List of fictional towns in comics
This is alist of fictional towns and villages in comics.
| Name | Debut | Creator(s) | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agarashima | X-Men#119 (February 1979) | Chris ClaremontandJohn Byrne | Marvel Comics | Located inJapan,this is the hometown of the Yashida Clan, more preciselyMariko Yashida,the Japanese bride ofWolverineand her cousin,Shiro Yashida. |
| Argo City | Action Comics#252 (May 1959) | DC Comics | FictionalKryptoniancity in the DC Comics Universe, and the birthplace ofSupergirl. | |
| Astro City | Astro City#1 (August 1995) | Kurt BusiekandBrent Anderson | Image Comics;laterHomage ComicsandVertigo Comics | Fictional American city that is the setting of the ongoing superhero seriesAstro City. |
| Blue Valley | The Flash#110 (December 1959) (first mentioned) | John Broome andCarmine Infantino | DC Comics | Fictional American city that is the hometown ofKid Flash,sidekick to the superhero the Flash. |
| Blüdhaven | Nightwing(vol. 2) #1 (October 1996). | Chuck DixonandScott McDaniel | DC Comics | Fictional American city that is the home ofNightwing. |
| Borricón de Arriba | Mort & Phil | Francisco Ibáñez | Ediciones B | Rural Spanish village that is Mort's birthplace. |
| Champignac | Spirou et Fantasio | André Franquin | Dupuis | Home town ofSpirouandFantasio.It is well known for its mayor and local count, who is also amad scientist.[1] |
| Citrusville | Adventure into Fear#11 (December 1972) | Steve Gerber | Marvel Comics | Fictional American town located in Cypress County, Florida; the location of the Nexus of Realities and its guardian, theMan-Thing.[2] |
| The City | Transmetropolitan#1 | Warren EllisandDarick Robertson | DC Comics | Fictionalmegacitywhich forms the main setting for theVertigocomicTransmetropolitanbyWarren Ellis.Located somewhere in the United States,the Cityis 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 | Showcase#4 (September–October 1956). | Robert Kanigher,John Broome, and Carmine Infantino | DC Comics | Fictional American city that is the home of the Silver AgeFlash,Barry Allen. |
| Clerville | Diabolik | Angela and Luciana Giussani | Panini Comics[3] | Fictional European city in a nation of the same name, the city in which the master thief Diabolik and his arch-nemesis Inspector Ginko reside. |
| Coast City | Showcase#22 (September–October 1959) | John BroomeandGil Kane | DC Comics | Fictional Californian city and home of the Silver Age version of the superheroGreen Lantern,Hal Jordan. |
| Delta City | The Heckler#1 (September 1992) | Keith GiffenandTom and Mary Bierbaum | DC Comics | Home of the superhero Heclker and the god of mishap Vext. |
| Dingburg | 2007 | Bill Griffith | Zippy the Pinhead | Hometown ofZippy the Pinhead,located seventeen miles west ofBaltimore, Maryland. |
| Doomstadt | Fantastic Four(vol. 1) #5 (1962) | Stan Lee,Jack Kirby | Marvel Comics | Doomstadt is a capital city of a fictional country,Latveria,in theMarvel Comics Universe.Its original name was Hassenstadt beforeDoctor Doombecame dictator of the country. Doomstadt had also appeared in the film adaptation of theFantastic fourcomics,Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,but the name was just Hassenstadt. |
| Duckburg | Donald Duck | Carl Barks | Disney comics | Home town ofDonald Duck.[4] |
| Fawcett City | The Power of Shazam!(1994) | Jerry Ordway | DC Comics | Fictional American city that served as the home base ofCaptain Marveland theMarvel Familyduring the 1990s and 2000s. |
| Fulchester | Viz(1979) | Chris Donald | Diamond Publishing | Fulchester is located in theNorth East England,nearNewcastleupon
Tyne,and is home to a number of run-down slums, as well as a university. |
| Fuxholzen | Fix und Foxi(1961) | Rolf Kauka | Rolf Kauka Comics | The home village of all of Kauka's characters.[5] |
