Suicide Slum
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[[Image:SuicideSlum.jpg|left|thumb|Officer Harper and the boys of Suicide Slum circa the 1940s]] | [[Image:SuicideSlum.jpg|left|thumb|Officer Harper and the boys of Suicide Slum circa the 1940s]] | ||
| − | "Suicide Slum" is an impoverished urban neighborhood | + | "Suicide Slum" is an impoverished urban neighborhood first introduced as a part of "York City" and home of the original Newsboy Legion and the Guardian (Star Spangled Comics No. 7, Apr 1942: "Introducing the Newsboy Legion with the Guardian"). (For further information on these persons, see the [[Newsboy Legion]] and the [[Golden Guardian]]) |
| − | By the 1970s, the area is firmly established as a location in [[Metropolis]] and is a dangerous place preyed upon by organized crime such [[The 100]]. | + | By the 1970s, the area is firmly established as a location in [[Metropolis]] and is a dangerous place preyed upon by organized crime such as [[The 100]]. In addition to [[Superman]] and the Golden Guardian, [[Rose and the Thorn]] (SGLL No. 105, Oct 1970: "Night of the Thorn, Day of the Rose!") and [[Black Lightning]] (BL No. 1, Apr 1977: "Black Lightning!") help to battle crime in "Suicide Slum". |
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Suicide Slum
"Suicide Slum" is an impoverished urban neighborhood first introduced as a part of "York City" and home of the original Newsboy Legion and the Guardian (Star Spangled Comics No. 7, Apr 1942: "Introducing the Newsboy Legion with the Guardian"). (For further information on these persons, see the Newsboy Legion and the Golden Guardian)
By the 1970s, the area is firmly established as a location in Metropolis and is a dangerous place preyed upon by organized crime such as The 100. In addition to Superman and the Golden Guardian, Rose and the Thorn (SGLL No. 105, Oct 1970: "Night of the Thorn, Day of the Rose!") and Black Lightning (BL No. 1, Apr 1977: "Black Lightning!") help to battle crime in "Suicide Slum".
