Metropolis (comics)

:For other usages of Metropolis, see Metropolis (disambiguation).

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Metropolis is a fictional city that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. Metropolis first appeared by name in Action Comics #16, in 1939.

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Fictional city - Comic books - DC Comics - Superman - Action Comics - 1939

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The co-creator and original artist of Superman, Joe Shuster, modeled the Metropolis skyline after both Toronto, Ontario (where he was born), and Cleveland, Ohio (where he later lived and met co-creator Jerry Siegel in high school). Since then, however, it has become a fictional analogue of New York City.

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Joe Shuster - Toronto, Ontario - Cleveland, Ohio - Jerry Siegel - New York City

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The real town of Metropolis, Illinois, has proclaimed itself the "hometown of Superman," and celebrates its "local hero" in every possible way that it can. Among the ways it celebrates the character include a large Superman statue in the city, a small Superman museum, an annual Superman festival, and its local newspaper The Metropolis Planet, a name inspired by the major newspaper in fictional Metropolis, The Daily Planet.

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Metropolis, Illinois - Daily Planet

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