Features of the Marvel Universe
noteworthy concepts in the Marvel Universe
The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features.
Places
Certain places feature prominently in the Marvel Universe, some real-life, others fictional and unique to the setting; fictional places may appear in conjunction with, or even within, real-world locales.
Earth
New York City
Many Marvel Comics stories are set in New York City, where the publishing company is based.
Superhero sites
New York is the site of many places important to superheroes:
Avengers Mansion: Currently in ruin, but long the home of the Avengers.
Avengers Tower: Formerly Stark Tower, the current headquarters of the Avengers.
Alias Investigations: A private investigations firm founded and owned by Jessica Jones.
Baxter Building and Four Freedoms Plaza: The bases of the Fantastic Four.
Daily Bugle: A newspaper building where Peter Parker (Spider-Man), among others, work.
District X: A ghetto-like neighborhood of New York primarily populated by mutants.
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