The Mayors Of Gotham

[Sn4tcH]

Huh... Sorry for the double post, but my last thread didn't... uhm, thread? Anyway, I'm trying to make a list of Gotham Mayors, and who was Mayor when. Here's what I've got so far:

Theodore Cobblepot - Penguins Great-Grandfather, and had the longest term in Gotham City history. (Gotham Underground)

Aubrey James - Was Mayor while Bruces parents were still alive. (LODK: Madmen Of Gotham)

Wilson Klass - Was Mayor during the Year One era. Forced Gordon to lead a Batman hunting squad. His daughter was also kidnapped by Hugo Strange. (LODK: Prey)

Mayor Gill - Looks like he won an election around the same time Batman first showed up in Gotham. Was forced into giving money to Frank Sharp (LODK: Irresistable)

Hamilton Hill - Was Mayor during the time when Rupert Thorne was around. He fired Gordon for helping Batman. After Batman brought in Thorne he re-hired Gordon. He disappeared after CoIE.

Mayor Skowcroft - Mayor of Gotham when Swamp Thing came to town looking for his girlfriend Alec. (Swamp Thing)

Armand Krol - He was Mayor during the Knightfall era. He thought Batman was the best protection for Gotham and ended up firing Gordon. He lost an election and died during the Clench virus. (Knightfall, Knightsend, Contagion and Legacy)

Marion Grange - She re-hired Gordon as Commissioner. She was Mayor up until Gotham was declared a No Man's Land. She was assassinated soon after. (Contagion, Legacy, Cataclysm, No Man's Land)

Daniel Danforth Dickerson III - Became Mayor during "No Man's Land" and was later assassinated by the Joker with a sniper rifle. (No Man's Land, Gotham Central: Soft Targets)

David Hull - Became Mayor after Dickerson's assassination. (Gotham Central: Soft Targets)

Mystery Mayor - During One Year Later Gordon referred the current Gotham Mayor as "she". (Face the Face)

Mystery Mayor II - The as yet unamed Mayor in Batman RIP. (Batman RIP)

NON-CONTINUITY MAYORS:

Julius Lieberman - Mayor when a Predator came down to Earth. (Batman vs. Predator)

Mayor Giordano - Mayor in the distant future. (The Dark Knight Returns)

I'm really interested about Mayors during Batman's early years, but can't find much info.

[ishydee]

love this topic. can I put in a few [citation needed] tags? :biggrin:

i'd love to read a few of these issues, particularly Krol's Batman approval and 3D3's asassination

[Mr. Kent]

I always liked Mayor Linseed (sp?) from the 60s show :biggrin: Course he don't count, though

Great topic!

[Brack360]

Wilson Klass was mayor during the Year One era. His daughter was kidnapped by Hugo Strange in "Prey."

[Batman Fan 31593]

There is a wikipedia article on Gotham's mayors.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Gotham_City)

Here is a list of Gotham City's mayors going back to Hamilton Hill. This is pretty much Sn4tcH's list, but I added a couple from the wikipedia entry, and included the years they appeared in the comics. As far as I know, there's a gap from 1987-1990 during which there was no named mayor of Gotham appearing in the comics. Also, during No Man's Land (1999), Gotham City did not have a mayor.

Hamilton Hill (1982-1985)
Skowcroft (1986)
Julius Lieberman (1991-1992)
Armand Krol (1992-1996)
Marion Grange (1996-1998)
Daniel Dickerson III (2000-2003)
David Hull (2004-2005)
Unknown mayor(s) (2006-?)

This list does not include mayors appearing in flashbacks or in stories set in Batman's early years.

[Quinnhop]

The most recent mayor -- as established in Morrison's run -- is an unnamed male.

[Batman Fan 31593]

I almost forgot about the mayor seen in RIP. Definitely male.

However, I recall seeing a reference, post-BFTC, to a female mayor, but I don't recall which issue. Did I just imagine this? Anyone know?

Is it possible we have already had at least two unnamed mayors since OYL?

[goat]

During the "Gotham After Midnight" arc, Midnight kills the current mayor of Gotham. I don't remember if he was named, but I am pretty sure he was not.

[RonnieThunderbolts]

During the "Gotham After Midnight" arc, Midnight kills the current mayor of Gotham. I don't remember if he was named, but I am pretty sure he was not.

Gotham After Midnight isn't in continuity, I don't believe. I could be totally wrong about that though.

[Batman Fan 31593]

I think Gotham After Midnight falls into a grey area regarding its status in continuity. It doesn't flat out contradict anything, does it? If it is in continuity, a lot of other stories have to take place during it, since it takes place over the course of an entire year.

It hasn't been referred to in any other story, so I prefer to read it as a standalone story outside of continuity.

[Sn4tcH]

Updated the first post a little. I can't remember what storyline Hamilton Hill took place during. Was it Strange Apparitions?

