List of DC Universe locations

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This page lists the locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics.

Sites

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Arrowcave

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The Arrowcave is the former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy.

Avernus Cemetery

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Avernus Cemetery is a hidden burial ground in Central City for the enemies of the Flash known as the Rogues.

Batcave

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The Batcave is the headquarters of Batman. Located directly beneath Wayne Manor.

Burnside

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Burnside is a borough of Gotham City that is connected to Gotham by the Burnside Bridge. It is home to The New 52 version of Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) and appears in Batman '89 as the birthplace of Drake Winston and Harvey Dent.

Casanova Club

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The Casanova Club is nightclub owned by Alex Logue in Newcastle, England. It was there that a demon was summoned and John Constantine failed to save a young girl named Astra Logue who was taken to Hell.

Crime Alley

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Crime Alley is the most dangerous area of Gotham City, where Thomas and Martha Wayne were killed by Joe Chill during a mugging.

Daily Planet Building

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The Daily Planet Building is the home office of the Daily Planet, Metropolis' main newspaper.

Danny the Street

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Danny the Street is a sentient street and a member of the Doom Patrol.

Flash Museum

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The Flash Museum is a memorial to the Flash (Barry Allen). Located in Central City.

Fortress of Solitude

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Fortress of Solitude is an Arctic fortress used by Superman as a secret base. Located near the North Pole.

Hall of Doom

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The Hall of Doom is the home base of the Legion of Doom.

Hall of Justice

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The Hall of Justice is the one-time home base of the Justice League. A version of this is the headquarters of the Justice League in the animated series Super Friends.

Another version of this appears in both Justice League Unlimited, and Young Justice, with the latter version acting as a public tourist spot and decoy to hide the existence of the Watchtower.

House of Mystery

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THe House of Mystery is An extradimensional structure presided over by Cain.

House of Secrets

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The House of Secrets is an extradimensional structure presided over by Abel. A version of this is also the headquarters of the Secret Six.

Reichuss Mansion

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THe Reichuss Mansion is a mobile haunted house that served as the House of Secrets in the 1990s Vertigo series of the same name.

Iceberg Lounge

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The Iceberg Lounge is nightclub and base of operations for the Penguin. Located in Gotham City.[1]

The club is featured in the DC Animated Universe, Gotham, The Lego Batman Movie, Batman: Caped Crusader, The Batman, and its spin-off, The Penguin.

Justice Society Headquarters

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The current version of the Justice Society Headquarters is built on the foundation of the former brownstone headquarters and museum. The former headquarters in Gotham City, the latter in Manhattan. Sometimes called Dodds Mansion.

LexCorp Towers Complex

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The LexCorp Towers complex is the former headquarters of Lex Luthor. Located in Metropolis.

Lux is the bar/nightclub based in Los Angeles owned by Lucifer Morningstar and his mistress Mazikeen.

Netherworld

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The Netherworld is a fictional area of the city of Chicago.

Oblivion Bar

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The Oblivion Bar is an extradimensional bar used as a gathering place/hangout for magic users, as well as the headquarters for the Shadowpact.

Project Cadmus

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Project Cadmus is an experimental genetics lab. Located in Metropolis.

The Young Justice animated series has it located in Washington, D.C.

Sanctum of Doctor Fate

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The Sanctum of Doctor Fate is Doctor Fate's headquarters. Located in Salem, Massachusetts.

Secret Sanctuary

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The Secret Sanctuary is the original headquarters of the Justice League of America and briefly headquarters of the Doom Patrol. Located in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island.

Sherwood Florist

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Sherwood Florist is originally in Seattle and now in Star City, the business operated by Black Canary.

Suicide Slum

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Suicide Slum is a dangerous part of Metropolis.

Titans Tower

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Titans Tower is the headquarters of the Teen Titans, originally located in New York City. Currently located in San Francisco.

The cartoon series Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! have the Titans Tower in Jump City.

Underworld

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The Underworld is a place in Metropolis's sewers which is rejected by society and where the Warworlders took control.

Valhalla Cemetery

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Valhalla Cemetery is a burial ground located in Metropolis for superheroes who have died in the line of duty.

Wayne Manor

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Wayne Manor is the ancestral home of Batman. Located outside Gotham City.

Wayne Tower

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Wayne Tower is the location of the main offices of Wayne Enterprises, located in downtown Gotham City.

Correctional facilities

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Arkham Asylum

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Arkham Asylum is an asylum in Gotham City that houses criminally insane convicts.

Belle Reve

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Belle Reve is a high security metahuman prison located in St. Roch, Louisiana and the headquarters of the Suicide Squad.

In Smallville, Belle Reve Sanitarium is a prison for "meteor freaks" (metahumans), and the mentally ill located near Kansas.

Belle Reve Special Security Barracks appears in the DC Extended Universe, as the location where Lex Luthor was sent at the end of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice[2] and in Suicide Squad where it is revealed to be a black site where the Suicide Squad is recruited. In The Suicide Squad the location has been renamed Belle Reve Correctional Center (and is also referred to in some paperwork as Belle Reve Penitentiary), and is implied to be under the authority of both A.R.G.U.S and US Department of Corrections (a fictional version of the US Bureau of Prisons).

Blackgate Penitentiary

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Blackgate Penitentiary: Located near Gotham City and also called Blackgate Prison, it is a prison known to house mostly non-metahuman criminals in Gotham City like Rupert Thorne, Carmine Falcone, The Penguin, Arnold Wesker/Ventriloquist, and Victor Zsasz.[3] A version of Blackgate appears in The Dark Knight Rises as the new home for criminals under the "Dent Act" but was broken into by the terrorist Bane and his army. It also appears in several episodes of Gotham.

Gotham State Penitentiary

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Gotham State Penitentiary is a prison located in the Sommerset neighborhood,[4] which is 12 miles from Arkham Asylum. It housed inmates like the Penguin, Catman, Deadshot, Tony Zucco, Mortimer Kadavar and the Cavalier, but shortly after Crisis on Infinite Earths, it was the site of a breakout by Ra's al Ghul.[5]

It appears in several episodes of Batman.

Iron Heights Penitentiary

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Iron Heights Penitentiary is a high security prison devised for many of the foes of the Flash. Located near Keystone City.

Peña Duro

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Peña Duro, also called Hard Rock in English, is the former prison of the villain Bane that is located in Santa Prisca. He served a life sentence there as a child because of the actions committed by his elusive father King Snake.[6]

Alluded to in the final season of Gotham where Bane was previously held prisoner, but was rescued by Nyssa al Ghul.[7]

Rock Falls Penitentiary

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Rock Falls Penitentiary is a prison in Rock Falls, Iowa where Doctor Sivana is imprisoned after the events of Shazam!.

It later appeared in the comics where a special wing was built to house the magic-based enemies of the Shazam Family.

Ravenscar Secure Facility

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Ravenscar Secure Facility is a mental asylum in Yorkshire where John Constantine was committed after the Newcastle Incident.

Slabside Island

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Slabside Island, also called the Slab and Slabside Penitentiary, is a high security metahuman prison. Originally in New Jersey, it was later transported to Antarctica after the Joker's "Last Laugh" riot. Shilo Norman was the original warden of Slabside Penitentiary.

A version of it appears in Arrow called Slabside Maximum Security Prison where Oliver Queen is sent to for crimes as the Green Arrow. He was later released when Ricardo Diaz was brought there and defeated.[8]

Stryker's Island

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Stryker's Island is a prominent penitentiary in Metropolis specifically New Troy's West River.[9][10]

In other media, it has appeared in the DC Animated Universe, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, and All-Star Superman, as well as Lego DC Super-Villains as a main hub and in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as an abandoned island between Gotham City and Metropolis.[11][12]

Industrial sites

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Ace Chemicals

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Ace Chemicals is a chemical plant in Gotham City where the Joker supposedly originated.[13]

Ace Chemicals is present in several films and TV shows: Batman: The Animated Series, Batman (1989; renamed as Axis Chemicals), The Flash episode "Back to Normal", Gotham as the site of Jeremiah Valeska turning into the Joker, and Batwoman.