| Florespark | Isom | Eric July | Rippaverse Comics | Hometown of Avery Silman in Texas. |
| Greendale | Sabrina the Teenage Witch
(2002) |
George Gladir | Archie Comics | The main location of the comics of Sabrina, since the renaming and revamping of the series in 2002. The name itself was used first inSabrina: The Animated Series,and it's been kept in other media and spin-off comics as theChilling Adventures of Sabrina. |
| Goosetown | Donald Duck | Carl Barks | Disney comics | The rival town ofDuckburg.[4] |
| Gotham City | Batman#4 (Winter 1940) | Bill Finger,Bob Kane | DC Comics | Fictional American city that is the home ofBatman,and the principal setting for allBatmancomics, films, and other adaptations. Generally portrayed as a dark, crime-ridden locale, writer/artistFrank Miller (comics)has described Gotham City as New York City at night. It was originally strongly inspired byTrenton, 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 ofGotham CityforTim Burton'sBatman(1989) have been influential on subsequent portrayals: he set out to "makeGotham Citythe 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' Holler | Barney Google and Snuffy Smith | Billy DeBeck | / | Hootin' Holler is the home town of Snuffy Smith and his friends and relatives.[7] |
| Hub City | Blue Beetle#1 (June 1967) | Steve Ditko | Charlton Comics;later DC Comics | Hub City is the birthplace of controversial investigative reporter, Victor Sage – also known as theQuestionin theDC Universe. |
| Junktown | Bucky Bug | Al Taliaferro | Disney comics | Home town ofBucky Bug.[8] |
| Kandor | Action Comics#242 (July 1958) | Otto BinderandAl Plastino | DC Comics | Fictional city in theDC Universeand the first capital of the fictional planetKrypton(before it and its inhabitants were shrunk down and placed in a bottle by the humanoid computer namedBrainiac) in theDC Universe. |
| Keystone City | Flash Comics#1 (January 1940) | DC Comics | Fictional cityin theDC ComicsUniverse.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 originalFlash Comicsseries. Within the comics, Keystone has been described as being "the blue collar capital of the United States" and a center of industry.[9] | |
| Klow | The Adventures of Tintin | Hergé | Casterman | Fictional capital city of the fictional Kingdom of Syldavia, the home of King Muskar XII and his court inKing Ottokar's Sceptre.Its former name was Zileheroum. |
| Kryptonopolis | Action Comics#242 (July 1958) | DC Comics | Fictional city in the DC Universe. Located on the planetKrypton,it is the second capital of Krypton and the birthplace ofSuperman. | |
| Madripoor | New Mutants#32 (October 1985) | Chris ClaremontandSteve Leialoha | Marvel Comics | Fictional 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. |
| Maulwurfshausen | Fix und Foxi | Rolf Kauka | Rolf Kauka Comics | The home village of Pauli the mole.[5] |
| Mega-City One | 2000 AD#2 (March 5, 1977) | John Wagner | A huge fictionalcity-statecovering much of what is now the Eastern United States in theJudge Dreddcomic bookseries. The exact boundaries of the city depend on which artist has drawn the story. The city seems to have grown outward from the present-dayNortheast megalopolis,extending to theAtlanta metropolitan areasouthwards, and theQuebec City-Windsor Corridornorthwards. | |
| Metropolis | Action Comics#16 (September 1939) | DC Comics | A fictional American city that is the home ofSuperman,and along withSmallville,one of the principal settings for all Superman comics, films, and other adaptations. | |
| Midway City | The Brave and the Bold#34 (February–March 1961) | Gardner Fox,Joe Kubert | DC Comics | Fictional Midwestern city based loosely on the real world city of Chicago, Illinois and once home of the Silver AgeHawkmanandHawkgirl. |
| Moucheron | Prudence Petitpas | Maurice Maréchal | Le Lombard | The home village of Prudence.[10] |
