National City (Earth-38)

National City
Information
Location	California; United States
Use(s)	City
Owner(s)	American government

"Everyone needs to be a superhero, everyone needs to get up and say 'not in my house'. Let's prove to these thugs that we are strong, and we're united, and we are not going to be conquered. And Tiara Woman, if you and your little minions happen to be listening, you have come to the wrong town."

—Cat Grant^[src]

National City is a Californian city in the United States of Earth-38. It is home to several important businesses and corporations such as CatCo Worldwide Media, L-Corp, and Spheerical Industries. National City is a global epicenter of fashion and, potentially, the alien capital of the world. As of 2016, the city has a population of 4 million people.

Overview

Residences

• Arias house
• Kara Danvers' apartment
• Alex Danvers' apartment
• J'onn J'onzz's apartment
• Lena Luthor's penthouse
• Lockwood house
• Nia Nal's apartment

Sports teams

• National City Sharks (football)

History

Sometime in 2013, there was an earthquake in National City.

In September 2014, there were wildfires that killed eight people.

Sometime in 2015, Lex Luthor turned Earth's sun red in an act of eco-terrorism directed at Superman, inducing mass destruction and panic within the city, among other places.

During her first heroic act, Kara Danvers saved Flight 237 from crashing in National City.

Indigo launched a nuclear ICBM targeting National City, but Supergirl prevented the missile from reaching the city.

Non and Indigo attempted to use Myriad to take control of National City but were ultimately foiled by Supergirl's team.

Project Cadmus tried to capture all aliens in the country and went to many places including National City.

After Rhea and Lena Luthor built a portal device, Rhea used it to bring thousands of Daxamites over to National City, calling it the "new Daxam". Supergirl was forced to use a device that released lead into the atmosphere, which forced all of the Daxamites to leave.

As both a "thank you" and reward for having saved both the city and world, the National City committee built a Supergirl statue. At the unveiling, there was an attack, but Supergirl was able to stop it before anyone was seriously injured.

Throughout the city, children started getting sick from what appeared to be lead poisoning. The city first thought that the lead poisoning was from the device Lena Luthor had made to force all the Daxamites to leave the city. It was later discovered that Morgan Edge was responsible for the poisoning, as he had poisoned the water of a public pool to frame Lena.

Lists

Known residents

Current residents

Alana Alana Alana's father Becca Brian Carl Carly Cassian CEO of Silvermine Health Insurance Chief of Staff in National City Coburn Alex Danvers Kara Danvers Dave Amadei Derros Diaz Ella Erika Franklin Carter Grant Stephanie Harrison Elizabeth Hawkings Hampton Hank Henshaw Hayashi J'onn J'onzz Jen's son Jess Kesse Kay Laura George Lockwood Laura Lena Luthor Luke Luke's father Luke's mother Maxwell Lord Mackenzie Marcus Morgan Edge's son Minnie Erika Morrison Erika Morrison's mother Mosier Mayor of National City Natalie Hawkings' sister Nia Nal Leyna Nguyen James Olsen Bill O'Reilly Pamphlet distributor Park Paulina Queller Rick Vanita Ripson Andrea Rojas Maggie Sawyer Tanya Spears Eve Teschmacher Lynn Vang Rohan Vose Warren Izzy Williams Regina Williams Yale Yvette Unnamed alien student Unnamed group of Phorians

Former residents

• Imra Ardeen (returned to the 31st century)
• Ruby Arias (relocated to Metropolis)
• Samantha Arias (relocated to Metropolis)
• Cat Grant (relocated to Washington, D.C.)
• Lucy Lane
• Mon-El (relocated to the 31st century)
• Winn Schott (relocated to the 31st century)

Incarcerated residents

Dirk Armstrong Beth Breen Morgan Edge Natalie Hawkings Jen Phillip Karnowsky Kenneth Ben Lockwood Rick Malverne Bruno Mannheim Olivia Siobhan Smythe Peter Thompson Arthur Willis

Deceased residents

Adam Manchester Black Fiona Byrne Caroline O'Connor Ed Flaherty Julia Freeman M'yrnn J'onzz Julie Karnowsky Kelly Kelsey Ethan Knox Liza Lydia Lockwood Peter Lockwood Chet Miner Grace Parker Derrick Simmons Jack Spheer Adelaide Swanson Joe Watkins Leslie Willis Unnamed shape-shifter

Businesses

AmerTek CatCo Worldwide Media City Hall Chipotle D.E.O. Home Roasted Coffee Shack Il Palazzo KPJT News KSFZ Lord Technologies L-Corp Luthor Family Children Hospital Modern Arts Cultural Museum National City Beanery National City General Hospital National City Power Plant National City Port National City University Noonan's Obsidian North Plastino Chemicals Saxon's Spheerical Industries Stilton Pizza West National City Bank

Known mayors

• Unknown incumbent

Appearances

Supergirl

Season 1 "Pilot" "Stronger Together" "Fight or Flight" "Livewire" "How Does She Do It?" "Red Faced" "Human For a Day" "Hostile Takeover" "Blood Bonds" "Childish Things" "Strange Visitor From Another Planet" "Bizarro" "For the Girl Who Has Everything" "Truth, Justice and the American Way" "Solitude" "Falling" "Manhunter" "Worlds Finest" "Myriad" "Better Angels" Season 2 "The Adventures of Supergirl" "The Last Children of Krypton" "Welcome to Earth" "Survivors" "Crossfire" "Changing" "The Darkest Place" "Medusa" "Supergirl Lives" "We Can Be Heroes" "The Martian Chronicles" "Luthors" "Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk" "Homecoming" "Exodus" "Star-Crossed" "Distant Sun" "Ace Reporter" "Alex" "City of Lost Children" "Resist" "Nevertheless, She Persisted" Season 3 "Girl of Steel" "Triggers" "Far From the Tree" "The Faithful" "Damage" "Wake Up" "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1" "Reign" "Legion of Super-Heroes" "Fort Rozz" "For Good" "Both Sides Now" "Schott Through the Heart" "In Search of Lost Time" "Of Two Minds" "Trinity" "Shelter from the Storm" "The Fanatical" "Dark Side of the Moon" "Not Kansas" "Make it Reign" "Battles Lost and Won" Season 4 "American Alien" "Fallout" "Man of Steel" "Ahimsa" "Parasite Lost" "Call to Action" "Rather the Fallen Angel" "Bunker Hill" "Elseworlds, Part 3" (mentioned) "Suspicious Minds" "Blood Memory" "Menagerie" "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" "Stand and Deliver" "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" "The House of L" "All About Eve" "Crime and Punishment" "American Dreamer" "Will The Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up?" "Red Dawn" "The Quest for Peace" Season 5 "Event Horizon" "Stranger Beside Me" "Blurred Lines" "In Plain Sight"

The Flash

Season 3

• "Invasion!"
• "Dead or Alive"

Comics

Adventures of Supergirl

"This Is My Life" "Sistery Mystery" "Wake Up Calls" "The Strange Case of the Smiling Computer" "Attack Edge!" "Nightmares on El Street" (dream) "The Next Dream" "Sistery Mystery (Reprise)" "Our Backs to the Wall" "Who is Facet?" "Pieces" "End Games" "Breaking Point"

Behind the scenes

• Even though the city was an original creation for the show, it made its first official appearance in the mainstream DC Universe in Action Comics vol. 2, #51, after a mention in Batman/Superman #31. It would later serve as the setting for Supergirl as part of the DC Rebirth event when the new Supergirl comic book series would borrow several elements from the show.