In the DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad, flashbacks show Joker convinced Harley Quinn to bathe in the same chemicals as he did. Following their break up, a drunken Harley destroyed Ace in Birds of Prey.[14]

AmerTek Industries

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AmerTek Industries is a military arms dealer previously in Washington, D.C. that was run by Colonel Thomas Weston. John Henry Irons worked there until he discovered his inventions were being used for evil purposes.

The company appears in a Season 5 episode of Arrow and alluded to in the Batman: Arkham series.

AmerTek was featured in the My Adventures with Superman episode "Fullmetal Scientist". While Thomas Weston was depicted as the CEO, Silas Stone and John Henry Irons were depicted as former scientists who spoke out against one of Weston's projects that would've endangered Metropolis. After Weston was arrested, Lex Luthor acquires AmerTek's headquarters in the name of his upcoming company LexCorp.

Big Belly Burger

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Big Belly Burger is a popular fast food restaurant chain owned by LexCorp.[15]

Big Belly Burger has also appeared in Legends of Tomorrow and Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Seen in the Arrowverse and Blue Beetle.[16]

Daggett Industries

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Daggett Industries is a pharmaceutical company founded and owned by Roland Daggett. Created for Batman: The Animated Series.

Daggett Industries later appeared in The Dark Knight Rises where it was run by John Daggett before he was killed by Bane.

Daggett Industries later appeared in the main comics continuity.

Ferris Aircraft

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Ferris Aircraft is Coast City's aerospace company that was originally founded and owned by Carl Ferris and Conrad Bloch[17] and now run by his daughter, Carol Ferris.

The company also appears in Justice League: The New Frontier, Green Lantern, and Green Lantern: First Flight.

GothCorp

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GothCorp is a company based in Gotham City, founded and owned by Ferris Boyle, targeted by ex-employee Victor Fries. Created for Batman: The Animated Series, the company later appeared in The Batman and the Arkhamverse as well as appearing in the comics.

Kord Industries

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Kord Industries is an industrial firm founded and owned by Ted Kord.

Kord Industries is mentioned in several episodes of Arrow and seen in Smallville episode "Booster".

LexCorp

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LexCorp is an international multi-corporation founded and owned by Lex Luthor.

Lord Technologies

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Lord Technologies is founded and owned by Maxwell Lord in the Arrowverse.

In Wonder Woman 1984, Black Gold Cooperative, also known as simply Black Gold, is an oil cooperative founded by Lord and Simon Stagg during the Cold War.

Rathaway Industries

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Rathaway Industries is founded by Osgood Rathaway, father of the Pied Piper.

Queen Industries

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Queen Industries is an international corporation founded and owned by Robert and Moira Queen and later run by their son Oliver Queen.

Stagg Enterprises

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Stagg Enterprises is a research and development firm in genetics research founded by Simon Stagg.

Steelworks

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Steelworks is located in Metropolis. It was founded and owned by John Henry Irons.

S.T.A.R. Labs

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S.T.A.R. Labs, short for Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories, a place of scientific research on metahuman studies located in various facilities. It "quickly became a mainstay of the pre-Flashpoint DC universe, acting as a prison for metahuman menaces and a medical resource for injured or mysteriously afflicted Super Heroes."[18]

In The Flash TV series, the S.T.A.R. Labs facility of Central City functions as the headquarter for the team around the titular hero. Perry Dantzler compares it to the Arrow Cave from the Arrow TV series, where a "dark, secretive atmosphere" with "solid walls and dim lighting" fits the focus on crime fighting. S.T.A.R. Labs, in contrast, is a bright space illuminated by natural light, with "white walls and gleaming equipment" designed to "remind viewers that the characters in the lab [...] are primarily scientists first and superhero teammates second." This emphasis on science influences the direction of the show: "The entirety of S.T.A.R. Labs reflects a need for uncovering the truth". S.T.A.R. Labs is a "high-tech space" which through the combination and application of knowledge empowers "the abilities of superheroes to flourish and improve", a "material space" where "superheroes' identities and abilities are shaped" through technology.[19]

Wayne Enterprises

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Wayne Enterprises is an international multi corporation owned by Bruce Wayne.

Hardcore Station

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Hardcore Station is a lawless space-city run by corporations.

Justice League Satellite

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Justice League Satellite is the headquarters of the Justice League of America, located in orbit 22,300 miles above the surface of the Earth. It is destroyed during the "Crisis on Infinite Earths", but rebuilt in Justice League of America Vol. 2 #7 after Infinite Crisis, later destroyed in Forever Evil.[20] A third one was gifted by LexCorp under the title "Watchtower".[21]

Justice League Watchtower

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Justice League Watchtower, originally a White Martian base located on the Moon, is later used as the headquarters of the JLA during the run of JLA equipping with advanced technology from races like New Genesis/Apokalitian, and Kryptonian.[22]

In the DC Animated Universe, it is depicted as having been built by Batman,[23] while in Justice League Action, it was built on a volcano in the waters around Metropolis that was created by the Brothers Djinn and became dormant after their defeat.[24]

Portworld

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Portworld is an intergalactic spaceport and home of Green Lanterns Wyxla and Tahr.[25]

Starlag

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Starlag is a prison station used by the Alien Alliance. First appeared in Invasion! #1 (January 1989).

Ranx the Sentient City

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Ranx the Sentient City: is sentient city and member of the Sinestro Corps. It was first mentioned in the story "Tygers", in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2 (1986). It was destroyed by Green Lantern Sodam Yat.[26]

Warworld

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Warworld is an artificial planet used by Mongul and Brainiac.

Schools and universities

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Burnside College

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Burnside College is the private college that Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) attends in the New 52 universe.

Gotham Academy

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Gotham Academy, as of DC Rebirth continuity, is a prestigious private boarding school that many of Gotham City's elite have attended.

Previous incarnations of institutes with the name "Gotham Academy" includes The Batman and Young Justice television series, where it was the school of Dick Grayson, Artemis Crock, Barbara Gordon, and others.

Gotham Military Academy

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Gotham Military Academy is a military academy located in Gotham City. Colonel Sophie Moore, a former classmate and girlfriend of Kate Kane when the two attended West Point, is an instructor there.[27]

Gotham University

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Gotham University, also called Gotham State University, is located in Gotham City. In the Golden Age story "The Man Behind the Red Hood!", Batman and Robin, while teaching a criminology class, discovered that the Joker was the criminal formerly known as the Red Hood. Other staff and students include Jonathan Crane[28] and Stephanie Brown.

Holliday College

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Holliday College is the main university in Gateway City. Wonder Woman met the Beeta Lambda sorority members the Holliday Girls and Etta Candy there.

Hudson University

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Hudson University is a university located in New Carthage, New York.[29] Notable former students and staff include Dick Grayson,[30] Martin Stein,[31] and Duela Dent.[32] It was first mentioned in Batman comics in the late 1940s.[31][33] Hudson University has also appeared in the Law & Order franchise and other TV series.[32][33][34]

Ivy University

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Ivy University is located in Ivy Town. The Atom (Ray Palmer) used to work in the physics department.

Legion Academy

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The Legion Academy is a training school for the Legion of Super-Heroes. Located in Metropolis in the 31st century.

Metropolis University

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Metropolis University is the main university in Metropolis. Clark Kent is an alumnus of MU.

