Gotham City – Batman
Gotham City is an easy one, because it’s directly seen 0n a map in the comics. I regret to inform you that Gotham City is not a stand-in for New York City or Chicago, but is actually a completely nonexistent city located in southern New Jersey. A map printed in a Batman comic book illustrates this, and appears to be confirmed by a map of the United States as it exists in the DCU. Batman is a Jersey Boy, and as a Jersey Boy myself I can’t help but laugh at the fact that Gotham City is located in the state’s swamplands.
