Metropolis

Official Name: City of Metropolis
Nicknames: The Big Apricot; The City of Tomorrow; The Monarch City
Former Aliases: New Troy
Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Location Details

Universe: Multiverse
Galaxy: Milky Way Galaxy
Star System: Sol system
Planet: Earth, Earth-One and Earth-Two
Country: United States of America
State: Delaware
Identity: The existance of this location is known to the general populace of Earth.
First Appearance: (as unnamed Canadian City) Action Comics #1; (as American city) Action Comics #16

History

History: History unknown.

Characteristics

Area/Dimensions: 125 sq mi
Population: 6,000,000 (1990 census); 11,000,000 (2000 census)

Points of Interest

The Six Boroughs

Neighborhoods

Lafayette
Hell's Gate
Hypersector
Midvale (Pre-Crisis only)
Mount Royal
New Town
Oak Town
St. Martin's Island

Waterways

Hobb's River
Metropolis Bay
West River

Parks and Recreational areas

Centennial Park
Metropolis Park
Outlook Park
Shuster Arena

Businesses

Commerce Bank of Metropolis
Kenmore Bowling Alley
Lexcorp

Dining

Chez Joey's
Dynasty
Besselo Restaurant

Lodging

Centennial Hotel
Hotel Metropolis
Metropolis Grande Hotel

Museums

Jules Verne Extra-Terrestrial Museum
Lena Luthor Science Explorarium
Metropolis Museum of Art
Superman Museum (30th century)

Laboratories

Hamilton Technologies
Project: Cadmus
Stagg Enterprises
S.T.A.R. Labs
WayneTech

Media

News, television and radio

Bridwell Communications
Daily Planet
Daily Star
Galaxy Communications
Metropolis Daily News
Newstime Magazine
Whisper, The
WJAB-TV
WLEX-TV
WMET-TV
WGBS-TV

Other Locations

1938 Sullivan Lane
344 Clinton Street
8th Precinct (Metropolis Special Crimes Unit)
Avenue of Tomorrow
Constitution Plaza
Ellsworth Memorial Hospital
Hobb's Ferry Naval Base
Metro Square
Metropolis City Hospital
Metropolis University
Midvale Orphanage (Pre-Crisis only)
S.A.I. Dam
Shuster Hall
Steelworks
Stryker's Island Penitentiary
Sullivan Place
Superboy Memorial Statue
Superman Memorial Statue
Topaz Lane
Union Station
Weisinger Square
Werner Building

Sports Teams

Metropolis Mammoths - Hockey (Wales Conference)
Metropolis Meteors - Baseball (National League)
Metropolis Meteors - Football (National Conference)

People

Heroes

The following is a list of super-heroes known to have either lived and/or operated out of Metropolis at some point in their lives. This list includes characters who are germain to both Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis versions of Metropolis.

Agent Liberty
Gangbuster
Guardian (Jim Harper)
Legion of Super-Heroes (30th-31st century)
Superboy (Earth-One) (30th century only)
Superboy (Kon-El)
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
Supergirl (Matrix)
Supergirl (Earth-One) (20th and 30th century)
Superman
Superman (Earth-One)
Superman (Earth-Two)

Villains

The following is a list of super-villains known to have either lived and/or operated out of Metropolis at some point in their lives. This list includes characters who are germain to both Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis versions of Metropolis.

Other People

The following is a list of civilians known to have either lived and/or operated out of Metropolis at some point in their lives. This list includes characters who are germain to both Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis versions of Metropolis.

Notes

No special notes.

Trivia

One of Metropolis' most popular children's television programs is Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew.

External Links

Metropolis article at Wikipedia

References

Atlas of the DC Universe; Paul Kupperberg, Mayfair Games, 1990
Ultimate Guide to Superman; Scott Beatty, DK Publishing
DC Universe Roleplaying Game; West End Games, 1999

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