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2 unusual facts about Gotham


Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898

"Gotham" as a term for New York City was coined by Washington Irving in an 1807 November issue of his literary magazine, Salmagundi, based on the legends of the English village of Gotham, whose inhabitants are known for their folly.

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 is a non-fiction book by historians Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace.


Batman: Dark Tomorrow

Players would also be able to patrol Gotham in the Batmobile, Batplane, and Batboat.

Batman: Dark Victory

The story takes place during the events of Dark Victory, between Valentine's Day (when Catwoman leaves Gotham) and Thanksgiving.

Batman: Dead White

According to Gordon, crime lord Carmine Falcone was rumoured to have disappeared during Ra's al Ghul's attack on Gotham with many of the other inmates of Arkham Asylum, but he is said to be spending time in prison, tying into Sal Maroni and Gambol fighting for underworld control in The Dark Knight.

Batman: Gotham County Line

Batman: Gotham County Line is a three-issue American comic book limited series written by Steve Niles, known for his series 30 Days of Night, and illustrated by Scott Hampton.

Batman: Masque

As Batman chases after the third, the fight moves to the Gotham City Opera House, where a performance of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" is being held.

Camille Barbone

As head of Gotham, she oversaw the record releases of numerous artists including Grace Jones, The Bee Gees, and Gladys Knight,and has continued to manage and develop new acts such as Clark Brown -- the lead singer of G/Z/R (Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath) -- and Birdbrain (all on TVT Records).

Studios she owned and operated included Gotham Sound and Long View Farms, the recording homes of artists from Buster Poindexter, The Monkees, and Melba Moore to The Rolling Stones, Michael Bolton, and Aerosmith.

City Of

This pilot episode in particular makes many allusions to the fictional hero, Batman, who uses gadgets and frequents the tops of tall buildings as he fights against dark forces operating in his own alpha world city, Gotham.

Court of Owls

Mary is awakened and sent to coerce Commissioner Gordon into letting his police force handle the Night of Owls ineffectively, and into inadvertently lighting a modified Bat-Signal which fills the sky with the symbol of the Court of Owls, thereby killing hope that the Batman will save Gotham.

Din Thomas

He also appeared in the 2007 Gotham Award-nominated independent feature film Loren Cass which had its United States premiere at Dennis Hopper's CineVegas Film Festival and its international premiere in the prestigious Filmmakers of the Present competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland; a future wide release is anticipated.

Dodge Avenger

Another television spot likened the Avenger to the "superhero" vehicle for the everyman, depicting a driver piloting his Avenger through Gotham-like streets and alleys, speaking to the MyGig entertainment system in distinctly Batman-reminiscent tones, to arrive home, pull into a two-car garage and open the rear door to a sleeping child in the rear car-seat.

Enrique Breccia

In 2000 he began his collaboration with American comic book publishers, working on an issue of X-Force for Marvel, and Legion Worlds and Batman: Gotham Knights for DC Comics.

Figure with Meat

The painting is featured in Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman, in a scene where the Joker and his henchmen destroy several works of art at the Gotham City Museum.

Flash Film Works

John Dykstra hired Flash Film Works for work on the Warner Brothers motion picture Batman and Robin, creating a digital matte painting of an ice-laden Gotham City, as well as performing some rig and wire removal work on the film.

Ghostopolis

Hugh Jackman is to star and produce the feature film adaptation under his own company Seed Productions, with both the Gotham Group and Disney.

Gotham City Impostors

Batman: Impostors, a storyline that ran through Detective Comics #867-870, was inspired by Gotham City Impostors.

The preview for Cartoon Network's upcoming animation block DC Nation Shorts in 2012 included animation of Gotham City Impostors.

Gotham Records

Some of the older bands who signed at this Gotham Records signed later at Columbia Records (for example: Flybanger) or to Lava Records (Liquid Gang).

