Comic Book Cartography

The map blog Comic Book Cartography gathers images of maps, schematics and cut-away diagrams from classic comic books.

The Fantastic Four at war with Namor the Sub-mariner?

Hemispheric Maps of Superman's home planet, Krypton:

The East Coast according to DC...



OMG! Superman's Metropolis is in Delaware? Batman's Gotham City is just across the bay in in New Jersey? Who knew?

For more Comic Cartography, check out Atlas of the DC Universe.

The First State

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, and is therefore styled "The First State." If it weren't for Rhode Island, it would also be the smallest state (in area), and is also the 45th state in population. Yet, it is the seventh most densely populated state in the union.

What it lacks in size, it makes up for in the shoreline. The Delaware Shore is a popular vacation destination, particularly for residents of eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.

We visited there as part of a vacation swing that included West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland. From Rehoboth Beach we took a Whale Watching excursion, but only saw dolphins.