Fawcett City

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==History==
 
==History==
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Fawcett City
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At Fawcett City, Sinclair Batson sought to modernise the city by helping in opening a new [[Wayne Enterprises|Wayne-Tech]] facility. (Power of Shazam v1 #1)  
 
At Fawcett City, Sinclair Batson sought to modernise the city by helping in opening a new [[Wayne Enterprises|Wayne-Tech]] facility. (Power of Shazam v1 #1)  
  
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*'''C.C. Batson''' :
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*'''Ebenezer Batson''' :
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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*Fawcett City was created by Marv Wolfman, Robert Greenberger and George Pérez where it made its first appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths v1 #7 (October, [[1985]]).
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*It was named after Wilford H. Fawcett who was the founder of Fawcett Publications that originally published the Captain Marvel character.
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*Originally, the hero Captain Marvel lived and operated from an unnamed city that was modelled as well as eventually revealed to be New York City.
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*The Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4 (1985) came to state that in DC Comics that both Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr.'s base of operations was Fawcett City.
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*In Shazam! The New Beginning v1 (1987), the adventures of Captain Marvel initially were said to take place in San Francisco but this got replaced by The Power of Shazam! that established Fawcett City when the character was brought into DC Comics.
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*After the Flashpoint, the setting of Fawcett City was removed and instead was replaced for the real-life city of Philadelphia.
  
 
==Alternate Versions==
 
==Alternate Versions==
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*In Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, Fawcett City was mentioned in the animated film with Billy Batson saying that he was from the city.
 
*In Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, Fawcett City was mentioned in the animated film with Billy Batson saying that he was from the city.
 
*In Batman: Year One, Fawcett City was referenced in the animated film with it being one of the connecting flight locations to Gotham City.
 
*In Batman: Year One, Fawcett City was referenced in the animated film with it being one of the connecting flight locations to Gotham City.
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*In Shazam!, Fawcett City did not appear in the live-action film set in the DC Extended Universe with it instead being replaced with Philadelphia though the school Billy Batson and his foster siblings studied it was named '''Fawcett High'''.
  
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*''Crisis on Infinite Earths v1'':
 
*''Power of Shazam v1'':
 
*''Power of Shazam v1'':
 
*''JSA vs. Kobra v1'':
 
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Revision as of 19:30, 6 April 2019

Fawcett City is a city that features in DC Comics.

Contents

History

Fawcett City

At Fawcett City, Sinclair Batson sought to modernise the city by helping in opening a new Wayne-Tech facility. (Power of Shazam v1 #1)

Overview

Locations in the city included:

  • Crowley Penitentiary : a prison that was able to house superhuman criminals. (Power of Shazam v1 #7)
  • Beckville :
  • Binder Square :
  • McKeon History Museum :
  • Sivana Industries :
  • Solar Center :
  • Binder Subway Station :
  • WHIZ Radio :

Inhabitants

  • Billy Batson :
  • Sinclair Batson :
  • C.C. Batson :
  • Ebenezer Batson :
  • Doc Quartz :
  • Sterling Morris :

Notes

  • Fawcett City was created by Marv Wolfman, Robert Greenberger and George Pérez where it made its first appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths v1 #7 (October, 1985).
  • It was named after Wilford H. Fawcett who was the founder of Fawcett Publications that originally published the Captain Marvel character.
  • Originally, the hero Captain Marvel lived and operated from an unnamed city that was modelled as well as eventually revealed to be New York City.
  • The Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4 (1985) came to state that in DC Comics that both Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr.'s base of operations was Fawcett City.
  • In Shazam! The New Beginning v1 (1987), the adventures of Captain Marvel initially were said to take place in San Francisco but this got replaced by The Power of Shazam! that established Fawcett City when the character was brought into DC Comics.
  • After the Flashpoint, the setting of Fawcett City was removed and instead was replaced for the real-life city of Philadelphia.

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

  • In Justice League Unlimited, Fawcett City made an appearance in the DC Animated Universe series episode "The Clash". One place in the city was the C.C. Binder Elementary School. Captain Marvel was noted to be from Fawcett City and its superhero.

Films

  • In Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, Fawcett City was mentioned in the animated film with Billy Batson saying that he was from the city.
  • In Batman: Year One, Fawcett City was referenced in the animated film with it being one of the connecting flight locations to Gotham City.
  • In Shazam!, Fawcett City did not appear in the live-action film set in the DC Extended Universe with it instead being replaced with Philadelphia though the school Billy Batson and his foster siblings studied it was named Fawcett High.

Appearances

  • Crisis on Infinite Earths v1:
  • Power of Shazam v1:
  • JSA vs. Kobra v1:

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