New Jersey
New Jersey is a state located in the Northeastern United States with its coast on the Atlantic Ocean.
Name:
New Jersey
Aliases:
- Newark
- Jersey City
- Trenton
- Hoboken
- Atlantic City
- Delaware River
- Montclair
- Cresskill
- Raven's Perch
- Broca Beach
- Belleville
- Jersey Shore
- Leonia
Start year:
1937
First issue:
General Portrayal
With New York State being one of the most frequently used states in the country by comic authors, New Jersey is nowhere near as frequent but often its appearances are connected in some way to its proximity with New York.
Sub-Locations
Real-World Locations
- Atlantic City: Often associated with gambling, it is a regularly recurring setting in crime series like 100 Bullets.
- Belleville: Town. Scorpio (Jake Fury) has a secret stronghold in Belleville where he created his Zodiac team LMD using Zodiac Key. There he confronted the Defenders, Moon Knight and SHIELD lead by Nick Fury.
- Jersey City: The main setting for Kamala Khan in her various Ms. Marvel series.
- Leonia: A small town in New Jersey, where the majority of the both Vision and Scarlet Witch series are set.
Fictional Sub-Locations
- Broca Beach: A fictional town created and run by COBRA.
- Camp Crystal Lake: The campgrounds where Jason Voorhees drowned and future campers died.
- Gotham City: The city protected by Batman in the DC Universe is believed to be in New Jersey, although this is inconsistent.
- Quick Stop: The convenience store from Clerks.
- Raven's Perch: A fictional town in the Marvel Universe.
