Star City (comics)
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Star City is a fictional city that appears in stories published by DC Comics, best known as the traditional home of the superheroes known by the shared alias of the Green Arrow. Beyond that, it is also known to other characters of the DC Universe as both a port city and a haven for artists in many of the media, from print to audio/visual to music.
Established Landmarks and Neighborhoods
Among the more notable landmarks established by various Green Arrow creative teams include the following:
- Star Bridge - this suspension bridge is one of city's primary visual landmarks, known for a giant star sculpture atop each tower in the span of the bridge, connecting Star City's various regions.
- The Grell Museum (named after Mike Grell, who wrote and drew a definitive era of Green Arrow in the 1980s)
- Papp Stadium (named after George Papp, one of Green Arrow's original co-creators from the 1940s)
Known neighborhoods
- The "Triangle" - long fought over by the city's various organized crime factions until the intervention of the freelance criminal Deadshot as depicted in his second mini-series.
- Lamb Valley - detailed in the pages of the Green Arrow collected edition "Straight Shooter".
- The South End - introduced in Green Arrow v.3 # 60, in the wake of the events of Infinite Crisis and 52.
- The Glades - named in Green Arrow v.3 # 61. One of the districts directly abutting the Sound End.
- Orchid Bay - downtown section, and site of City Hall. Named in Green Arrow v.3 # 63.
Locations Through the Decades
Star City's location, like those of Metropolis, Gotham City, and other cities in the DC Universe, was uncertain for many years, with varying depictions over the decades, including the Great Lakes in the 1960's and Massachusetts Bay from the 1970's until the late 1980's. Currently, northern California has been settled upon as its location, specifically in the coastal regions north of San Francisco Bay.
At least one map has been published in 1985 and was occasionally modified by Mayfair Games during the years that firm held the license for role-playing game adaptation rights for the DC Comics universe, detailing Star City's geographical layout. The design used resembed the geography of metropolitan Chicago.
Established History in the Comics
According to several published accounts, Star City was incorporated as a city under its current name over 200 years ago.
The first costumed vigilante to serve as mayor was Thomas "Steelclaw" Bolt, who adopted an undercover persona as a costumed criminal as part of his efforts to bring local crime under control. He died in office of that attempt.
During the years that Green Arrow spent outside of Star City, at least one other costumed crimefighter operated there: Chase Lawler, one of the several known Manhunters.
The final Green Arrow storyline before One Year Later featured Doctor Light and Merlyn detonating exposives, leaving nearly a third of Star City in shambles in what becomes known as the "Amsterdam Avenue Disaster".
In the One Year Later storyline, Green Arrow becomes the mayor of Star City.
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