List of fictional towns in comics

This is a list of fictional towns and villages in comics.

NameDebutCreator(s)PublisherNotes
Argo CityAction Comics #252 (May 1959)DC ComicsFictional Kryptonian city in the DC Comics Universe, and the birthplace of Supergirl.
Astro CityAstro City #1 (August 1995)Kurt Busiek and Brent AndersonImage Comics; later Homage Comics and Vertigo ComicsFictional American city that is the setting of the ongoing superhero series Astro City.
Blue ValleyThe Flash #110 (December 1959) (first mentioned)John Broome and Carmine InfantinoDC ComicsFictional American city that is the hometown of Kid Flash, sidekick to the superhero the Flash.
BlüdhavenNightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996).Chuck Dixon and Scott McDanielDC ComicsFictional American city that is the home of Nightwing.
Borricón de ArribaMort & PhilFrancisco IbáñezEdiciones BRural Spanish village that is Mort's birthplace.
ChampignacSpirou et FantasioAndré Franquin/Home town of Spirou and Fantasio. It is well known for its mayor and local count, who is also a mad scientist. [1]
CitrusvilleAdventure into Fear #11 (December 1972)Steve GerberMarvel ComicsFictional American town located in Cypress County, Florida; the location of the Nexus of Realities and its guardian, the Man-Thing.[2]
The CityTransmetropolitan #1Warren Ellis and Darick RobertsonDC ComicsFictional megacity which forms the main setting for the Vertigo comic Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis. Located somewhere in the United States, the City is the largest metropolitan area in the futuristic world of the series (an exact date is never given), and the center of political and social culture.
Central City (DC Comics)Showcase #4 (September–October 1956).Robert Kanigher, John Broome, and Carmine InfantinoDC ComicsFictional American city that is the home of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen.
Coast CityShowcase #22 (September–October 1959)John Broome and Gil KaneDC ComicsFictional Californian city and home of the Silver Age version of the superhero Green Lantern, Hal Jordan.
Dingburg2007Bill GriffithZippy the PinheadHometown of Zippy the Pinhead, located seventeen miles west of Baltimore, Maryland.
DoomstadtFantastic Four (vol. 1) #5 (1962)Stan Lee, Jack KirbyMarvel ComicsDoomstadt is a capital city of a fictional country, Latveria, in the Marvel Comics Universe. Its original name was Hassenstadt before Doctor Doom became dictator of the country. Doomstadt had also appeared in the film adaptation of the Fantastic four comics, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, but the name was just Hassenstadt.
DuckburgDonald DuckCarl BarksDisney comicsHome town of Donald Duck. [3]
Fawcett CityThe Power of Shazam! (1994)Jerry OrdwayDC ComicsFictional American city that served as the home base of Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during the 1990s and 2000s.
FuxholzenFix und Foxi (1961)Rolf KaukaRolf Kauka ComicsThe home village of all of Kauka's characters. [4]
GoosevilleDonald DuckCarl BarksDisney comicsThe rival town of Duckburg. [5]
Gotham CityBatman #4 (Winter 1940)Bill Finger, Bob KaneDC ComicsFictional American city that is the home of Batman, and the principal setting for all Batman comics, films, and other adaptations. Generally portrayed as a dark, crime-ridden locale, writer/artist Frank Miller (comics) has described Gotham City as New York City at night. It was originally strongly inspired by Trenton, Ontario's history, location, atmosphere, and various architectural styles, and has since incorporated elements from New York City, Detroit, Pittsburgh, London and Chicago. Anton Furst's designs of Gotham City for Tim Burton's Batman (1989) have been influential on subsequent portrayals: he set out to "make Gotham City the ugliest and bleakest metropolis imaginable."[6] Gotham City was also the home of DC's Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott. All-American Comics #16, 1940
Hootin' HollerBarney Google and Snuffy SmithBilly DeBeck/Hootin' Holler is the home town of Snuffy Smith and his friends and relatives. [7]
Hub CityBlue Beetle #1 (June 1967)Steve DitkoCharlton Comics; later DC ComicsHub City is the birthplace of controversial investigative reporter, Victor Sage – also known as the Question in the DC Universe.
JunktownBucky BugAl TaliaferroDisney comicsHome town of Bucky Bug. [8]
KandorAction Comics #242 (July 1958)Otto Binder and Al PlastinoDC ComicsFictional city in the DC Universe and the first capital of the fictional planet Krypton (before it and its inhabitants were shrunk down and placed in a bottle by the humanoid computer named Brainiac) in the DC Universe.
Keystone CityFlash Comics #1 (January 1940)DC ComicsFictional city in the DC Comics Universe. Specifically, it is the home of both the original Flash, Jay Garrick, and the third Flash, Wally West. Keystone City first appeared in the 1940s in the original Flash Comics series. Within the comics, Keystone has been described as being "the blue collar capital of the United States" and a center of industry.[9]
KlowThe Adventures of TintinHergéFictional capital city of the fictional Kingdom of Syldavia, the home of King Muskar XII and his court in King Ottokar's Sceptre. Its former name was Zileheroum.
KryptonopolisAction Comics #242 (July 1958)DC ComicsFictional city in the DC Universe. Located on the planet Krypton, it is the second capital of Krypton and the birthplace of Superman.
MadripoorNew Mutants #32 (October 1985)Chris Claremont and Steve LeialohaMarvel ComicsFictional principal city of a small southeast Asian country of the same name, similar to Singapore. It has an extreme divide between the wealthy and poor, and an extensive criminal underworld.
MaulwurfshausenFix und FoxiRolf KaukaRolf Kauka ComicsThe home village of Pauli the mole. [4]
