Coast City is a Californian urban center close to Edwards Air Force Base. It is the home of Green Lantern Hal Jordan and many of his friends and family.
History
Origins
Coast City was founded as Presidio San Georgio in 1778 by Spanish explorer Sebastian Rodriguez Cermeno, and served as a fort for most of its time. It was captured by the Americans in the Mexican-American War of 1846. The town boomed under the 1879 gold rush, and was eventually renamed Coast City in 1901. Apart from aeronautics firm Ferris Aircraft, the city also boasts one of the busiest harbors on the west coast.[1]
Destruction
Destroyed by Mongul
Coast City faced its darkest hour when it was destroyed by Mongul, with most of its citizens killed, with a seven million citizens in total being listed as fatalities in the event. Mongul and his associate Cyborg Superman created Engine City from the rubble, meaning to turn Earth into the new Warworld.[2]
Among the dead were Clay Kendall[2] and Kari Limbo.[3] The city was memorialized with a large memorial park. The alien Alliance also briefly had their headquarters over the city.[4]
Reconstruction
The City Without Fear
The city would eventually be rebuilt under the Horne presidency, but progress was slow. It remained a ghost town for much of its early days. The United States Navy established a naval yard. James Jordan set up an insurance firm, but business was rocky.
The reconstruction was finalized one year after the events of Infinite Crisis. It was still a problem magnet for destruction, though, because its association with Hal Jordan made it a target during the Sinestro Corps War. The population refused to evacuate, morally supporting their hero by shining green lights in the sky. Now dubbed "The City Without Fear", the city gained an influx of business and people. By the time of the Final Crisis, the population reached two million.
Blackest Night
Coast City was picked as the location for the Black Lantern Central Power Battery because of its history of death. Nekron unleashed the population of Coast City - many of whom were never found and were still buried under the city. Earth's heroes, aided by the Lantern Corps, defeated Nekron, restoring order to the city.
Points of Interest
Sports Teams
- Coast City Angels (baseball)
- Coast City Clippers (basketball)
- Coast City Sharks (football)
Residents
Notes
- A town called "Coast City" first appeared in Superman #77 (1952), but it is unrelated to the home of Hal Jordan. Earth-One's Coast City is first mentioned in Strange Adventures #50. That version first appeared in Showcase #22 (1959).
- While Coast City is universally depicted as being located in California, its location in the state has been inconsistent.
- Mayfair's Atlas of the DC Universe identified Coast City as being just north of San Francisco, near Sausalito.
- The city has been identified as being less than an hour's drive from Edwards Air Force Base and Port Rock, Oregon.[citation needed] In the real world, this is impossible; both of these locations exist and are nearly 800 miles apart.