Los Angeles was a city in California;[2] that was home to Hollywood, the entertainment capital of Earth.[3]
History
20th Century[]
1940s[]
During World War II, while most Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps, one man known as Gojo was granted immunity by the US government due to his past assistance to the United States in 1942. He resided in Los Angeles, and unknown to authorities was a loyal spy for Imperial Japan. From his mansion he trained subversives in the art of assassination and martial arts until he was stopped by the Sub-Mariner.[4] In 1945, the city put on a War Bond drive and put a captured Nazi buzz-bomber on display. Imperial Japanese spies attempted to steal the bomber, but were stopped by the Destroyer.[5]
1960s[]
On August 11, 1965; the Watts Riots it was the scene of racial protests that turned into nearly a week of rioting, looting, and arson.[6]
On June 5, 1968; Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel.[7]
1990s[]
On April 29, 1992; the Los Angeles Riots occurred when the L.A.P.D. used of excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King, which was widely viewed in TV broadcasts.[8][9]
Modern Age[]
Points of Interest
- Atomic Café
- Beverly Grove
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Champions Headquarters
- Chinatown
- Clarke Futuristics
- Downtown
- Echo Park
- Griffith Park
- Hollywood
- Hollywood Hills
- Interstate 5
- Koreatown
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Feliz
- Mar Vista
- Melrose Avenue
- Miracle Mile
- Montecito Heights
- North Hollywood
- Parker Center
- Pink's Hot Dogs
- Stark Enterprises Headquarters
- Theodore Roosevelt School
- Transcorp Tower
- U.S. Highway 101
- Van Nuys
- Venice
- Watts
- Westchester
- Westwood
- East Los Angeles
- Hillrock Heights
Residents
- Avengers West Coast
- Emerson Bale
- Hawkeye II
- Mayor Thomas Bradley[10]
- Jerry Brown
- Pierre
- Regina Clayborne
- She-Hulk
- Spider-Woman
- Werewolf
- The Pride
- Moon Knight
- Ornette Higgenbotham
- Runaways
- Ghost Rider
- Canelo
- Daniel Wakeford
- Dr. DaCosta
- Gabe Reyes
- Guero Valdez
- Lisa
- Marty Ochoa
- Mrs. Valenzuela
- Pyston Nitro
- Ramón Cordova
- Hector Ramone
Organizations[]
- Hammer Advanced Weapons Systems
- Stark Industries (Defunct)
- Stane International (Defunct)
- Canelo’s Auto and Body
- Lumpy's Salvage Yard
- Patrick Wellman Development Center
Notes
- Los Angeles and the West Coast of the United States has historically had very few superheroes and villains compared to New York City. The West Coast Avengers (WCA) was the city's most prominent and longest-lasting superhero team; when Moon Knight and Maya Lopez fought the Night Shift, television news wondered if the WCA had returned.[11] Snapdragon was disappointed in the number of supervillains available to hire.[12]
See Also
- 1584 appearance(s) of Los Angeles
- 67 minor appearance(s) of Los Angeles
- 300 mention(s) of Los Angeles
- 11 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Los Angeles
- 32 image(s) of Los Angeles
- 134 article(s) related to Los Angeles
Links and References
References
- ↑ Spider-Man Annual (Vol. 3) #1
- ↑ All Winners Comics #1
- ↑ Marvel Mystery Comics #28
- ↑ All Winners Comics #6
- ↑ Mystic Comics (Vol. 2) #4
- ↑ Fury: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1
- ↑ Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #16
- ↑ Runaways #14
- ↑ Punisher (Vol. 10) #16
- ↑ Iron Man #248
- ↑ Moon Knight (Vol. 6) #6
- ↑ Moon Knight (Vol. 6) #7