[Retro315]

Is Hamilton Hill the only "modern" Gotham mayor who actually retired rather than being murdered?

I love Hill - he was the mayor in The Animated Series, after all. Wasn't his son the kid from "Be A Clown"? That episode had a little bit of a terrifying element to it. Plus, it was the first ever appearance of Harley Quinn.

Hull was an interim mayor, so I take it he only presided for a little while, with reelections hitting in 52 at some point (probably the same time Gordon came out of retirement - around Christmas). (By the way, anyone who hasn't read Gotham Central: Soft Targets should - every chance I get I'll plug Gotham Central).

Man ... Gotham's been through 10 or more mayors in the 15ish years Batman's been running around? A big city mayoral term is usually four years. Hill seems like the only guy who lasted a full term, and that was during the Dick Grayson as Robin years ... (which in comic time was 7 years, give or take, but in real life was obviously ... 40 or so?).

Crazy.

[OverMaster]

Is Hamilton Hill the only "modern" Gotham mayor who actually retired rather than being murdered?

I love Hill - he was the mayor in The Animated Series, after all. Wasn't his son the kid from "Be A Clown"? That episode had a little bit of a terrifying element to it. Plus, it was the first ever appearance of Harley Quinn.


Yes, it was his son.

But Harley didn't appear in 'Be a Clown'. She debuted in another episode, 'Joker's Favor'.

[mgs]

Huh... Sorry for the double post, but my last thread didn't... uhm, thread? Anyway, I'm trying to make a list of Gotham Mayors, and who was Mayor when. Here's what I've got so far:
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I'm really interested about Mayors during Batman's early years, but can't find much info.
Love the list man, thanks for the info!! :smile:

But as far as Mayors go, with Gotham being crime-central, and folks like Batman running around all the time, the Mayor of Gotham is a fairly ineffectual person/position.

[Sean Whitmore]

Damn, Grange was assassinated?

Cold.


SEAN

[OverMaster]

Damn, Grange was assassinated?

Cold.


SEAN

The funny thing is they didn't even want her dead. They were targeting Bruce Wayne, who was standing next to her at that moment, but the assassin botched up the job.

[Spiffy]

I almost forgot about the mayor seen in RIP. Definitely male.

However, I recall seeing a reference, post-BFTC, to a female mayor, but I don't recall which issue. Did I just imagine this? Anyone know?

Is it possible we have already had at least two unnamed mayors since OYL?
I'm betting the simplest explanation is two creative post-OYL teams who didn't confer with each other over "who is mayor".

Unless both were from Morrison and he's getting schizo again! :biggrin:

[Brack360]

The mayor in Morrison's run could potentially still be David Hull, the most recent mayor before OYL. They have a physical resemblance, and nothing by Morrison suggests that this is a new mayor. However, this is complicated by both Robinson's "Face the Face" and much more recently Rucka's Batwoman storyline referencing a female mayor. Again, I'm sure this is due to a lack of communication between the writers and editors.

[Batman Fan 31593]

The mayor in Morrison's run could potentially still be David Hull, the most recent mayor before OYL. They have a physical resemblance, and nothing by Morrison suggests that this is a new mayor. However, this is complicated by both Robinson's "Face the Face" and much more recently Rucka's Batwoman storyline referencing a female mayor. Again, I'm sure this is due to a lack of communication between the writers and editors.

Maybe we're on the third mayor since OYL? A female, then a male, and now another female?

Lack of communication is probably a better explanation. :rolleyes:

[CocktailXYZ]

Updated the first post a little. I can't remember what storyline Hamilton Hill took place during. Was it Strange Apparitions?

Hill appeared a few years after "Strange Apparitions" concluded. I can't remember him being the focus of any particular storyline. He was mostly used as subplot.

All his appearances were pre-crisis which also featured the pre-crisis Bullock, when he was signed on by Hill as a foil for Gordon.

[The Bastard ColeCashETM]

Maybe we're on the third mayor since OYL? A female, then a male, and now another female?

Lack of communication is probably a better explanation. :rolleyes:

1) Maybe the current mayor is Desire of The Endless (from the Sandman comics) who is sometimes a male and sometimes a female!? :confused:
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/1/19151/384541-116894-desire_super.jpg

2) Bruce Wayne for the mayor of Gotham! Come on! He always say Gotham is his city. :biggrin:

[Blight]

Didn't a Gotham City mayor bite it in a flashback to Brubaker's "Made of Wood" that arc in Tec that was a team up of Alan Scott and Bruce going after a killer from Scott's time in Gotham?

Also does Mayor Lieberman from Batman vs Predator who well got a gruesome end via the Predator's hand count?

[Sn4tcH]

I personally don't count company crossovers to be in continuity, so that's why I left him off.

But I'll add him in a special area, now that you mention it.