Gotham City is easily the greatest fictional city in history. It was built from the ground up to be the dark twin of Metropolis, a dark mass of gothic buildings that stands in diametric opposition ...

This map depicts Metropolis as a Manhattan-esque island, connected to the more rural mainland by a series of dams and bridges. Batman's Gotham City is infamous for having a sky-high crime rate ...

In the character bio section, Gruenwald explicitly labels Gotham City as being in New Jersey. (Gruenwald also listed Metropolis as being in Delaware in this issue, which has likewise been accepted ...