Why does Gotham City have so many abandoned carnivals and toy factories?
May 13, 2013 6:57 PM Subscribe
I remember reading a DC comic book in which was explained why Gotham City has so many abandoned amusement parks, carnivals, and toy factories. I don't remember all the details, but the upshot was that in the 1920's, there had been a big entertainment boom with two entrepreneurs trying to outdo each other by building more theme parks, arcades, and novelty factories than the other. Then the Great Depression hit and they all went out of business. But now I can't remember what comic this was from. I want to say it was a Paul Dini comic, maybe Gotham City Sirens or Batman: Streets of Gotham.
Anyone remember which comic this was?
Best answer: Oh! Looks like it's Streets of Gotham. This blog post touches on it.
posted by superlibby at 10:33 PM on May 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by superlibby at 10:33 PM on May 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
The DC writers created abandoned facilities to give the bad guys places to hide and build their machines of doom. And plenty of dark and dangerous places for the Caped Crusader to get into and out of trouble.
posted by KRS at 6:43 AM on May 14, 2013
posted by KRS at 6:43 AM on May 14, 2013
The DC writers created abandoned facilities to give the bad guys places to hide and build their machines of doom. And plenty of dark and dangerous places for the Caped Crusader to get into and out of trouble.
Well, uh, yeah. But what's the in-universe reason, is the question as I see it.
posted by RustyBrooks at 7:19 AM on May 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
Well, uh, yeah. But what's the in-universe reason, is the question as I see it.
posted by RustyBrooks at 7:19 AM on May 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: KRS: Yes, the title of my question is really just meant to be funny. The actual post I gave answers the question, so what I was really looking for is which comic the answer I saw appears in. There didn't need to be an in-world explanation, but somebody made one anyway. And it was an appealing one that hinted at a bigger story living just outside of the ones of the superheroes and supervillains, which is why I was so taken by it. (And thus why I was wanted to track it down.)
superlibby: Thanks! That blog link has the info that I'm looking for. I was looking at the Broker, who first appeared in Gotham City Sirens, and that didn't seem to have the Solomon Brothers story in it, so I couldn't find it. But the Solomon Brothers' story, which is what I was looking for, appeared in Streets of Gotham #4. Again, thanks!
posted by ErWenn at 12:21 PM on May 14, 2013
superlibby: Thanks! That blog link has the info that I'm looking for. I was looking at the Broker, who first appeared in Gotham City Sirens, and that didn't seem to have the Solomon Brothers story in it, so I couldn't find it. But the Solomon Brothers' story, which is what I was looking for, appeared in Streets of Gotham #4. Again, thanks!
posted by ErWenn at 12:21 PM on May 14, 2013
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posted by superlibby at 10:26 PM on May 13, 2013