Midwestern University

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Midwestern University, located in Keystone City, this university is the alma mater of Jay Garrick. In some stories, the school is called Western State University.[35]

Sanford Military Academy

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Sanford Military Academy is an international boarding school with a reputation as a "dumping ground" for problem children from wealthy families.[36]

Stanhope College

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Stanhope College is a college located just outside Metropolis. Linda Lee, the Silver Age Supergirl, was a former student.[37] Post-Crisis, the school, now located in Leesburg, Virginia, is renamed Stanhope University; Linda Danvers is enrolled here.

Université Notre Dame des Ombres

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Université Notre Dame des Ombres (Our Lady of the Shadows University) is a college in France for the training of spies and super-enhanced humans. The headmistress is the former Phantom Lady Sandra Knight. Graduates include the future Phantom Lady Dee Tyler, and Vivian and Constance D'Aramis.

Sites that exist exclusively in other DC media

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Stonegate Prison

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Stonegate Prison is a prison that is analogous to Blackgate Prison in Batman: The Animated Series and the greater DC Animated Universe.

Cities of the DC Universe Earth

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Fictional cities

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Amnesty Bay

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Amnesty Bay is the surface-home of Aquaman and his father Thomas Curry. Located in Maine, but relocated in Massachusetts during The New 52.[38]

Baralsville

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Baralsville is a small mining town that is visited by Clark Kent. Located in northern Pennsylvania.[39]

Blüdhaven

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Blüdhaven is the former home of Dick Grayson (Nightwing) of the Post-Zero Hour continuity that was destroyed by the Secret Society of Super Villains, who had the Brotherhood of Evil drop Chemo on it during Infinite Crisis.[40] In the New 52 universe, during the DC Rebirth event, the Dick Grayson of that continuity later settled in his reality's version[41] after the Pre-Flashpoint Superman told him the story about his alternate universe counterpart.[42] Located near Gotham City in southern New Jersey. Mentioned various times in The Lego Batman Movie as the southerly twin city of Gotham City.

The city was also mentioned in Birds of Prey, Arrow, The Flash, Batwoman, Harley Quinn and The Batman.

Blue Valley

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Blue Valley is the birthplace of the third Flash (Wally West) and home of Stargirl. Located in Nebraska.[43]

Blue Valley was the main setting of Stargirl.

Calvin City

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Calvin City is the home of the Golden Age Atom. Located in Pennsylvania.[44]

Central City

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Central City is the former home of the second Flash (Barry Allen). Its location has been variously stated to be in Ohio, Illinois, and Florida. During the Wally West era, it was shown to be in Missouri, across a river from Keystone City.

Charlton's Point

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Charlton's Point is the home of Miguel Devante, the new Son of Vulcan.

Civic City

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Civic City is the former home of the Justice Society of America. Located in Pennsylvania.

Civic City was featured in Stargirl. The Justice Society has a headquarters and museum there.

Coast City

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Coast City is the home of Green Lantern Hal Jordan. The city is destroyed by Mongul and the Cyborg Superman during the "Reign of the Supermen" storyline. It is later restored by the actions of the Spectre and Hal Jordan.[45] Located in California.

Codsville

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Codsville is a small fishing village in Maine[46][47] for which the original Doom Patrol gave their lives.[48] Renamed "Four Heroes City" after the death of the team.

Cosmos

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Cosmos is the hometown of the Teen Titan Risk. Located in Colorado.

Crucible

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Crucible is a city briefly visited by the Resurrection Man. Located in Georgia, on Interstate 285.[49]

Dakota City

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Dakota City is the home of Icon, Static, the Shadow Cabinet and the Blood Syndicate.

Featured in Static Shock and Young Justice.

Delta City

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Delta City is the home of the Heckler and Vext. It is established in Vext #1 that it exists within regular DCU continuity.[50]

Dos Rios

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Dos Rios is the home of the second El Diablo. Located in Texas.

Elmond

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Elmond is the home of Hawk and Dove. Located in Oregon.[51]

Empire City

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Empire City is the home of the second Manhunter, Paul Kirk. Located somewhere in the East Coast of the United States.[52]

Evergreen City

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Evergreen City is the former home of Green Lantern Hal Jordan. Located in Washington.[53]

Fairfax

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Fairfax is a New England town that is home to Chris King and Vicki Grant.

Fairfield

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Fairfield is the former home of Billy Batson (Captain Marvel), Mary Batson (Mary Marvel), and their adopted parents. Destroyed by Mister Atom.

Fawcett City

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Fawcett City is the home of Captain Marvel, the Marvel Family, Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Ibis the Invincible, and several other characters formerly associated with Fawcett Comics.

Feithera

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Feithera is a hidden city of bird-people. The home of Northwind. Located in Greenland (destroyed).

Freeland

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Freeland: Originally depicted as a neighborhood in the city of Metropolis.

Reinvented for the Black Lightning TV show as a large city in Georgia where it became a home to Black Lightning and filled with metas (people with powers).

Gateway City

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Gateway City is the former home of Wonder Woman, the first Mister Terrific, and the Spectre. Located in California.

Gorilla City

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Gorilla City is a hidden city populated by super-intelligent primates, including Detective Chimp, Solovar, Gorilla Grodd, Monsieur Mallah, and Giganta. Located in Equatorial Africa.

Featured in the DC Animated Universe and Arrowverse.

Gotham City

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Gotham City is the home of Batman. Former home of Alan Scott. Located in New Jersey across the Delaware Bay.

Happy Harbor

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Happy Harbor is the location of the Secret Sanctuary of the JLA, and former home of Snapper Carr and the Red Tornado. Located in Rhode Island.[54][55]

In Young Justice, it is the base of the League and the Team, and known as "Mount Justice".

Hatton Corners

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Hatton Corners is a small town saved from Mister Twister by the Teen Titans in their first appearance.[56]

Hidden City

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The Hidden City is the home of the magically gifted Homo magi people, including Zatara and Zatanna. Located in Turkey.

Hope Springs

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Hope Springs is a small mining town which was once part of the Mosaic World. Visited by Hal Jordan and Green Arrow when it was called Desolation.[57] Located in West Virginia.[58]

Hub City

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Hub City is the home of the Question and the Dan Garrett version of Blue Beetle.

Ivy Town

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Ivy Town is the home of the second and current Atom. Located in Massachusetts.[59]

The city appears in the Arrowverse shows Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow and The Flash.

Keystone City

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Keystone City is the home of both the first and third Flashes: Jay Garrick and Wally West, as well as Jakeem Thunder. In post-Crisis stories, it is located across a river from Central City, located in Kansas.[60]

The city appears in several episodes of The Flash.

Liberty Hill

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Liberty Hill is the hometown of the third Tattooed Man. Located in the Washington metropolitan area.[61]

Littleville

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Littleville is the home of Robby Reed. Located in Colorado.[62][63][64]

Manchester

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Manchester is the adopted hometown of Bart Allen/Kid Flash.[65]

Mapleton

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Mapleville is a small town Superman visited in Action Comics #179.

Metropolis

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Metropolis is the home of Superman. Metropolis is speculated to be located in the city of Cleveland, Ohio or in a region of New York/New Jersey, although the vast majority of sources within DC have placed Metropolis in Delaware, on the opposite side of the Delaware Bay from Gotham City in New Jersey (in the "Bronze Age" continuity, these two cities were considered "twin cities" and were connected by the "Metro-Narrows Bridge", stated to be the longest suspension bridge on Earth-One).[66]

Middleton

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Middleton is the former home of the Martian Manhunter. Located in Colorado,[67] north of Denver.

Midway City

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Midway City is the former home of Hawkman and Hawkwoman and the Doom Patrol. Located in Michigan, previously in Illinois.[68][69]

The town appears in Suicide Squad and appeared in The Flash episode "License to Elongate".

Midwest City

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Midwest City is the former home of Captain Comet in pre-Crisis continuity.