Mega-City One2000 AD #2 (March 5, 1977)John WagnerA huge fictional city-state covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. The exact boundaries of the city depend on which artist has drawn the story. The city seems to have grown outward from the present-day Northeast megalopolis, extending to the Atlanta metropolitan area southwards, and the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor northwards.
MetropolisAction Comics #16 (September 1939)DC ComicsA fictional American city that is the home of Superman, and along with Smallville, one of the principal settings for all Superman comics, films, and other adaptations.
Midway CityThe Brave and the Bold #34 (February–March 1961)Gardner Fox, Joe KubertDC ComicsFictional Midwestern city based loosely on the real world city of Chicago, Illinois and once home of the Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
MoucheronPrudence PetitpasMaurice Maréchal/The home village of Prudence. [10]
Mouseton (sometimes named Mouseville)Mickey MouseFloyd GottfredsonDisney comicsThe home town of Mickey Mouse. [11]
PelotillehueCondoritoPepo_(cartoonist)/The home town of Condorito.
PuddingtonCliftonRaymond Macherot/The home town of Colonel Clifton. [12]
RajevolsLes Petits HommesPierre Seron/The home miniature village of the little men who are the protagonists. [13]
Rajnagar--Raj ComicsFictional city usually appearing in the comic book published by Raj Comics.
RiverdaleBob MontanaArchie ComicsA fictional American town that is the principal setting for the various Archie Comics titles and characters.
RommeldamTom PoesMarten Toonder/The home village of Tom Poes, Olivier B. Bommel and all other characters. [14]
Savage LandX-Men #10 (March 1965)Stan Lee, Jack KirbyMarvel ComicsThe Savage Land is a hidden fictional prehistoric land within the Marvel Comics Universe. It is a tropical preserve hidden in Antarctica.
SmallvilleSuperboy #2 (May 1949)DC ComicsA fictional town in the American Midwest (often placed in Kansas) that is the hometown of Superman, where he landed on earth as an infant and was raised under an ordinary human identity in a small, idyllic farming community. Comics and adapted media that portray Superman's origin typically show his growing up in Smallville (such as Superman (1978)), and the adult Superman also returns to visit. Smallville debuted in comics as the setting for Superboy (originally the identity of Superman as a youth, later made into a separate character) but was first mentioned in The Adventures of Superman radio show. The television series Smallville broadcast from 2001 to 2011.
Star CityGreen Arrow (vol. 3) #60 (May 2006)DC ComicsStar City, called Starling City in the TV series Arrow, is a fictional city that appears in stories published by DC Comics, best known as the traditional home of the superheroes known by, or affiliated with, the shared alias of Green Arrow. Beyond that, it is also known to other characters of the DC Universe as both a port city and a haven for artists in many of the media, from print to audio-visual to music.
SymkariaThe Amazing Spider-Man #265Tom DeFalcoMarvel ComicsSymkaria is a fictional Eastern European country in the Marvel Universe. It is one of several fictional countries in Eastern Europe created by Marvel Comics. The fictional country is mostly known as being the home of Silver Sable and the Wild Pack team, though it is used throughout the Marvel Universe. The country has appeared in issues of Silver Sable, Silver Sable and the Wild Pack, The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, Citizen V and the V-Battalion, and other comics published by Marvel Comics.
SzohôdThe Adventures of TintinHergéFictional capital city of the fictional State of Borduria in The Calculus Affair, the home of Colonel Sponsz and the country's fascist military dictator, Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch.
TollembeekUrbanusWilly Linthout/While a real-life Tollembeek exists and is the actual birth city of the comedian Urbanus on whom the comic strip was based, the way it is depicted in the series is completely fictional. [15]
VinkelbodaKronblomElov Persson/Vinkelboda is the home town of Kronblom and his wife Malin. It is a quiet country village in Sweden. [16]
Vivejoie-La-GrandeBenoît BriseferPeyo/The home village of Benoît. [17]
WakandaFantastic Four #52 (July 1996)Stan Lee and Jack KirbyMarvel ComicsThe home village of Black Panther.
ZonnedorpJommekeJef Nys/The home village of Jommeke and his friends. [18]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

References
  1. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/franquin_andre.htm
  2. Adventure into Fear #11 (December 1972)
  3. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/barks.htm
  4. "Rolf Kauka". lambiek.net.
  5. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/barks.htm
  6. Anton Furst, Derek Meddings, Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman, 2005, Warner Home Video.
  7. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/debeck_b.htm
  8. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/taliaferro.htm
  9. Countdown to Infinite Crisis #43
  10. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marechal.htm
  11. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gottfredson_floyd.htm
  12. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/macherot.htm
  13. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/seron_pierre.htm
  14. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/toonder.htm
  15. "Willy Linthout". lambiek.net.
  16. "Elov Persson". lambiek.net.
  17. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/peyo.htm
  18. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/nijs.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.