Philadelphia



Official Name: City of Philadelphia Nicknames: City of Brotherly Love; Philly; The City That Loves You Back; The Quaker City; The Birthplace of America Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Location Details
Universe: Multiverse Galaxy: Milky Way Galaxy Star System: Sol system Planet: Earth Country: United States of America State: Pennsylvania Identity: The existance of this location is known to the general populace of Earth.

History
History:


 * As early as the 1780s, patriotic hero Uncle Sam has been active in the Philadelphia area, as well as many other commonwealth regions of the American colonies.


 * In the late 1800s, Philadelphia was but one of many stop-gaps for traveling bounty hunter Jonah Hex.


 * In the 1940s, Philadelphia was the base of operations of All-Star Squadron members Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle. Liberty Belle derived her power from a fragment of the actual Liberty Bell which resides in the tower of Independence Hall.


 * Philadelphia is the home town of legacy hero Ray Terrill. As the Ray, he continues to fight crime in the City of Brotherly Love.


 * Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) operates out of Philadelphia when she is not adventuring with the Teen Titans.


 * Tommy Elliot - the villain known as Hush lived in Philadelphia for many years. Elliot eventually left Philadelphia to set up a base of operations in Gotham City.


 * Philadelphia was also the base of operations of a short-lived heroine named Virago. However, Virago was struck down early in her career by the villain known as Onomatopoeia.


 * In recent years, Philadelphia was the site of a major battle between Doctor Light (Arthur Light), Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) and a full assemblage of Teen Titans.

Characteristics
Area/Dimensions:
 * City: 369.4 km² (142.6 sq mi)
 * Land: 349.9 km² (135.1 sq mi)
 * Water: 19.6 km² (7.6 sq mi)
 * Urban: 4,660.7 km² (1,799.5 sq mi)
 * Metro: 11,989 km² (4,629 sq mi)

Population: 1,463,281 (2005 census) Population Density:
 * Urban: 5,325,000
 * Metro: 5,823,233

Landmarks

 * Ben Franklin Bridge
 * Franklin Institute
 * Independence Hall
 * Philadelphia Museum of Art

Trivia

 * None

Recommended Readings

 * All-Star Squadron
 * Green Arrow (Volume 3) #12
 * Ray (Volume 1) #1-4
 * Ray (Volume 2) #1-24
 * Teen Titans (Volume 3) #21
 * Teen Titans (Volume 3) #22
 * Teen Titans (Volume 3) #23

Related Articles

 * All-Star Squadron
 * Freedom Fighters
 * Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)
 * Liberty Belle
 * Uncle Sam