Midvale

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Midvale is the home of the pre-Crisis Supergirl.[70]

Monument Point

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Monument Point is the home to the Justice Society of America as they try to rebuild the city after they failed to save it from destruction.

Nanda Parbat

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Nanda Parbat is a mystical city hidden in the mountains of Tibet, primarily associated with the hero Deadman.

Depicted as the home of the League of Assassins in the TV series Arrow.

National City

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National City is the home of Supergirl. Originally created for her eponymous TV series, but was later adapted into the comics,[71] and then used as Supergirl's home starting from DC Rebirth.[72] Located in southern California.

New Carthage

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New Carthage is the location of Hudson University where Dick Grayson (among others) attended college. Located in New York.

New Venice

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New Venice is a partially submerged city used as Aquaman's base of operations for a time. Located in Florida.[73]

Opal City

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Opal City is the home of Starman.

Park City

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Park City is the former home of the second Black Canary on Earth-Two.

Platinum Flats

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Platinum Flats is the home of the Birds of Prey beginning in 2008. Located in California.[74]

Port Oswego

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Port Oswego is the home of Naomi, located in Oregon.[75][76]

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth is the home of the second Doctor Mid-Nite. Located in Washington.[77]

Radiance

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Radiance is the home of the 1940s hero Little Boy Blue. Located in Pennsylvania.[78]

River City

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River City is the home of the Odd Man.

Santa Marta

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Santa Marta is a city that served the Flash briefly as a base of operations. It was all but destroyed by Major Disaster. Located in California.[79]

Science City

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Science City is the home of the Titan Red Star. Located in Russia.

Slaughter Swamp

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Slaughter Swamp is a paranormal wetland region found on the outskirts of Gotham City and birthplace of Solomon Grundy.[80]

Featured in Super Friends as the site of the Legion of Doom's headquarters, and briefly in Gotham.[81]

It additionally appears as a stage in Injustice 2.

Smallville

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Smallville is the former home of Clark Kent and Conner Kent. Located in Kansas.

Solar City

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Solar City is the home of Bruce Gordon/Eclipso. Located in Florida.

Star City

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Star City is the home of the Green Arrow. Its location has varied over the years; however, the DC Rebirth Green Arrow series specifically states it was originally Seattle, only later being renamed Star City. In the Arrowverse, it was originally named Starling City before it was rebranded as Star City by Ray Palmer/Atom.

Sub Diego

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Sub Diego is a submerged part of San Diego located off the coast of California. It is the home of Aquagirl and served as a base of operations for Aquaman for a time. Some of its residents were subjected to an underwater-breathing serum created by the scientist Anton Geist. Run by Mayor Cal Durham.

Superbia

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Superbia is the home base of the Ultramarine Corps. Floated over the radioactive remains of Montevideo, it was later floated and smashed into Kinshasa.

Tinisha

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Tinasha is located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the base of operations for David Zavimbe, the first Batwing.

Vanity

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Vanity is the home of Aztek. Located in Oregon.

Viceroy

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Viceroy is the home of the Resurrection Man. Located in South Carolina.[82]

Violet Valley

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Violet Valley is the home of the Rachel Pollack version of the Doom Patrol.

Zenith City

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Zenith City is a city located near Robby Reed's home in Littleville.[83]

Actual cities that also exist on the DC Universe Earth

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Cities that exist exclusively in other DC media

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Capitol City

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Capitol City is a major city near Shusterville, and the location of the office of the Bureau for Extra-Normal Matters, where Clark Kent and Lana Lang are interns. Located in Florida. (Superboy)

Dairyland

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Dairyland is a lush farmland located in the Heartland. (Super Friends: Season 1, Episode 7)

Edge City

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Edge City is a metropolitan area mentioned in various episodes of Smallville.

Granville

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Granville is the small Kansas town mentioned and seen in various episodes of Smallville, including "Skinwalker" and "Lexmas".

Jump City

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Jump City is the hometown of the Teen Titans and most of their enemies in the animated TV series of the same name and Teen Titans Go!. Located on the West Coast.

Londinium

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Londinium is a fictionalized version of London, England. (Batman: Season 3, Episodes 105–107).

Steel City

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Steel City is the hometown of the Titans East in the Teen Titans series. Located on the East Coast.

Seaboard City

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Seaboard City is an alternate-universe city appearing in the Justice League episode "Legends". Home to the Justice Guild of America and Injustice Guild of America. Their exploits are viewed as fiction by the inhabitants of the main universe who were inspired to create comics based on them.

Shusterville

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Shusterville is a small college town in Florida where Clark Kent and T.J. White attend the Siegel School of Journalism at Shuster University. The two locations are named for Superman's creators, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. (Superboy)

Tempest Key

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Tempest Key is the home of Arthur Curry in the unaired CW pilot Aquaman. Located near the Bermuda Triangle, presumably in Florida.

Fictional geographic locations and countries of the DC Universe Earth

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Abyysia

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Abyssia is an underground nation once infested by vampires that was saved by the Outsiders.

Atlantis

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Atlantis is the legendary sunken continent. Ruled by Aquaman.

Badhnisia

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Badhnisia is a small South Seas island nation, in or near present-day Indonesia, where Johnny Thunder was raised.[85][86]

Bana-Mighdall

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Bana-Mighdall is a fictional Amazon nation located in the Middle East. Birthplace of Artemis.

Bialya

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Bialya is a fictional Middle Eastern country and former refuge of supervillains, once ruled by the Queen Bee. Its population was nearly wiped out by Black Adam during 52.

Bhutran

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Bhutran is a fictional isolated land in southern Asia surrounded by mountains. First appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #97 (February 1995).

Blackhawk Island

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Blackhawk Island is the former home base of the Blackhawks.

Bulgravia

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Bulgravia is a fictional Balkan country. Setting for the first mission of the Human Defense Corps.

Corto Maltese

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Corto Maltese: A war-torn island featured in The Dark Knight Returns, Batman (1989), Smallville, Arrow, The Suicide Squad and Supergirl. Named after a popular comic book character.

Dinosaur Island

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Dinosaur Island is an uncharted Pacific island inhabited by dinosaurs that survived their species' extinction. The setting for "The War that Time Forgot" stories.

Galonia

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Galonia is one of several minor European nations controlled by the Earth-Two Lex Luthor.

Gotham Bay

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Gotham Bay is a river which runs through Gotham City. Speculated to be the Delaware Bay region in geography.

Hasaragua

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Hasaragua is a fictional South American country. Home of Brutale.

Kahndaq

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Kahndaq: A fictional Middle Eastern country, home of, and formerly ruled by, Black Adam. It is generally pictured as occupying part of the Sinai Peninsula, the Asian portion of Egypt.

Kahndaq appears in the film Black Adam.

Kasnia

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Kasnia is a fictional war torn Balkan country, sometimes spelled Kaznia. In the CW Arrowverse, it is known as the Kasnia Conglomerate and is ruled by Per Degaton's family.[87] Referred to in the DC Animated Universe, Justice League Action, and Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons: The Movie.

Kor is the fictional African kingdom of Doctor Mist.

Markovia

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Markovia is the home of Terra and Geo-Force.

Featured in Arrow, Black Lightning and Young Justice: Outsiders.

Molinia

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Molinia is a fictional Latin American country. First appears in "A Job for Superhombre," Superman #53 (August 1948).

Modora

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Modora is the home of Sonar.

Pokolistan

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Pokolistan is a nation which occupies the site of the former Modora. Once ruled by General Zod.

Nairomi

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Nairomi is a fictional African country originally referenced in Batman #79.

Appears in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Nyasir

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Nyasir is a fictional Eastern-African country; has strong 'Redemption' religious movement. Capital city: Buranda.

Oolong Island

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Oolong Island is a fictional location in the DC Universe and the home base of Chang Tzu and occasionally the Doom Patrol.

