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| Jan 2, 2018 at 14:39 | comment | added | Justin Thyme | @Daniel R. Collins And given that Superman was written by a Canadian that would be Toronto or Montreal. But probably Cleveland, where it was written. Or a state capital - the Americans have a tendency to make their state capitals the smallest city in the state, not the largest. Or maybe the name has nothing to do with the size of the city - like, you know, Chicago is just a big onion field. | |
| Jan 2, 2018 at 11:29 | comment | added | Daniel R. Collins | @JustinThyme: Just to be clear, the word "metropolis" predates comics; derived from Late Latin, it's been used in English since at least the 14th century. It means "A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region". When the comics writers named Superman's city Metropolis, the obvious intent was to indicate the biggest city in the nation. thefreedictionary.com/metropolis | |
| Jan 1, 2018 at 18:05 | comment | added | user41674 | @JustinThyme Metropolis is "one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world, having a population of 11 million citizens" (Action Comics Weekly vol. 1 #601). Also, It's modeled after Toronto and influenced by NYC | |
| Jan 1, 2018 at 14:25 | comment | added | Justin Thyme | @ kingledion Metropolis was some unknown, undefined city of indeterminate size. Given how busy he was, it was also a crime-infused violet and extremely unsafe place to live. It obviously had an inefficient, haphazardly-organized police and security force. Seems Superman had his work cut out for him exclusively in this city. But as to how large it was - as a non-descript city, it certainly did not appear to have any worldly presence. | |
| Jan 1, 2018 at 3:03 | comment | added | kingledion | @JustinThyme Wasn't Superman in Metropolis? Which is....like....a metropolis? He didn't report (as an adult) or crime-fight (very much) in Smallville. | |
| Jan 1, 2018 at 2:52 | comment | added | Justin Thyme | Ever wonder why Superman never went beyond the boundaries of the small town he was a reporter in? | |
| Jan 1, 2018 at 2:27 | history | answered | Thucydides | CC BY-SA 3.0 |