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Hub City

Hub City

Notoriously corrupt city and home of The Question.

Name:
Hub City
Aliases:
Start year:
1966
First issue:
Captain Atom (1965) #83 Finally Falls the Mighty
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Overview

Hub City is located in southern Illinois; it is southeast of St Louis, Missouri and north of Cairo, Illinois; it is based on East St Louis, Illinois. It is widely regarded as one of the, if not the, most corrupt cities in the United States of America, and experienced complete collapses of social order on a fairly regular basis. It was run for some time by Mayor Wesley Fermin, a drunkard who acted mainly as a puppet for various criminal elements in the city. The post was later assumed by his wife, Myra Fermin. It is the home of The Question, who fights to maintain order and expose corruption.

Other Media

Animation

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Hub City appears in the episode "Fall of the Blue Beetle!" as the home of Ted Kord.

Television

Smallville

Hub City is briefly visited by Clark Kent, who travels there to request the help of a doctor for his friend Ryan James in the episode "Ryan".

Arrow

Hub City appeared in the episode "Genesis" when Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak visit Esrin Fortuna in order to find a way to counteract Damien Darhk's magic abilities.

Legends of Tomorrow

In 1958 when half of the Legends were marooned in the past for two years, Atom & Hawkgirl stayed in Hub City.

Issues

February 1987

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The Question (1986) #1 The Bad News February 1st, 1987

March 1987

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The Question (1986) #2 Butterfly March 1st, 1987

April 1987

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The Question (1986) #3 Suffer the Children... April 1st, 1987

May 1987

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Suicide Squad (1987) #1 Trial by Blood May 1st, 1987
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The Question (1986) #4 The Sacrifice May 1st, 1987

June 1987

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The Question (1986) #5 Cityscape June 1st, 1987

July 1987

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The Question (1986) #6 ...That Small Rain Down ca… July 1st, 1987

August 1987

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The Question (1986) #7 Survivor August 1st, 1987

September 1987

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The Question (1986) #8 Mikado September 1st, 1987

October 1987

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The Question (1986) #9 Watchers October 1st, 1987

December 1987

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The Question (1986) #11 Transformation December 1st, 1987

January 1988

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The Question (1986) #12 Poisoned Ground January 1st, 1988

February 1988

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The Question (1986) #13 Be All That You Can Be... February 1st, 1988

March 1988

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The Question (1986) #14 Saving Face March 1st, 1988

April 1988

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The Question (1986) #15 Epitaph for a Hero April 1st, 1988

May 1988

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The Question (1986) #16 ...Who Was That Masked Man May 1st, 1988

June 1988

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The Question (1986) #17 A Dream of Rorschach June 1st, 1988

August 1988

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The Question (1986) #19 The Plastic Dilemma August 1st, 1988

September 1988

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Detective Comics Annual (1988) #1 Fables PArt I T… September 1st, 1988

October 1988

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The Question (1986) #20 Send in the Clowns October 1st, 1988

November 1988

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The Question (1986) #21 Rejects November 1st, 1988

December 1988

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The Question (1986) #22 Election Day: The Fix December 1st, 1988
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The Question (1986) #23 Election Day: Welcome to … December 1st, 1988
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The Question Annual (1988) #1 Fables Part III The… December 31st, 1988

January 1989

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The Question (1986) #24 Election Day: The Dark January 1st, 1989

February 1989

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The Question (1986) #25 Skells February 1st, 1989

March 1989

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The Question (1986) #26 Riddles March 1st, 1989

June 1989

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The Question (1986) #27 Captain Stars & Sergeant … June 1st, 1989

December 1989

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The Question (1986) #33 Harold December 1st, 1989
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Green Arrow Annual (1988) #2 Saving Face; Do Blac… December 31st, 1989

Volumes

1986

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The Question (1986) 26 issue(s)

1987

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Suicide Squad (1987) 1 issue(s)

1988

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Detective Comics Annual (1988) 1 issue(s)
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Green Arrow Annual (1988) 1 issue(s)
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The Question Annual (1988) 2 issue(s)

1990

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The Question Quarterly (1990) 5 issue(s)

1991

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The Brave and the Bold (1991) 1 issue(s)

1995

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Showcase '95 (1995) 1 issue(s)

1996

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Azrael Plus (1996) 1 issue(s)

1997

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Adventures in the DC Universe (1997) 1 issue(s)
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The Question Returns (1997) 1 issue(s)

1999

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The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) (1999) 2 issue(s)

2003

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Outsiders (2003) 1 issue(s)

2006

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Justice League of America (2006) 3 issue(s)

2007

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Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood (2007) 1 issue(s)

2009

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Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009) 1 issue(s)

2010

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DCU: Legacies (2010) 1 issue(s)

2011

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Justice League (2011) 1 issue(s)

2012

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The Phantom Stranger (2012) 1 issue(s)

2015

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Convergence Blue Beetle (2015) 2 issue(s)

2016

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The Flash (2016) 1 issue(s)

2019

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The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage (2019) 4 issue(s)

2020

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DC's Crimes of Passion (2020) 1 issue(s)

2023

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Green Lantern (2023) 3 issue(s)

2025

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Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League (2025) 1 issue(s)