Quirian Emirates

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Quirian Emirates is a fictional country briefly mentioned in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy", which Josiah Wormwood had a connection with.

Qurac

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Qurac is a fictional Middle Eastern country. It is located on the west side of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.

Rhapastan

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Rhapastan is a fictional Middle Eastern country said to border Turkey. Plastic Man and Aquaman attempt to broker a ceasefire there during the "Tower of Babel" storyline.[88]

Rheelasia

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Rheelasia is a fictional Asian country. First appeared in Birds of Prey #1 (January 1999).

San Monté

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San Monté is a fictional Latin American country. First appeared in "War in San Monté," Action Comics #2 (July 1938).

San Sebor

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San Sebor is a fictional country that was overthrown by the corporate-sponsored Conglomerate.

Santa Prisca

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Santa Prisca is a Caribbean island, homeland of Bane.

Superbia

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Superbia is a mobile city-state which initially floated above the radioactive ruins of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Starfish Island

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Starfish Island is the island where billionaire Oliver Queen was stranded before becoming the Green Arrow.

In the Arrowverse, it is known as Lian Yu and located in the North China Sea.

Syraq

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Syraq is a fictional Middle Eastern country.

Themyscira

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Themyscira, also known as Paradise Island is the home of Wonder Woman and the Amazons.

Toran

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Toran is one of several minor European nations on Earth-Two controlled by Alexei Luthor.

Tropidor

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Tropidor is a fictional Central American country.[89]

Tundi

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Tundi is a fictional West African country. After David Zavimbe defeated its ruler Lord Battle, the U.N. seized control to steer it toward democracy.[90]

Umec

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Umec is a fictional Middle Eastern country. Its name is an acronym created by Greg Rucka and stands for "unnamed Middle Eastern country".[91]

Vlatava

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Vlatava is the homeland of Count Vertigo. Destroyed by the Spectre.

Zandia

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Zandia is the homeland of Brother Blood.

Zambesi

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Zambesi is the fictional African country of Vixen.

Planetary systems

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-7Pi

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-7Pi is the homeworld in Green Lantern Sector.

1417.196.E

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1417.196.E is a planet destroyed by Star 196.

Almerac

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Almerac is the former homeworld of Maxima, Ultraa, and Mongal; speculated to be near the Pisces constellation and Andromeda in Capricorn.

Angor

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Angor is the homeworld of the Champions of Angor, or the Justifiers. It was destroyed.

Apiaton

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Apiaton is the homeworld of the Insectoids. Insectoids usually imply near Scorpius.

Appellax

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Appellax is the homeworld of the Appellaxians, the original foes of the Justice League.

Aoran

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Aoran is the homeworld of Evil Star, with the entire population killed.

Archos

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Archos is a primitive planet.

Arden

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Arden is an agricultural community of Green Lantern Monak.

Astonia

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Astonia is the homeworld of Blue Lantern Saint Walker.

Avalon

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Avalon is the homeworld of DC Comics' King Arthur.

Bellatrix

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Bellatrix is the homeworld of Green Lantern Boodikka.

Beltair IV

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Beltair IV is the homeworld of the Aquoids.

Bizarro World

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Bizarro World is the homeworld of Bizarro, also called Htrae (Earth spelled backwards; Pre-Crisis only).

Biot

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Biot is the Manhunter manufacturing facility and planet.

Bolovax Vik

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Bolovax Vik is the former homeworld of Kilowog; now called Bolovax Vik II, near the Great Bear constellation.

Bryak

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Bryak is a planet ruled by Brainiac.

Calaton

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Calaton is a homeworld monarchy ravaged 250,000 years ago by Doomsday.

Cairn

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Cairn is a planet formerly controlled by a family of intergalactic drug dealers. Later freed by, and made the headquarters of, L.E.G.I.O.N.

Chthalonia System

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Colu

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Featured in Krypton and Legion of Super Heroes.

Criq

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Criq is the homeworld of Green Lantern Driq.

Czarnia

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Czarnia is the homeworld of Lobo. It was destroyed. Possibly located near the Great Bear constellation.

Daffath System

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The Daffath System is the star system of Sinestro Corps member Bedovian.

Daxam

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Daxam is a planet colonized by Kryptonians, who developed a weakness to lead rather than Kryptonite due to the Eradicator manipulating their genetics. Notable Daxamites include Mon-El, Andromeda, Sodam Yat, Ol-Vir, and Dev-Em.

The planet also appears in Man of Steel, Supergirl, and Young Justice.[92]

Debstam IV

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Debstam IV is a planet conquered by Mongul.

Dhor

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Dhor is the homeworld of Kanjar Ro.

Exxor

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Exxor is the homeworld of Zan and Jayna the Wonder Twins.

F'py

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F'py is the homeworld of Green Lantern Gk'd, of Sector 1337.

G'newt

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G'newt is the homeworld of Green Lantern G'nort.

Gallo

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Gallo is a tiny satellite at the edge of the galaxy near Oa. The homeworld of the mysterious Tribune.

Gaolus

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Gaolus is a maximum security prison planet.

Galtea

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Galtea is the homeworld of Sarkus the Infinite.

Garon

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Garon is the homeworld of the Headmen.

Glazzon

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Glazzon is the homeworld of Green Lantern Ahtier.

Graxos IV

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Graxos IV is the homeworld of Green Lantern Arisia Rrab in the Gemini constellation.

Graxos V

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Graxos V is a planet with a harsh judicial system. The homeworld of Green Lantern Blish Rrab.[93]

Grenda

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Grenda is the homeworld of Green Lanterns Stel and Yron.[94]

H'lven

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H'lven is the homeworld of Green Lanterns Ch'p (deceased) and B'dg.

Harmony

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Harmony is the homeworld of the now-deceased Goldstar.

Hwagaagaa

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Hwagaagaa is a planet seized by Tebans.

Ith'kaa

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Ith'kaa is the base of operations for Captain Comet and the location of Comet City.

Inner Tasnia

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Inner Tasnia is the homeworld of Green Lantern Flodo Span.

J586

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J586 is the homeworld of Green Lantern Medphyll.

Kalanor

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Kalanor is a planet possibly located in the Taurus constellation. The homeworld of Despero. Featured in the Justice League episode "Hearts and Minds" and was also mentioned in the five-part episode of The Flash episode "Armageddon".

Korugar

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Korugar is the homeworld of Sinestro, Katma Tui, and Soranik Natu of the Green Lantern Corps.

Khondra

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Khondra is the location of the secret military laboratory that created the sentient virus and Sinestro Corps member Despotellis.

Khundia

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Khundia is the homeworld of the Khunds; speculated to be near the Great Bear constellation.

Korbal

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Korbal is a planetoid in the same solar system as Winath. It is here that Garth, Ayla, and Mekt Ranzz obtained electrical powers after being attacked by Lightning Beasts.[95][96]

Kreno

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Kreno is a planet where cyborgs are engineered. The homeworld of the cyborg mercenary B'aad.[97]

Krolotea

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Krolotea is the homeworld of the Krolotean Gremlins.[98]

Krypton

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Krypton is the homeworld of Superman and Supergirl (destroyed). Formerly located near Pisces in the Andromeda Galaxy, speculated to be pointed north towards Libra in some modern versions. Krypton orbited the red giant Rao within the Pleiades in Post-Modern Age comics.

M'brai

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M'brai is a planet with a unique evolutionary system.[99]

Maag

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Maag is the homeworld of the Green Lantern Volk of Maag.

Maltus

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Maltus is the original homeworld of the Guardians of the Universe, the Zamarons, the Psions, and the Controllers; hypothetically located near the Pleiades.

Mogo

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Mogo is a sentient planet and member of the Green Lantern Corps.

