List of locations of the DC Universe
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Locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics.
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[edit] Sites
- Arkham Asylum. Located in Gotham City.
- Arrowcave, former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy.
- Batcave. Located directly beneath Wayne Manor.
- Daily Planet, a great Metropolitan newspaper.
- Flash Museum, a memorial to the Flash (Barry Allen). Located in Central City.
- Fortress of Solitude. Arctic fortress used by Superman as a secret lair. Located near the North Pole.
- House of Mystery.
- House of Secrets.
- The Iceberg Lounge, nightclub and base of operations for the Penguin. Located in Gotham City.
- Justice Society Headquarters, formerly a brownstone building, which housed the JSA museum. Current version built by Lexcorp on the foundation of the former brownstone headquarters and museum. The former headquarters located in Gotham City, the latter in Manhattan.
- The Lexcorp Towers complex, former headquarters of Lex Luthor. Located in Metropolis.
- Legion Academy, training school for the Legion of Super Heroes.
- Project Cadmus. Located in Metropolis.
- Sanctum of Dr. Fate. Located in Salem Massachusetts.
- Secret Sanctuary, original headquarters of the Justice League of America and briefly headquarters of the Doom Patrol. Located in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island.
- Sherwood Florist, originally in Seattle and now in Metropolis, the business operated by Dinah Laurel Lance, the Black Canary (the Seattle version was destroyed by fire, but has reappeared in the Birds of Prey Issue #98)
- Superbia
- Titans Tower, headquarters of the Teen Titans, originally located in New York City. Currently located in San Fransisco.
- Wayne Manor, ancestral home of Bruce Wayne. Located outside Gotham City.
[edit] Extra-terrestrial sites
- Hardcore Station - Lawless space-city
- Justice League Satellite, former headquarters of the Justice League of America. Located in orbit - 186,000 miles above the surface of the earth.
- Justice League Watchtower, former headquarters of the Justice League of America. Located on the moon.
- Starlag - prison station
- Warworld, artificial planet used by Mongul and Brainiac.
[edit] Cities of the DCU earth
[edit] Fictional City names
- Blüdhaven, former home of Nightwing, destroyed by The Society. Located near Gotham City.
- Blue Valley, birthplace of the third The Flash (Wally West) and home of Stargirl. Located in Nebraska.
- Calvin City, home of the golden age Atom.
- Central City, former home of the second Flash (Barry Allen).
- Charlton’s Point, home of Miguel Devante the new Son of Vulcan.
- Civic City, former home of the Justice Society of America. Located in Pennsylvania.
- Coast City, home of Hal Jordan. Located in California.
- Fawcett City, home of Captain Marvel.
- Gateway City, former home of Wonder Woman. Located in California.
- Gorilla City, home of Solivar and Gorilla Grodd.
- Gotham City, home of the Batman.
- Happy Harbor, location of the Secret Sanctuary of the JLA, and former home of Lucas "Snapper" Carr. Located in Rhode Island.
- Hub City, home of the Question.
- Ivy Town, original home of the second Atom. Located in Massachusetts.
- Keystone City, home of both the original and current Flashes: Jay Garrick and Wally West, as well as Jakeem Thunder.
- Manchester, former home of Impulse and Max Mercury. Located in Alabama.
- Metropolis, home of Superman.
- Midway City, former home of Hawkman.
- Opal City, home of Starman.
- Park City, home of Black Canary.
- Portsmouth, home of the second Dr. Mid-Nite. Located in Washington.
- St. Roch, home of Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Located in Louisiana.
- Salvation, home of Preacher. Located in Texas.
- Star City, home of Green Arrow.
- Sub Diego, submerged part of San Diego and home of Aquaman. Located off the coast of California.
- Science City, home of the Titan Red Star. Located in Russia.
- Smallville, former home of Clark Kent. Located in Kansas.
- Vanity, home of Aztek. Located in Oregon.
- Zenith City, home of the Bulleteer.
[edit] Actual cities that also exist on the DCU earth
- Boston, former home base of Wonder Woman.
- Chicago, former home base of Hawkman and Hawkwoman, and the former Blue Beetle.
- Dayton, home of Black Alice.
- Detroit, former home base of the Justice League and Firestorm, fictional hometown of Lady Shiva.
- El Paso, hometown of Jaime Reyes, the current Blue Beetle.
- Los Angeles, current home base of the hero, Manhunter.
- New York, home base to many heroes over the years.
- San Diego, half of this city was submerged under the ocean due to an earthquake, becoming Sub Diego.
- San Francisco, current home base of the Teen Titans.
- Seattle, former home of Green Arrow and Black Canary.
[edit] Fictional geographic locations and countries of the DCU
- Atlantis
- Dinosaur Island
- Khandaq, a fictional middle-eastern country, home of and ruled by Black Adam.
- Markovia, home of Terra and Geo-Force.
