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 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)

Neighborhoods

 * Bakerline
 * Lafayette
 * Hell's Gate
 * Hob's Bay
 * Hypersector
 * New Troy
 * Park Ridge
 * Mount Royal
 * New Town
 * Oak Town
 * Queensland Park
 * St. Martin's Island
 * Suicide Slum

Parks and Recreational areas

 * Centennial Park
 * Metropolis Park
 * Outlook Park
 * Shuster Arena

Dining

 * Chez Joey's
 * Besselo Restaurant

Waterways

 * Hobb's River
 * Metropolis Bay
 * West River

Businesses

 * Commerce Bank of Metropolis
 * Kenmore Bowling Alley
 * Lexcorp
 * Metropolis Grande Hotel
 * Project: Cadmus
 * Stagg Enterprises
 * S.T.A.R. Labs
 * Superman Museum (30th century)
 * 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

Sports Teams

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

Other Locations

 * 1938 Sullivan Lane
 * 344 Clinton Street
 * 8th Precinct (Metropolis Special Crimes Unit)
 * Avenue of Tomorrow
 * Centennial Hotel
 * Constitution Plaza
 * Hamilton Technologies
 * Hobb's Ferry Naval Base
 * Hotel Metropolis
 * Jules Verne Extra-Terrestrial Museum
 * Lena Luthor Science Explorarium
 * Metro Square
 * Metropolis City Hospital
 * Metropolis Museum of Art
 * Metropolis University
 * 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

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 (Kon-El)
 * Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
 * Supergirl (Matrix)
 * Supergirl (Silver Age)
 * 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.''


 * Bizarro
 * Brainiac
 * Brainiac 13
 * Doomsday
 * Kryptonite Man
 * Lex Luthor
 * Metallo
 * Prankster
 * Rampage
 * Talia Head
 * Toyman (Winslow Schott)

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.''


 * Big Words I (Anthony Rodriguez)
 * Big Words II (Anthony Rodriguez)
 * Bill Henderson
 * Dan Turpin
 * Flip (Walter Johnson)
 * Gabby I (John Gabrielli)
 * Gabby II (John Gabrielli)
 * Gretchen Kelley
 * Hope
 * Jimmy Olsen
 * Jimmy Olsen (Earth-One)
 * Lana Lang (Earth-One)
 * Lois Lane
 * Lucy Lane
 * Maggie Sawyer
 * Mercy
 * Morgan Edge
 * Perry White
 * Ron Troupe
 * Scrapper I (Patrick MacGuire)
 * Scrapper II (Patrick MacGuire)
 * Sydney Happersen
 * Tobey Raynes
 * Tommy Thompkins I
 * Tommy Thomplins II
 * Vincent Edge
 * Walter Johnson I

Trivia

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