#and of course Ted Kord hails from the completely fictional city of

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DC: We’ve made up a bunch of cities scattered across the U.S. for our heroes to come from. That way we can have cities that match the overall themes of our characters aesthetically! Marvel: Pff. We want our characters to feel grounded in reality. So our characters come from real world cities. Like New York. DC: Oh, that’s a really cool concept. What other cities? Marvel: Marvel: What do you mean, ‘other cities’?