Fictional city in the DC Universe, best known as the home of Batman
For other uses, see Gotham City (disambiguation).
Gotham City
Batman location
Shot of Gotham City in Batman (vol. 3) #14 (March 2017) by Mitch Gerads
First appearance
Batman #4 (December 1940)
Created by
Bill Finger (writer) Bob Kane (artist)
Genre
Superhero
In-universe information
Type
City
Locations
Ace Chemicals Arkham Asylum Batcave Blackgate Penitentiary Gotham City Police Department Iceberg Lounge Wayne Enterprises Wayne Manor
Characters
List
Aaron Cash
Ace the Bat-Hound
Alan Scott
Alberto Falcone
Alfred Pennyworth
Amadeus Arkham
Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist & Scarface
Arthur Brown/Cluemaster
Bane
Barbara Gordon/Batgirl
Basil Karlo/Clayface
Bruce Wayne/Batman
Bud and Lou
Carmine Falcone
Chuck Brown/Kite-Man
Damian Wayne/Robin
Dick
Grayson/Nightwing
Drury Walker/Killer Moth
Edward Nygma/The Riddler
Floyd Lawton/Deadshot
Francine Langstrom
Garfield Lynns/Firefly
Gillian Loeb
Hamilton Hill
Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
Harvey Bullock
Harvey Dent/Two-Face
Hugo Strange
Humphry Dumpler/Humpty Dumpty
Jack Ryder/The Creeper
Jason Todd/Red Hood
Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael
Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter
Jim Gordon
Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
Julian Day/Calendar Man
Julie Madison
Kirk Langstrom/Man-Bat
Lazlo Valentin/Professor Pyg
Lonnie Machin/Anarky
Lucius Fox
Mario Falcone
Martha Wayne
Maxie Zeus
Nora Fries
Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin
Otis Flannegan/The Ratcatcher
Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy
Penelope Young
Prometheus
Ra's al Ghul
Renee Montoya
Roman Sionis/Black Mask
Sal Maroni
Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Slade Wilson/Deathstroke
Sofia Falcone
Solomon Grundy
Stephanie Brown/Spoiler
Talia al Ghul
Terry McGinnis
The Joker
Thomas Blake/Catman
Thomas Elliot/Hush
Thomas Wayne
Tim Drake/Red Robin
Vicki Vale
Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze
Victor Zsasz
Warren White/The Great White Shark
Waylon Jones/Killer Croc
Publisher
DC Comics
Gotham City (/ˈɡɒθəm/GOTH-əm), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city in the Eastern United States that serves as the primary city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is best known as the home of the superhero, Batman, and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, the city was first identified as Batman's place of residence in Batman #4 (December 1940) and has since been the primary setting for stories featuring the character. In most of its incarnations, Gotham is depicted as one of the most crime-ridden cities in the world.
Gotham City is traditionally depicted as being located in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Gotham's look and atmosphere was primarily influenced by New York City.[8] Architect Hugh Ferriss’ designs also influenced the look and emotional feel of Gotham City, particularly in its later depictions.[9] Bill Finger said that he chose the name "Gotham", and not New York, so that all readers in any city could identify with it.[10]
Locations used as inspiration or filming locations for Gotham City in the live-action Batman films and television series have included St. Louis,[11] Chicago,[12][13] Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, London, Glasgow,[14][15][16][17][18][19] Hong Kong, Detroit,[20] and Liverpool.[21]
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^Di Ionno, Mark (November 5, 2011). "Di Ionno: Trying to unmask Newark's secret identity as a Batman film location". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
^Hinds, Julie. "'Batman v Superman': 10 key metro Detroit filming locations". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^Flaherty, Jess (March 11, 2020). "Liverpool turns into Gotham city as 'The Batman' filming preparation gets underway". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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