Gotham (comics)
| Gotham City | |
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| Type | City |
| Notable locations |
Arkham Asylum Ace Chemicals Blackgate Penitentiary Gotham City Police Department Iceberg Lounge Wayne Enterprises Wayne Manor |
| Notable characters |
Bruce Wayne The Joker Commissioner Gordon Alfred Pennyworth Dick Grayson Harley Quinn Selina Kyle Pamela Isley Jason Todd Tim Drake Barbara Gordon Damian Wayne Terry McGinnis |
| 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 depicted as being within close proximity to Metropolis, and the vast majority of DC Comics references place 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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