Silver/Bronze Age Marvel superheroes not based in NYC
May 2, 2017 14:06:33 GMT -5
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Post by dbutler69 on May 2, 2017 14:06:33 GMT -5
As I think we all realize, the vast majority of Marvel superheroes during the Silver and Bronze Age (especially during the Stan Lee era) were based in and around New York City. For no particular reason, I got to wondering about Marvel superheroes who weren't based in the NYC area (that includes Westchester County and Long Island). I'm no Marvel historian, but this is what I came up with off the top of my head
New Mexico
The Hulk and his supporting cast were based here. This is really the only example of a Stan Lee hero I can think of who wasn't based in NYC, except for the Silver Surfer, whose home base was basically the whole world...and perhaps Iron Man?
The Angel had a mansion in New Mexico. So, the Defenders were based there for a while when he was on the team, and the X-Men spent some considerable time there. Also, IIRC, Havok and Polaris wen to college in New Mexico, though they weren't really superheroing at the time.
EDIT: Ghost Rider roamed the southwest, I believe, though I don't know exactly which state(s).
California
The Champions, of course, were based in LA.
Daredevil and the Black Widow wen to San Francisco in the early 70's.
The West Coast Avengers started in 1984.
Iron Man has also spent a lot of time there, though I'm fuzzy on the time-frame for him being in Cali.
I heard a rumor that the X-Men were in San Francisco for a time, as well as Australia, but I think that both of these things happened after the Bronze Age, and certainly well after the X-Men jumped the shark, in my humble eyes.
Florida
The Man-Thing, of course, is based in the Everglades.
Captain Marvel was based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the duration of his 1968 title, and when Carol Danvers became Ms. Marvel, she moved to NYC (of course) but still spent a good chunk of time in Cape Canaveral.
I guess the Scott Lang Ant-Man is a Floridian, but I haven't read a Scott Lang story in a long time, and I don't remember how much Florida really featured in his stories.
Chicago
Thor moved there in the early 80's
Milwaukee
Great Lakes Avengers. OK, this isn't really Bronze Age, even if I stretch the definition to 1987, since they didn't appear until 1989. So sue me.
So what am I missing? Plenty, I'm sure. Was Captain America ever based in Washington? I can only recall him in NYC.
New Mexico
The Hulk and his supporting cast were based here. This is really the only example of a Stan Lee hero I can think of who wasn't based in NYC, except for the Silver Surfer, whose home base was basically the whole world...and perhaps Iron Man?
The Angel had a mansion in New Mexico. So, the Defenders were based there for a while when he was on the team, and the X-Men spent some considerable time there. Also, IIRC, Havok and Polaris wen to college in New Mexico, though they weren't really superheroing at the time.
EDIT: Ghost Rider roamed the southwest, I believe, though I don't know exactly which state(s).
California
The Champions, of course, were based in LA.
Daredevil and the Black Widow wen to San Francisco in the early 70's.
The West Coast Avengers started in 1984.
Iron Man has also spent a lot of time there, though I'm fuzzy on the time-frame for him being in Cali.
I heard a rumor that the X-Men were in San Francisco for a time, as well as Australia, but I think that both of these things happened after the Bronze Age, and certainly well after the X-Men jumped the shark, in my humble eyes.
Florida
The Man-Thing, of course, is based in the Everglades.
Captain Marvel was based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the duration of his 1968 title, and when Carol Danvers became Ms. Marvel, she moved to NYC (of course) but still spent a good chunk of time in Cape Canaveral.
I guess the Scott Lang Ant-Man is a Floridian, but I haven't read a Scott Lang story in a long time, and I don't remember how much Florida really featured in his stories.
Chicago
Thor moved there in the early 80's
Milwaukee
Great Lakes Avengers. OK, this isn't really Bronze Age, even if I stretch the definition to 1987, since they didn't appear until 1989. So sue me.
So what am I missing? Plenty, I'm sure. Was Captain America ever based in Washington? I can only recall him in NYC.