Muscaria

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Muscaria is a planet primary inhabited by sentient fungi. The homeworld of Green Lantern Amanita.[100]

Myrg

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Myrg is a planet ruled by Princess Ramia and her Terran consort/husband Doiby Dickles.

Naftali

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Naftali is a planet that the Martian Manhunter visited to meet an ancient holy man named K'rkzar. It is located in the galaxy MACS0647-JD.

Oa is the homeworld of the Guardians of the Universe that is speculated to be near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is primarily a desert-like, lifeless planet except for the Guardians' city, which contains the central power battery and various buildings.

During the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! event, Oa is destroyed by Hal Jordan / Parallax, with Mogo becoming the Green Lanterns' new base while Oa is rebuilt.

Mosaic World

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Mosaic World is a chaotic place on Oa where Appa Ali Apsa transported various cities from different galaxies.

Odym

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Odym is a paradise-like planet and the location of the Blue Lantern Corps Power Battery.

Obsidian Deeps

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The Obsidian Deeps: A Green Lantern Sector in deep space.

Orlinda

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Orinda is a secret base of operations for the Manhunters.

Ovacron Six

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Ovacron Six is the homeworld of Green Lantern Hannu. Its inhabitants disdain the use of weapons and rely on their own strength.[101]

Pandina

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Pandina is the homeworld of Star Sapphire Remoni-Notra.

Puppet Planetoid

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Puppet Planetoid is a planet in the DC Universe in the 30th century. According to legend, a race of giants created playthings on this world long ago. It is now mostly uninhabited. A number of notable events took place here for the Legion of Super-Heroes. When under attack from Satan Girl, Supergirl hid the Legion here. Ultra Boy once saved Sun Boy's life here. Former Legionnaire Blok eventually found his way to this world and lived in seclusion for many years, until tracked down by the space pirate Roxxas, who used advanced Dominator weapons to kill him as a kind of "demonstration" for the Dominators of his abilities.

Qualar IV

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Qualar IV is a planet primarily inhabited by humanoid chicken-like aliens. The homeworld of Green Lantern Perdoo.

Rann

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Rann is the adopted homeworld of Adam Strange located in the Polara star system.

Ramnos

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Ramnos is a homeworld devastated by the Traitor.

Rexulus System

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Rexulus System is a star system of Sinestro Corps member Setag Retss.

Rimbor

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Rimbor: The homeworld of Ultra Boy. It is located near a heavily-mined asteroid belt and serves as a base for miners.[96]

Rojira

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Rojira is the homeworld of the Ruulan Green Lanterns.

Ryut

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Ryut is a dead planet and location of the Black Lantern Corps Power Battery.

Scylla

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Scylla is a space of the Triarch.

Slyggia

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Slyggia is the homeworld of Green Lantern Salaak.

Solar System

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The fictional depiction of the Solar System.

Venus

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Venus is the former homeworld of Mister Mind.

Earth

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Earth is the main setting of most of the DC Comics stories. In the third volume of Shazam, it was also called the Earthlands.

Luna
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Luna is the location of the Justice League Watchtower and the former homeworld of Eclipso.

Mars

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Mars is the former homeworld of the Martian Manhunter, his fellow Green Martians, and the White Martians.

Saturn

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Saturn is orbited by the lunar homeworlds of the Faceless Hunter, Jemm, and the Red and White Saturnian races.

Kalamar
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Kalamar is a subatomic lunar world.

Sol is the native white-yellow star and the source of Kryptonian superpowers on Earth.

Southern Goldstar

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Southern Goldstar is the homeworld of Green Lantern Olapet.

Sputa

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Sputa is the bacterial homeworld of the Green Lantern Larvox.

Takron-Galtos

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Takron-Galtos is a prison planet existing in the 30th and 31st centuries that houses high-profile inmates from around the galaxy. Destroyed during Crisis on Infinite Earths.[96]

Talok III

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Talok III is the homeworld of former Starman Mikaal Tomas.

Talok IV

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Talok IV is the homeworld of Sinestro Corps member Lyssa Drak.

Talok VIII

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Talok VIII is the homeworld of Legion of Super-Heroes member Shadow Lass.

Tanjent

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Tanjent is the homeworld to psionic children.

Tchk-Tchk

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Tchk-Tchk is the homeworld of the Tchkii Legion.

Thanotopsia

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Thanotopsia is the homeworld destroyed by Lobo using nuclear weapons.

Thanagar

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Thanagar is the former homeworld of the Thanagarian race, Hawkman and Hawkwoman, located in the Polara star system. It is destroyed during Infinite Crisis when Superboy-Prime pushs Rann into its orbit.

Thar

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Thar is a living star once worshipped by aliens.

Zintha

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Zintha is an icy planet that orbits Thar.

Thordia

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Thordia is a planet located near Cetus. The homeworld of Darkstar's enemy Pay-Back.

Thoron

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Thoron is a planet in the same solar system as Krypton. Its inhabitants gain superpowers under a yellow sun, but are not as strong as Kryptonians. The homeworld of Halk Kar.[102]

Throneworld

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Throneworld is the capital of a galactic empire. Ruled by former Starman Prince Gavyn.

Thronn

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Thronn is the homeworld of the Thronnians and the Honor Team of Thronn.

Transilvane

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Transilvane is an artificial planet created by Dabney Donovan to simulate extraterrestrial environments and was populated with horror movie monster look-alikes like the vampire-like Dragorian, Lupek the Wolverine Man, an unidentified look-alike of Frankenstein's monster, an unidentified vampiress, and other unidentified monsters. Notable for having two large horn-like protuberances.[103]

Transilvane is featured in the Supergirl episode "A Few Good Women". It is the home of the Transilvanians where Silas White is a vampire-type Transilvanian.

Trigus VIII

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Trigus VIII is the homeworld of the Femazons.

Tristram

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Tristram is the homeworld of Green Lantern M'Dahna of Sector 2751.

Trogk

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Trogk is the homeworld of Sinestro Corps member Moose of Trogk.

Tront

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Tront is the homeworld of Green Lantern Eddore.

Ungara

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Ungara is the homeworld of Green Lantern Abin Sur.

Vegan Star System

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Vegan Star System is a neighboring star system of 25 planets which are the homeworlds of many races, including the Omega Men.

Citadel Homeworld

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The Citadel Homeworld is a planet in the Vegan Star System.

Karna

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Karna is the homeworld of the Gordanians.

Hnyxx

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Hnyxx is a planet in the Vegan Star System.

Okaaru

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Okaara is the homeworld of the Warlords of Okaara. Location of the Orange Lantern power battery.

Ogyptu

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Ogyptu is the homeworld of an interplanetary giant race.

Tamaran

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Tamaran is the homeworld of Starfire and her evil sister Blackfire.

Prison Planet

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The unidentified Prison Planet is a planet in the Vegan Star System.

Slagg

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Slagg is a planet in the Vegan Star System.

Uxor

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Uxor is a planet in the Vegan Star System.

Wombworld

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Wombworld is a planet in the Vegan Star System.

Ventura

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Ventura is the "gamblers' planet". The homeworld of the villainous Rokk and Sorban.[104]

Vivarium

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Vivarium is an artificial planet of the Ayries.

Vulcan

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Vulcan is the homeworld of Green Lantern Saarek.

Warworld

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Warworld is an artificial planet created by the Warzoons that is ruled by Mongul, his son, and Mongal.

Xanshi

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Xanshi is a planet of bird-like beings. Green Lantern John Stewart was blamed for its destruction. The homeworld of the villain Fatality.

Xarda

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Xudar

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Xudar is the homeworld of Green Lantern Tomar Re.

Ydoc

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Ydoc is a gladiatorial planet. The homeworld of Green Lantern Vandor.

Ysmault

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Ysmault is the Guardians-sealed homeworld of the Empire of Tears and the location of the Red Lantern Corps Power Battery.

