Talk:Metropolis, Illinois

Never Declared
Metropolis never declared itself the Home town of Superman. Here is a reference http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=articles/superb-manifestations

Daily Planet
The paper was called the Metropolis Daily Planet years ago, but it looks like it's been changed to the Metropolis Planet in light of the fact that it's a weekly paper.

Western District of Columbia
Can we get a source or more information about this town once being planned as a replacement for the U.S. capital?

Origin of the name
Since this is the only town named "Metropolis," is there any info on how it came to be so named? Obviously it is not a metropolis by definition. Was it wishful thinking? Was it named something else before the Superman comics and renamed in their honor?Highnumber 14:07, 6 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think there's ever been a real metropolis named "Metropolis". If you check the disambiguation there are several towns listed that are actually smaller than Metropolis, IL. --IronMaidenRocks (talk) 22:39, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm a 4th generation Metropolis native. Most believe the city founders aspired that the town become a large city, and gave it what they thought was an appropriate name.

The Superman idea came along late in both Superman's and Metropolis' history. When Superman was the hot comic book hero in the 1940's, and with the TV series in the 50's, no one in Metropolis paid much attention. In 1972, a local businessman, who also was a Superman fan, came up with the idea to promote Metropolis as the Home of Superman. At that point in time, there wasn't much attention being given to Superman in popular culture. For about a decade, all that existed was a mural of Superman painted on the city water tank. After the resurgence of interest in Superman, due to the success of the Christopher Reeve movies, tourists began showing up in some numbers. Eventually, the arrival of a casino and an annual Superman Festival, established the town as a tourists destination. The Home of Superman title became well established. Eelb53 (talk) 18:08, 18 June 2012 (UTC)eelb53
 * It's a cute idea. Ironically, though, Metropolis is more like "Smallville" in the comics and other media, whereas New York City is the model for the fictional "Metropolis" - a fact which was made crystal clear in the Chris Reeve films. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:12, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Bugs: This "cute idea" has generated countless dollars in revenue for the town, over the past couple of decades. The town was named Metropolis, 80 years prior to the creation of the Superman character. Superman is from Metropolis, and Metropolis is the name of the town. Metropolis also has exclusive agreements with DC Comics, and other entities in the entertainment industry for use of the Superman name. No other town does. I doubt changing the name of the town to Smallville is in the best interest for anyone. ````eelb53 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eelb53 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not advising changing it to "Smallville". There's no harm in Metropolis adopting Superman as their icon. It just doesn't square with the comics or the movies or other media. Superman's adoptive parents lived in or near a small rural town called "Smallville". The large city referred to as "Metropolis" in the comics and movies is a semi-fictionalized version of New York City. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:30, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Location of Metropolis within Illinois
Whoever put up the map showing Metropolis' location missed its actual location by a good 50 miles. Fix please, anyone? --IronMaidenRocks (talk) 22:43, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

NEW TROY?!
This article states "New Troy" as a fictional state for the location of the City of Metropolis of "DC Comics" fame, therefore contradicting the article about the fictional city, in which it is stated that "New Troy" is to "Metropolis" as Manhatten Island is to New York City. So which one is correct? Since I have the "Atlas of the DC Universe" and have read it, I have to go along with the article about the fictional city. Leo Star Dragon 1. 70.129.174.55 (talk) 01:15, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * As with New York, it could be both a borough and a state. There is further general info at Metropolis (comics). ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:35, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

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Exaggerated concerns over Superman authenticity
Many of the comments on the Talk Page seem to be concerns expressed by nutcase Superman fans, overly concerned with details of what Metropolis is or isn't as expressed through a comic book. This article is about an actual town in Illinois, where the subject of Superman is strictly a tourist attraction. The accuracy of details concerning a fictional comic book character is irrelevant. This page is intended as a discription of the origins and history of Metropolis Illinois, and not a place for Superman trekkies to get upset, because their fantasy hero has possibly been inaccurately described in creation of a tourist destination.Eelb53 (talk) 19:52, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

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