Hob's Bay
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Hob's Bay is a waterfront district in DC Comics' Metropolis, often depicted as a rough, crime-ridden harbor area that contrasts with the city's gleaming downtown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hob's Bay canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional neighborhood ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Metropolis-centered DC Comics stories
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Superman comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
organized crime in Metropolis
ⓘ
smuggling in Metropolis ⓘ street gangs in Metropolis ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Metropolis downtown
ⓘ
Metropolis financial district ⓘ Metropolis skyline ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | superhero fiction setting ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
foggy harbor
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industrial waterfront ⓘ urban decay ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
docks
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harbor ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| inUniverseReputation |
dangerous neighborhood
ⓘ
poor working-class area ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCity | Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
contrast to Metropolis downtown
ⓘ
crime-ridden district of Metropolis ⓘ |
| oftenPatrolledBy |
Metropolis police
NERFINISHED
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Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Metropolis waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| storyFunction |
highlight socioeconomic inequality in Metropolis
ⓘ
provide gritty contrast to Superman's idealism ⓘ |
| typicalDepiction |
high-crime area
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rough waterfront area ⓘ run-down neighborhood ⓘ |
| usedAsSettingFor |
noir-style Superman stories
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street-level crime stories in Metropolis ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.