Metropolis (comics)

Metropolis
First appearanceAction Comics #16
(September 1939)
Created byJerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
In-universe information
LocationsAce o' Clubs
Daily Planet
Daily Star
Galaxy Communications
LexCorp
Project Cadmus
S.T.A.R. Labs
CharactersClark Kent / Superman
Lois Lane
Lex Luthor
Morgan Edge
Bibbo Bibbowski
Cat Grant
Jimmy Olsen
Lana Lang
Perry White
Ron Troupe
Steve Lombard
PublisherDC Comics

Metropolis is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of Superman and his closest allies and some of his foes. First appearing by name in Action Comics #16 (Sept. 1939), Metropolis is depicted as a prosperous and massive city in the Northeastern United States, in close proximity to Gotham City. In recent years, it has been stated to be located in New York.[1]

The co-creator and original artist of Superman, Joe Shuster, modeled the Metropolis skyline after Toronto, where he was born and lived until he was ten.[2] Since then, however, the look and feel of Metropolis has been greatly influenced by New York City.[3][4][5]

Within the DC Universe, Metropolis is depicted as being one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world, having a population of 11 million citizens.[6][7][8]

In addition to Superman, the city has also been home to other superheroes, such as Booster Gold and Black Lightning.

  1. ^ "DC Finally Confirms Metropolis is Located in New York". Screen Rant. December 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Fictional City of Metropolis". Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fleisher was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Heidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Bridwell, E. Nelson. "Metropolis Mailbag," Superman #306 (Dec. 1976).
  6. ^ Action Comics Weekly #601 (May 1988)
  7. ^ Who's Who in the DC Universe (vol. 2) #11 (July 1991)
  8. ^ "Metropolis". Comic Vine. Retrieved April 10, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]