Zakkaria

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Zakkaria is the homeworld of the Crimson Star Mob.

Zamaron

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Zamaron is the homeworld of the Zamarons and the Violet Lantern Corps. Speculated to be near Sirius. Feminine intelligent Nordic or reptilian species can range anywhere to Virgo-Libra North and from Cetus, in the vicinity of Aquarius.

Zebron

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Zebron is a planet of plant-like people threatened by the Ravagers from Olys.

Planets and moons which exist during the era of the Legion of Super-Heroes

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Besides the planets listed above, the following planets exist during the era of the L.S.H.

  • Aarok: A planet colonized by Earth natives in the future. The homeworld of XS.
  • Aleph: The homeworld of Kinetix; formerly populated by a magical civilization.
  • Angtu: The poisonous homeworld of the villainous Mano, who destroyed it with his disintegration powers.
  • Baaldur: The homeworld of Glorith.
  • Bgztl: The homeworld of Phantom Girl, where the natives have the power of intangibility. It is located parallel to Earth in another dimension.
  • Bismoll: The homeworld of Tenzil Kem (also known as Matter-Eater Lad). The people of Bismoll have the ability to eat and digest all forms of matter, which they evolved by genetically engineering themselves after a radioactive dust cloud surrounded and isolated their planet and deadly microbes ravaged their food supplies.[96]
  • Braal: The homeworld of Cosmic Boy and his younger brother Magnetic Kid. Braalians possess the power of magnetism, which they gained via genetic engineering to fend off hostile metallic creatures.[96]
  • Cargg: A planet within a unique triple sun system and the homeworld of Luornu Durgo, where the natives have the ability to split into three individuals.[96]
  • Dryad: The homeworld of Blok. After the planet was destroyed by its unstable radioactive core, its natives chose to enter hibernation and be sent into space until they landed on a planet capable of sustaining them.[96]
  • Durla: The homeworld of Chameleon Boy and his race of shapeshifters. They evolved this ability after a devastating nuclear war that destroyed most life on the planet; as a result, they took on drastically different forms, and their original form is unknown.[96]
  • Hajor: The homeworld of the telekinetic mutant Kid Psycho.
  • Hykraius: The homeworld of Tellus.
  • Imsk: The homeworld of Shrinking Violet. Imskians are able to shrink to tiny, even microscopic, size at will. The planet itself has also been rumored to shrink on occasion, but this have never been proven.[96]
  • Kathoon: A perpetually dark planet with no sun. The homeworld of Night Girl.
  • The Labyrinth: A prison planet that served as a successor to Takron-Galtos.
  • Lallor: The homeworld of the Heroes of Lallor, consisting of Duplicate Boy, Evolvo Lad, Gas Girl, Life Lass, and Beast Boy. It was previously a warlike world, which led to most life being destroyed and its remaining inhabitants becoming peaceful to make up for their past.[96]
  • Lupra: The homeworld of Color Kid.
  • Lythyl: A volcanic planet containing the Dimensional Nexus, a gateway to any point in the universe.[96] The homeworld of the second Karate Kid.
  • Mardru: The homeworld of Chlorophyll Kid.
  • Myar: The "alchemists' planet" and the homeworld of Nemesis Kid.
  • Naltor: The homeworld of Dream Girl. The inhabitants of Naltor have a matriarchal society and possess the power of dream-based precognition.[96]
  • Nullport: A planetoid famed for the construction of spacecraft.
  • Orando: The medieval homeworld of Princess Projectra (also known as Sensor Girl). Its inhabitants are largely emigrants from Gemworld and possess a feudal society.[96]
  • Phlon: The homeworld of Chemical King. It has a large amount of valuable minerals under its surface, making it important to the United Planets.[96]
  • Rawl (also spelled Raal): A planet originating from the Legion of Super Heroes animated series. It is here that Brin Londo was experimented on by his father Mar Londo and lived for some time before being rescued by the Legion.[105]
  • Shanghalla: An asteroid that serves as a cemetery for the galaxy's greatest superheroes.[96]
  • Shwar: The homeworld of Fire Lad.
  • Somahtur: The homeworld of Infectious Lass. It is largely unknown due to being only recently discovered and under quarantine from the United Planets.[96]
  • Starhaven: A planet colonized by Native Americans, located near the center of the Milky Way. The homeworld of Dawnstar.[96]
  • Titan: A moon of Saturn and the homeworld of Imra Ardeen (also known as Saturn Girl), Saturn Queen, and Esper Lass. All Titanians possess telepathy.
  • Tharr: The homeworld of Polar Boy. It is among the hottest planets in its galaxy, which led some of its inhabitants to undergo genetic engineering to evolve the ability to project intense cold.[96]
  • Toomey VI: The homeworld of Green Lanterns Arkkis Chummuck and Barreer Wot.
  • Trom: The homeworld of Element Lad, the last survivor of his planet's element-transmuting race. The planet has high levels of radiation, with the Trommites evolving within a valley with lesser levels and gaining their abilities from passive radiation exposure.[96]
  • Vonn: A planet invaded by the Tython.
  • Vengar: A tropical world and the home of the Emerald Empress. After gaining her powers, she took over the planet before its people managed to overthrow her.[96]
  • Weber's World: An artificial planet and the headquarters of the United Planets.[96]
  • Winath: An agricultural colony where twin births are the norm. It is the homeworld of the twins Garth Ranzz (also known as Lightning Lad or Live Wire) and Ayla Ranzz (also known as Lightning Lass or Spark) and their brother Mekt Ranzz (also known as Lightning Lord).[96]
  • Xanthu: The homeworld of Star Boy and Atmos. It is largely inhabited by scientists, who constructed several space stations to study the stars.[96]
  • Zerox: The name of Gemworld after it moved into the "main" dimension.[96] It is the homeworld of Mordru and the planet where the White Witch learned magic. In the Legion of Super Heroes animated series, it is depicted as a bureaucracy with strict laws that is largely cut off from the rest of the universe and hidden with a cloaking spell.[106]
  • Zoon (also spelled Zuun): The homeworld of Timber Wolf and his father Mar Londo. It is a formerly prosperous Zuunium-mining colony within a triple star system that was rendered largely uninhabitable due to excessive mining, with its remaining inhabitants moving underground.[96] In the Legion of Super Heroes animated series, it is additionally depicted as orbiting a red sun.[107]
  • Zwen: The homeworld of Stone Boy. Its inhabitants developed the ability to transform into stone to survive their planet's long periods of darkness and multiple predatory species.[96]

Extradimensional realms

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Azarath

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Azarath is the homeworld of Raven.

Barter's Shop

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Barter's Shop is the mysterious shop owned by Hawk and Dove's foe Barter. It is a dimensional nexus.

Bleed

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Bleed is a void between dimensions of the Multiverse.

Darkworld

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Darkworld is the birthplace of the Atlantean gods.

Deadlands

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The Deadlands is the home of demons fought by Fate.

Destiny's Garden of Forking Ways

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Destiny's Garden of Forking Ways is an endless labyrinth of possible histories.

Dreaming

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The Dreaming is the realm of the sleeping mind. Ruled by Dream of the Endless.

Dream Realm

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Dream Realm is a realm where telepaths such as the Key reside. It has no connection to the Dreaming.

Earth D

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Earth D is the home of the Justice Alliance of America, as seen in Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths (February 1999).

Emerald Space

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Emerald Space is the dimensional space for the Green Lanterns who died in action, as seen in Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #9 (March 2017).

Faerie

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Faerie is a mystical realm of the legendary Fair Folk. Ruled by Auberon and Titania.

Fifth Dimension

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The Fifth Dimension is an interdimensional reality that exists outside the normal space-time continuum.

Zrrrf

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Zrrrf is the homeland of Mister Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite, Qwsp, and the Thunderbolt.

