was not actually the first DC hero in Gotham. During the Golden Age, Alan Scott (Green Lantern) and the Golden Age Black Canary lived in Gotham.

Gotham City is the city where the crime fighters Batman and Dick Grayson operate. Eventually the Batman Family would grow and include Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Barbara Gordon, Huntress, Batgirl and Batwoman.

Though Batman is the first superhero that comes to mind when Gotham City is raised, many other DC characters are known to be living in Gotham City: Plastic Man, Zatanna, Zatara, The Question, The Creeper and Simon Dark . The Justice Society of America has also been shown to operate in Gotham City.

Also many important criminal reside in Gotham such as the Joker, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, the Riddler, Two-Face, the Penguinand many others.

Cyrus Gold was wealthy Gotham gentleman and philanthropist who was killed in 'Slaughter Swap', and later resurrected as the monstrous villain Solomon Grundy. Grundy typically resides in Gotham's sewer system and has been an inconvenient, and often reluctant, enemy of Batman.

Important places

Underground Power-grid

The Gotham power-grid is located underneath the city, and has been there for ages; nearly since the city's conception and colonization. It was originally designed for a smaller load and with more antique equipment, and as a result it has trouble handling the power demands of such a large, sprawling, modern city such as Gotham. This is prevented by workers such as Harper Row who work on the electrical grid, to keep it afloat.

Over time, power-grids and power-lines have grown more sophisticated, one example