Gotham Road

In 2003 the band went on to change their name to Gotham Road and went on to record the "Seasons of the Witch" EP which contained five new songs as well as two reworked Graves songs.

Graham Bidstrup

Bidstrup has also played with Fahrenheit 451(band), Red Angel Panic, The Swingers, Gotham City, The Stetsons, Riptides, Catfish, Dave Steel Band and Jimmy Barnes Band.

Greenwich Savings Bank

In season 21 of The Amazing Race, Gotham Hall was the finish line.

How to Be an Extremely Reform Jew

How to Be an Extremely Reform Jew (Avon Books, 1994) is a book by David M. Bader, the author of Haikus for Jews: For You a Little Wisdom (Harmony Books, 1999), Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment (Harmony Books, 2002), and Haiku U.: From Aristotle to Zola, Great Books in 17 Syllables (Gotham Books, 2004).

Jacob Reynolds

In 2007 he appeared in the Gotham Award nominated independent feature Loren Cass.

Julie Madison

Distraught, she leaves Bruce and Gotham and goes to Africa as a volunteer member of the Peace Corps.

Justin Mentell

He also appeared in "Gotham III" in 2004 and used his speed-skating skills to land a role in the 2004 roller derby comedy Roll Bounce.

Kasnia

In Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, a faction of the Kasnian military attempts to purchase a large number of high-tech weapons from Gotham mobsters The Penguin, Rupert Thorne, and the assassin Bane.

Mark W. Smith

Smith has appeared in New York “society” publications such as Gotham, Hamptons, Avenue and New York Social Diary.

Michael Berland

He is on the Board of Trustees at The Latin School of Chicago and chairs the Gotham chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) chapter in New York City.

Nightslayer

Clad in a black body suit, Anton used his martial arts and acrobatic prowess to rob Gotham City’s rich as the "Thief of Night", while Natalia operated behind the scenes as "Nocturna".

Professor Pyg

During the Forever Evil storyline, Scarecrow approaches Professor Pyg at Gotham Memorial Hospital to see if he will give his supplies and Doll-O-Trons to Scarecrow's followers.

Project Gotham Racing

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has described Project Gotham as his favorite video game.

Rock the Joint

The song's authorship is credited to Harry Crafton, Wendell "Don" Keane and Harry "Doc" Bagby, who were musicians contracted to the Gotham label in New York, owned by Ivin Ballen (although a live version recorded by Haley in 1969 for Buddah Records was credited to James Bracken).

Shoot a Crooked Arrow

Batman and Robin trace the Archer to his hideout at the Earl of Huntington Archery Range (Robin Hood was the alias of the Earl of Huntingdon) in Gotham's Green Forest section, where Alfred Pennyworth attempts to divert the antagonists long enough for Batman and Robin to inspect his lair.

Stefanie Pintoff

The 1904 General Slocum disaster played a prominent role in two of her novels: In the Shadow of Gotham and Secret of the White Rose.

StellaService

Investors include Battery Ventures, Consigliere Brand Capital, DFJ Gotham Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, and angel investors.

The Best of Nikki Webster

The Best of Nikki Webster is the fourth album by Australian singer Nikki Webster released in Australia on 29 November 2004 (see 2004 in music) by Gotham Records.

The Harmonizing Four

As of the early 1950s, they signed with Philadelphia's Gotham Records, where they recorded some 40 songs before moving on in 1957 to Chicago's Vee-Jay Records, where they experienced their greatest popularity.

Thomas Piercy

His discography includes "Gotham Ensemble Plays Ned Rorem", a CD of chamber music featuring the clarinet (released by Albany Records), "CAFE", a CD of music for clarinet and guitar (released by Tonada Records), the world-premier recording of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's "Ballad in Memory of Shirley Horn" and the Emmy Award winning CD and DVD "Juno Baby." He can also be heard on commercials, film and theater recordings.

Warlock's Daughter

Darla Aquista is the daughter of a Gotham Mafia boss, Henry Aquista, and disapproves of his criminal background.


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