name from Manhattan to Gotham. It was 1940.
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Is Gotham based on Detroit?

However, a casting announcement that appeared online before the official announcement indicates that Detroit will serve as Gotham City in the film. While the casting announcement could just be based on rumor, it does seem logical that Detroit would serve as Gotham City.
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Is Gotham inspired by Chicago?

Gotham City is generally shown as being in the state of New Jersey in the United States. Gotham's appearance and vibe were heavily influenced by New York Metropolis and Chicago, however it was intended to mimic any big American city.
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Is Teen Titans in Gotham City?

While the Teen Titans are not traditionally set up in Gotham City, they have always been linked to the city through Dick Grayson. Dick Grayson was one of the founding members of the Teen Titans back when he was still serving as Batman's sidekick under the moniker, Robin.
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Where is the Titans Tower located?

The Titans Tower is the usual base of operations of the Teen Titans. It's a T-shaped headquarters located on a small island. The first and second towers were in the East River in New York City. The third tower was in San Francisco.
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