- Paradise Island, also known as Themiscyra, home of Wonder Woman.
- Qurac, a fictional middle-eastern country.
- Vlatava, homeland of Count Vertigo, destroyed by The Spectre.
[edit] Planetary systems
- Almerac, former homeworld of Maxima & Ultraa, and current homeworld of Mongal.
- Bizarro World, homeworld of Bizarro and also called Htrae.
- Bolovax Vik, former homeworld of Kilowog now called Bolovax Vik II.
- Calaton, a homeworld monarchy ravaged 250,000 years ago by Doomsday.
- Czarnia, homeworld of Lobo (destroyed).
- H'lven, homeworld of Ch'p and B'dg of the Green Lantern Corps.
- Korugar, homeworld of Sinestro and Katma Tui.
- Krypton, homeworld of Superman (destroyed).
- Maltus, original homeworld of the Guardians of the Universe.
- Mogo, a sentient planet who is also a member of the Green Lantern Corps.
- Myrg, ruled by Princess Ramia and her terran consort/husband Doiby Dickles.
- Oa, homeworld of the Guardians of the Universe.
- Orinda, secret base of operations for the Manhunters.
- Rann, current homeworld of Adam Strange.
- The Solar System
- Earth
- Earth's moon, location of the Justice League Watchtower and former home of Eclipso.
- Mars, former homeworld of Martian Manhunter and the White Martians.
- Saturn, homeworld of Jemm, and the White and Red Saturnian races.
- Earth
- Thanagar, former homeworld of the Thanagarian race; destroyed during the Infinite Crisis.
- The Vegan star system, home to many races including the Omega Men.
[edit] Planets and moons which exist during the era of the LSH
- Aarok, colonized by Earth natives in the future and homeworld of XS.
- Aleph, homeworld of Kinetix; formerly populated by a magical civilization.
- Bgzlt, homeworld of Phantom Girl
- Bismol, homeworld of Tenzil Kem (also known as Matter-Eater Lad).
- Braal, homeworld of Rokk Krin (also known as Cosmic Boy).
- Carggg, homeworld of Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel
- Colu, homeworld of Brainiac and Brainiac 5.
- Daxam, sister planet of Krypton, and homeworld of Lar Gand (also known as Mon-El or Valor).
- Dryad, homeworld of Blok.
- Naltor, homeworld of Dream Girl.
- Orando, homeworld of Princess Projectra (also known as Sensor Girl).
- Takron-Galtos, an artificial prison world built to contain the worst super-criminals.
- Talok VII, the homeworld of Shadow Lass/Umbra.
- Titan, a moon of Saturn and homeworld of Imra Ardeen (also known as Saturn Girl), and Saturn Queen.
- Winath, a world where twin births are the norm, home of the twins, Garth Ranzz (also known as Lightning Lad, or Live Wire) and Ayla Ranzz, (also known as Lightning Lass or Spark) and their brother Mekt Ranzz (also known as Lightning Lord).
- Xanthu, homeworld of Star Boy.
[edit] Extradimensional Realms
- The Antimatter Universe of Qward
- The Antimatter Earth, homeworld of the Crime Syndicate.
- Azarath, home of Raven.
- Destiny's Garden
- The Dreaming
- The Fourth World
- Apokolips, homeworld of Darkseid and his minions.
- Armagetto, capital city of Apokolips.
- New Genesis, homeworld of the New Gods who are led by Highfather.
- The Promethean Galaxy, location of the Source.
- Apokolips, homeworld of Darkseid and his minions.
- Gemworld
- Heaven
- Hell
- Hypertime
- Ifé, other dimensional homeland of the African gods known as the Orishas. (Named after an ancient Yoruba city).
- The Oblivion Bar, an extra-dimensional bar that only magically-talented persons can access. Headquarters of the Shadowpact.
- The Phantom Zone
- The pocket universe created by the Time Trapper.
- The Rock of Eternity, former home of the wizard Shazam (deceased), and headquarters of Captain Marvel.
- The Shadowlands, a place of primordial darkness, discovered by Ian Karkull. It is the power source for Obsidian and the Shade.
- The Silver City
- Skartaris, a magical dimension "within" the Earth. Current home of Travis Morgan, the Warlord .
- The Speed Force, which all speedsters tap into.
- The Timestream, a dimension where time is expressed spatially--home of the Timepoint, also called Vanishing Point, headquarters of the Linear Men.
- Time Point, a prison at the end of time.
- Zrrrf, fifth dimensional world, home of Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite, Quisp, and the Bahndesian Thunderbolt.
[edit] See also
- List of objects in the DC Universe
- List of DC Comics alien races
- List of DC Comics characters
- List of DC Comics teams and organizations
- List of criminal organizations in comics
- List of government agencies in comics
- List of correctional facilities in comics
- List of fictional secret bases in comics and animation
