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| Gotham City | |
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| Type | City |
| Notable locations |
Arkham Asylum Ace Chemicals Blackgate Penitentiary Gotham City Police Department Iceberg Lounge Wayne Enterprises |
| Notable characters |
Bruce Wayne Commissioner Gordon Alfred Pennyworth Dick Grayson Jason Todd Tim Drake Barbara Gordon Damian Wayne Terry McGinnis Selina Kyle The Joker Harley Quinn |
| First appearance | Batman #4 (December 1940) |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
Gotham City (/ˈɡɒθəm/ GOTH-əm) or Gotham is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of Batman. Batman's place of residence was first identified as Gotham City in Batman #4 (December 1940). The city is located in the Northeastern United States, in close proximity to Metropolis, with the vast majority of DC Comics references placing Gotham City specifically in New Jersey. Cities such as New York City and Chicago have also influenced the look and feel of Gotham over the years.
Within the DC Extended Universe, the 2016 film Suicide Squad reveals Gotham City to be located in New Jersey. Locations used as inspiration or filming locations for the urban portion of Gotham City in the live-action Batman films have included Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, New Jersey, and New York City.
Writer Bill Finger, on the naming of the city and the reason for changing Batman's locale from New York City to a fictional city, said, "Originally I was going to call Gotham City 'Civic City.' 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 New York because we wanted anybody in any city to identify with it."
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