DC Database
Don't have an account?
Register
Advertisement
Register
DC Database
DC Database
129,124
pages
in: Jerry Siegel/Creator, Joe Shuster/Creator, Perry White (New Earth)/Quotes,
and 20 more
English

Metropolis

Sign in to edit

The history of Metropolis stretches back to the year 1542 when Italian navigator Vincenzo Gnanatti discovered the region while in the employ of the Dutch. Prior to European colonization, the region was occupied by the Algonquin Native American tribe. It wasn't until 1634 however that the first settl

Quote1 The story? How many times do I have to tell you? There's only one story, Lane. Metropolis. She's the story. Quote2
—Perry Whitesrc

Metropolis is one of the largest and most well-known cities in the United States, owing largely to the fact that it is the adopted hometown of Metropolis' favorite son, Superman.

History

Origins

The history of Metropolis stretches back to the year 1542 when Italian navigator Vincenzo Gnanatti discovered the region while in the employ of the Dutch. Prior to European colonization, the region was occupied by the Algonquin Native American tribe. It wasn't until 1634 however that the first settlement was established by Dutchman Paul De Vries. The settlement was named De Vries Village and occupies the neighborhood now known as "Old City" in the Eastern section of Queensland Park. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, De Vries Village prospered as a thriving seaport and it became an integral strategic location for General George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War.

18th Century

In 1775, it established itself as a host to many book and newspaper publishing houses, the most successful of which would eventually become known as the Daily Planet.[1] During the "Devil's Winter Siege", the city was defended by Tomahawk's rangers, most notably Dan Hunter, in whose honor the settlement was renamed as Fort Hunter, later Hunterville and later still Hunter City. In 1783, P. Randall Jeffries opened the First Metropolitan Bank, which still exists today, though the corporate headquarters has since moved to the Central Business District in New Troy.[2]

19th Century

In 1847, the borough known as Hob's Bay became a bustling merchant center, as well as a hotbed for bigotry and intolerance, particularly against the rising influx of Irish immigrants. Mission worker Edna Luthor became a strong voice among the struggling workers, and she publicly preached a message of tolerance and love. Like many in the Luthor bloodline, Edna was a visionary whose convictions and strong sense of morality would help pave the way for Metropolis' future. These values were passed along to her grandson, Wallace Luthor who operated the Luthor Steel Works during the turn of the century.[3]

20th Century

In 1905 Hunter City became home to a noted adventurer, inventor and science hero: Waldo Glenmorgan. Glenmorgan began a trend of scientific prowess which culminated in the city changing its name to "Metropolis". This name change propelled the city towards its current position as the City of Tomorrow.[4]

Superman's arrival

 Main article: Post-Crisis

Over the years, billionare Lex Luthor has affirmed himself as the de facto owner of the city, as his company, LexCorp had interests in virtually every business based in Metropolis, however the status quo began to change with the arrival of Superman, Lex tried to buy Superman with a stunt that endangered everyone on board of his yacht, as a response, the mayor of Metropolis, Franklin Berkowitz had Luthor arrested for reckless endangerment. Ever since that day, Lex Luthor promised to destroy Superman, as he stole the spotlight as the most powerful man in Metropolis.[5]

When Superman died by the hands of Doomsday, it left the city heavily damaged but above all, Metropolis had lost its marvel, the news of Superman's death reached every corner of the world and galaxy. Nearly every superhero in the world attended the funeral, even the president Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton, a memorial statue remembering Superman was erect at Centennial Park.[6]

Following Superman's return Lex Luthor fell gravely ill, at the same time Lois Lane published an exposé of Luthor proving he has been involved in a wide array of criminal activity including attempted mass murder, this culminated with a deranged Luthor who concentrated his entire arsenal for the destruction of Metropolis, this resulted in the city being almost completely destroyed, with the exception of Newstime Magazine.[7] To help with that Zatanna used her magic alongside the memories of the city taken from Superman and Perry White's minds to bring back Metropolis from the ruins.[8]

Metropolis b13

B13 Metropolis

21st Century

At the turn of the millennium, Brainiac had placed a sleeper virus in Lexcorp's Y2K bug safeguards. This was intended to dramatically boost his abilities. Instead, it allowed Brainiac 13 to arrive from the 64th Century. Brainiac 13 used his incredibly advanced technology to transform the entire planet into a super computer with Metropolis being its motherboard, although Superman succeeded in defeating him with the help of Lex Luthor, the latter sacrificed his daughter Lena Luthor to Brainiac 13 in exchange for the codex to control B13 technology. As a result Luthor registered over a two day period five hundred patents, giving him a monopoly over B13 technology,[9] which made Luthor a "googillions" of dollars in copyrights and patents.[10] And although Brainiac 13 was defeated, Metropolis remained as if it was in the 64th century for a couple of years, until a time storm took the remaining B13 technology left, and Metropolis returned to normal.[11]

Years later, Lex Luthor's reputation massively declined amongst the citizens of Metropolis, he was even attacked while he was leaving a court hearing,[12] as a result Luthor grow resentful of Metropolis, and he started gathering as much Green Kryptonite as possible to power up a battleship controlled by a Sunstone. The Sunstone is a kryptonian artifact infinitely programmable to do whatever its user want, it was originally used by the Phantom Zoners to colonize several nearby planets, Luthor wanted to use it to completely destroy Metropolis, but he was eventually stopped by Superman after a long fight.[13]

Points of Interest

The Six Boroughs

Neighborhoods

Waterways

Parks and Recreational areas

Businesses

Museums

  • Jules Verne Extra-Terrestrial Museum
  • Lena Luthor Science Explorarium
  • Metropolis Museum of Art
  • Metropolis Museum of History
  • Superman Museum (30th century)

Laboratories

Media

News, television and radio

Other Locations

Sports Teams

Metropolis has had many pro and amateur sports teams, treated with little continuity.

Baseball

Basketball

American football

Ice hockey

Residents

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 germane to both Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis versions of Metropolis.

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 germane to both Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis versions of Metropolis.

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 germane to both Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis versions of Metropolis.

Notes

See Also

  1. ↑ Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #0 (timeline)
  2. ↑ DC Atlas
  3. ↑ Superman: Y2K #1
  4. ↑ Superman: Secret Files 2009 #1
  5. ↑ The Man of Steel #4
  6. ↑ Superman: The Man of Steel #20
  7. ↑ Fall of Metropolis
  8. ↑ Adventures of Superman #522
  9. ↑ Action Comics #763
  10. ↑ Superman: Metropolis #1
  11. ↑ Superman (Volume 2) #201
  12. ↑ Superman #650
  13. ↑ Superman #653
  14. ↑ The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries (Volume 2) #12
  15. ↑ Superboy (Volume 2) #22
  16. ↑ World's Finest #67
Español 日本語 Nederlands
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
More Fandoms
Advertisement

Fan Feed

More DC Database