Fourth World

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The Fourth World is a dimension that exists between Hell and the Universe. It is largely only accessible via Boom Tubes.

Apokolips

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Apokolips is the homeworld of the New Gods of Apokolips, who are led by Darkseid.

Genesis

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The God Wave is an interstellar phenomenon from the previous universe.

New Genesis

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New Genesis is the homeworld of the New Gods of New Genesis, who are led by Highfather. It is a peaceful, largely untouched planet, with the New Gods living in Supertown, a floating city above the planet's surface, and the Bugs living in hives on the surface.

Promethean Galaxy

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Promethean Galaxy is the location of the Source.

Source Wall
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Source Wall is the supposed edge of reality itself. It is home to the Promethean Giants, statues of various beings who failed to bypass the wall and were fused with it.

Gemworld

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Gemworld is a mystical realm ruled by gem-based royal houses.

Ghost Zone

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The Ghost Zone is a dimension which Prometheus uses to teleport interdimensionally. Wizard also possesses a Key to the Ghost Zone.

Green Realm

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The Green Realm is a dimension where the victims of Power Ring's weapon, the Ring of Volthoom, go after they succumb to death from its parasitic power.

Heaven

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Heaven is an afterworld of the blessed.

Hell

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Hell is an abode of the demons and afterworld of the damned.

Hypertime

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Hypertime is the interconnected web of divergent timelines.

Ifé

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Ifé is the other dimensional homeland of the African gods known as the Orishas, visited by the Spectre when he is searching for God.[108]

Jejune Realm

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Jejune Realm is a land of comical lesser gods from Vext.

Land of the Nightshades

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The Land of the Nightshades is a realm of shadow-manipulators. Birthworld of Nightshade.

Land of the Unliving

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The Land of the Unliving is the home dimension of the cosmic being known as Nekron, Lord of the Unliving.

Limbo

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Limbo is the void between realities was used as a prison of the Justice Society of America. Limbo first appeared in Ambush Bug #3 (August 1985) and was created by Keith Giffen[109] Ambush Bug later returns to Limbo in Son of Ambush Bug #6.[110] In Animal Man #25 (July 1990), Grant Morrison reintroduces Limbo, a dimension inhabited by old characters seemingly abandoned or forgotten by their publishers. The location reappeared decades later in Final Crisis: Superman Beyond, also by Morrison, as the world on the edge of the multiverse past the Graveyard Universe of Earth-51.[111]

This "comic book limbo" is a metafiction, based on the notion that any character who has not been published recently can be said to reside in "comic book limbo".[112]

Magiclands

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The Magiclands are seven different realms where magic reigns supreme. They can only be accessed via the Rock of Eternity.[113]

Darklands

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The Darklands are a place where the soul goes upon their death. It is also filled with ghosts, vampires, mummies, pumpkin monsters, and other spooky creatures. The ghosts of a past Marvel Family, the Ghost Patrol, and a variation of Count Dracula reside here.

Earthlands

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Funlands

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The Funlands are a place that is made up of one big amusement park and is ruled by King Kid. Due to his hatred for adults, any kid who turns 18 will be placed in slavery to help maintain the Funlands.

Gamelands

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The Gamelands are a dimension that is based around the video game concept. It requires 1,000,000 points to access the CPU needed to leave the Gamelands. A version of the Atari Force lives here.

Monsterlands

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The Monsterlands are a dimension where the Monster Society of Evil are imprisoned in its Dungeon of Eternity. Each of its inmates are gathered throughout the Magiclands, including some from the Earthlands. Superboy-Prime was also shown to be imprisoned here. Mister Mind stated to Doctor Sivana that the Monsterlands used to be called the Gods' Realm until the day of Black Adam's betrayal, which led them to strip the gods of their powers and close the doors to the Magiclands.[114]

Wildlands

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The Wildlands are a dimension populated by anthropomorphic animals and where their humans are extinct. The tiger community is kept in a zoo because one tiger helped the humans during a war between the humans and the animals.

Wozenderlands

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The Wozenderlands is a dimension that is a hybrid of the Land of Oz and Wonderland. It is inhabited by characters from fictional children's novels like the Cheshire Cat, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the White Rabbit, the winged monkeys, the talking trees, and the Wicked Witches of the North, South, East, and West. According to the Scarecrow, Dorothy Gale and Alice united the Land of Oz and Wonderland to save them from the threat of the Monsterlands.[115]

Meta-Zone

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The Meta-Zone is the homeworld of Shade the Changing Man.

Mirror World

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The Mirror World, also known as the Fourth Dimension, is the home of the Duomalians and the Orinocas. Originally discovered by Zatara, it was later rediscovered by the Mirror Master.[116][117]

Mount Olympus

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Mount Olympus is the home of the Olympian Gods.

Multiverse

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The Multiverse is formerly infinite and is now a series of 52 alternate Earths.

Myrra

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Myrra is a realm of sword and sorcery. Former home of Nightmaster.

Oblivion Bar

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The Oblivion Bar is an extra-dimensional bar that only magically talented persons can access. Headquarters of the Shadowpact.

Omega Realm

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The Omega Realm is an extra-dimensional realm from which Darkseid accesses the Omega Effect.

Paradise Dimension

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The Paradise Dimension is a dimension where Superboy-Prime gains his powers.

Pax Dimension

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The Pax Dimension is a dimension where the Bloodline Parasites come from.

Phantom Zone

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The Phantom Zone is a prison realm created by the Kryptonians to send Kryptonian criminals.

Pocket Universe

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The unnamed pocket universe was created by the Time Trapper.

Purgatory

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Purgatory is an afterlife location where souls atone for their crimes.

Pytharia

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Pytharia is an Earth-like realm resembling prehistoric history.

Qward

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Qward is an antimatter universe and counterpart to Oa that was created by Krona alongside the multiverse. It is home to the Anti-Monitor, one incarnation of the Crime Syndicate of America, and the Weaponers of Qward, the last of whom created the yellow power rings.

Qward also appears in Super Friends, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Green Lantern: First Flight.[118][119][120]

Rock of Eternity

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The Rock of Eternity is the home of the wizard Shazam, which is located at the center of space and time and enables travel across it. It is where the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man are imprisoned.

Savoth

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Savoth is a planet that is the homeworld of the Savothians, camel-like aliens and longtime friends of the Flash. It is located in another dimension that can only be accessed by the Speed Force.

Shadowlands

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The Shadowlands is a place of primordial darkness. It is the power source for Obsidian and the Shade, among others.

The Shadowlands appear in season two of Stargirl.

Silver City

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Silver City is the abode of the angels and afterworld of the blessed.

Sixth Dimension

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The Sixth Dimension is the "Multiverse Control Room", which exists outside of space and time and is largely only accessible to cosmic entities. It is the home of Monitor, the Anti-Monitor, and the World Forger, all of whom regenerate within the dimension if killed.

Skartaris

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Skartaris is a magic dimension located "within" the Earth. Current home of Travis Morgan, the Warlord.

Speed Force Dimension

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The Speed Force Dimension is a dimension whose energy empowers all speedsters.

Tantu Totem

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The Tantu Totem worn by Vixen contains the extradimensional home of the African god Anansi.

Teall

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Teall is an alternate dimension home to microscopic energy beings. Quislet of the Legion of Super-Heroes is a Teallian.

Timestream

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The Timestream is a dimension where time is expressed spatially. Home of the Timepoint; also called Vanishing Point, headquarters of the Linear Men.

Timepoint

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Timepoint is a prison outside of time.

Wintersgate Manor

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Wintersgate Manor is a dimensional nexus and the home of Baron Winters, leader of the Night Force.

Xarapion

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Xarapion is the homeworld of Thar Dan, the inventor of the Dimensiometer belt given to the Shadow Thief.

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