| Mouseton (sometimes named Mouseville) | Mickey Mouse | Floyd Gottfredson | Disney comics | The home town ofMickey Mouse.[11] |
| Nutwood | Rupert the Bear | Mary Tourtel | Daily Express | Rupert's home town, based in the region ofSnowdoniaandVale of Clwyd,in the northern part ofWales.[12] |
| Pelotillehue | Condorito | Pepo (cartoonist) | / | The home town of Condorito. |
| Port Oswego | Naomi | Brian Michael Bendisand David F. Walker | DC Comics | Hometown of the main heroine located inOregon. |
| Puddington | Clifton | Raymond Macherot | Le Lombard | The home town of Colonel Clifton.[13] |
| Rajevols | Les Petits Hommes | Pierre Seron | Dupuis | The home miniature village of the little men who are the protagonists.[14] |
| Rajnagar | - | - | Raj Comics | Fictional city usually appearing in the comic book published by Raj Comics. |
| Riverdale | Bob Montana | Archie Comics | A fictional American town that is the principal setting for the various Archie Comics titles and characters. | |
| Rommeldam | Tom Poes | Marten Toonder | / | The home village ofTom Poes,Olivier B. Bommeland all other characters.[15] |
| Savage Land | X-Men#10 (March 1965) | Stan Lee,Jack Kirby | Marvel Comics | The Savage Land is a hidden fictional prehistoric land within the Marvel Comics Universe. It is a tropical preserve hidden inAntarctica. |
| Smallville | Superboy#2 (May 1949) | DC Comics | A 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 asSuperman(1978)), and the adult Superman also returns to visit. Smallville debuted in comics as the setting forSuperboy(originally the identity of Superman as a youth, later made into a separate character) but was first mentioned inThe Adventures of Supermanradio show. The television seriesSmallvillebroadcast from 2001 to 2011. | |
| Star City | Green Arrow(vol. 3) #60 (May 2006) | DC Comics | Star City,calledStarling Cityin the TV seriesArrow,is a fictional city that appears in stories published byDC Comics,best known as the traditional home of the superheroes known by, or affiliated with, the shared alias ofGreen Arrow.Beyond that, it is also known to other characters of theDC Universeas both a port city and a haven for artists in many of the media, from print to audio-visual to music. | |
| Symkaria | The Amazing Spider-Man#265 | Tom DeFalco | Marvel Comics | Symkariais a fictional Eastern European country in theMarvel Universe.It is one of several fictional countries in Eastern Europe created byMarvel Comics.The fictional country is mostly known as being the home ofSilver Sableand theWild Packteam, though it is used throughout theMarvel Universe.The country has appeared in issues ofSilver Sable,Silver Sable and the Wild Pack,The Amazing Spider-Man,Thunderbolts,Citizen Vand theV-Battalion,and other comics published by Marvel Comics. |
| Szohôd | The Adventures of Tintin | Hergé | Casterman | Fictional capital city of the fictional State of Borduria inThe Calculus Affair,the home of Colonel Sponsz and the country's fascist military dictator, Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch. |
| Tollembeek | Urbanus | Willy Linthout | / | While a real-lifeTollembeekexists and is the actual birth city of the comedianUrbanuson whom the comic strip was based, the way it is depicted in the series is completely fictional.[16] |
| Vinkelboda | Kronblom | Elov Persson | / | Vinkelboda is the home town ofKronblomand his wife Malin. It is a quiet country village in Sweden.[17] |
| Vivejoie-La-Grande | Benoît Brisefer | Peyo | / | The home village of Benoît.[18] |
| Wakanda | Fantastic Four#52 (July 1996) | Stan LeeandJack Kirby | Marvel Comics | The home village ofBlack Panther. |
| Winkelse | Kramikske | Jean-Pol | / | The home village of Kramikske and his friends.[19] |
| Zonnedorp | Jommeke | Jef Nys | / | The home village of Jommeke and his friends.[20] |
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