The Fortress of Solitude is the occasional headquarters of Superman in DC Comics. Its predecessor, Superman's "Secret Citadel", first appeared in Superman #17, where it was said to be built into a mountain on the outskirts of Metropolis. However, the formal introduction of the Fortress took place in the story "The Super-Key to Fort Superman", published in Action Comics #241 (June 1958). Headquarters (HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Superman began as a feature in Action Comics #1 in June 1938. ... Lyskamm, 4 527 m, Pennine Alps A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... For other usages of Metropolis, see Metropolis. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Traditionally, the Fortress of Solitude is located in the Arctic, though more recent versions of the Superman comics have placed the Fortress in other locations, including the Antarctic, the Andes and the Amazon rainforest. The general public in Superman's world is at best only vaguely aware of the existence of the Fortress, with its location kept secret from all but Superman's closest friends and allies (such as Lois Lane and Batman). A trademark of the Fortress is that it contains a memorial statue of Jor-El and Lara, Superman's Kryptonian parents, holding a large globe of Krypton. However, although Superman has living quarters at the Fortress, his main residence is still in Metropolis. The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... Planes view of the Andes, Peru. ... This article is about the river. ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ... Lois Joanne Lane-Kent is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Jor-El is a fictional character that appears in the Superman comics published by DC Comics. ... Lara, Jor-El, and Superman. ... Krypton is a fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. ... Antarctica Oceania Africa Asia Europe North America South America Middle East Caribbean Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia SW. Asia Australasia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Central America Latin America Northern America Americas C. Africa E. Africa N. Africa Southern Africa W. Africa C. Europe E. Europe N... Lara, Jor-El, and Superman on Krypton. ... Metropolis Skyline, as seen in Smallville. ...

The name and original location of the Fortress were most likely inspired by Doc Savage's Fortress of Solitude. Doc Savage is a fictional character, one of the most enduring pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s, created by Lester Dent. ...

Original version

The Silver Age Fortress of Solitude, from Superman #187 (June 1966). Art by Curt Swan and George Klein.

DC Special Series #26 (1981). Art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.

The original Silver Age Fortress, first appearing in 1958, was located in the Arctic and built into the side of a steep cliff. The Fortress was accessible through a large gold-colored door with a giant keyhole, which required an enormous key to open it. The arrow-shaped key was so large that only Superman (or another Kryptonian such as Supergirl) could lift it; when not in use, the key sat on a perch outside of the Fortress, where it appeared to be an aircraft path marker. Superman 187 This image is a book cover. ... Superman 187 This image is a book cover. ... Showcase #4 (September-October 1956), often thought the first appearance of the first Silver Age superhero, the Barry Allen Flash. ... Superman began as a feature in Action Comics #1 in June 1938. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Curt Swan (born February 17, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died June 16, 1996) was an American comic book artist, most known for his work on the Superman comics. ... George Johnn Klein, O.C., M.B.E., B.A.Sc. ... Image File history File links DC_Special_Series_26. ... Image File history File links DC_Special_Series_26. ... Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #136 pencilled by Andru. ... Richard Joseph Dick Giordano (born July 20, 1932) is an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics Action Heroes stable of superheroes, and serving as editor of then industry-leader DC Comics. ... Showcase #4 (Oct. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Krypton is a fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Supergirl (disambiguation). ...

The Fortress contained an alien zoo, a giant steel diary in which Superman wrote his memoirs (using either his invulnerable finger or heat vision to engrave entries into its pages), a chess-playing robot, specialized exercise equipment, a laboratory where Superman worked on various projects such as developing defenses to Kryptonite, a computer, communications equipment, and rooms dedicated to all of his friends, including one for Clark Kent to fool visitors. As the stories continued, it was revealed that the Fortress was where Superman's robot duplicates were stored. It also contained the Phantom Zone projector, various pieces of alien technology he had acquired on visits to other worlds, and, much like the Batcave, trophies of his past adventures. Indeed, the Batcave and Batman himself made an appearance in the first Fortress story. The Fortress also became the home of the bottle city of Kandor (until it was enlarged), and an apartment in the Fortress was set aside for Supergirl. Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ... Heat vision is a superhuman power, best known as one of the powers possessed by the DC Comics character Superman, in which beams of intense radiation are projected from the eyes. ... Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ... ASIMO, a humanoid robot manufactured by Honda. ... Lex Luthor in front of a displays of kryptonite and holding Green Kryptonite. ... The NASA Columbia Supercomputer. ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... ASIMO, a humanoid robot manufactured by Honda. ... The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media. ... “Green people” redirects here. ... The Batcave. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Superman and the modern Kandor. ...

A detailed description of the Fortress and its contents forms the background to DC Special Series #26 (1981); Superman and his Incredible Fortress of Solitude, in which Superman minutely inspects the Fortress, suspecting an enemy has planted an Earth-destroying bomb within it. Another noteworthy appearance of this version of the Fortress was in 1985's Superman Annual #11, a story by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons titled For the Man Who Has Everything, in which it served as a battleground for Superman, Batman, Robin, and Wonder Woman against the alien would-be overlord Mongul. This story was adapted to animation in Justice League Unlimited. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ... Dave Gibbons (born April 14, 1949) is a British writer and artist of comics. ... For the Man Who Has Everything is both a comic book story and a Justice League Unlimited episode // For the Man Who Has Everything is a story by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons published in Superman Annual #11. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ... Mongul is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain created by Jim Starlin and Len Wein. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ...

In addition to Mongul, the Fortress has been independently broken into at various times by villains Lex Luthor, Brainiac and the Atomic Skull, among others. Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. ... Brainiac is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and frequent opponent of Superman. ... Atomic Skull is the name of two different DC Comics supervillains. ...

This version of the Fortress made its last appearance in the 1986 non-canonical (or "imaginary") story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?", appearing in Action Comics #583 and Superman #423. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... Superman began as a feature in Action Comics #1 in June 1938. ...

According to Action Comics number 261, Superman first established secret Fortresses in outer space and at the center of the Earth before settling on an Arctic location. This assertion is unsupported by other texts. Additionally, Superman established an undersea Fortress of Solitude - hollowed out of the side of an undersea cliff - in September 1958. The undersea Fortress, which is reportedly located at the bottom of the Sargasso Sea at 28 degrees North latitude, 50 degrees West longitude, is stocked with numerous exotic ocean relics and is equipped with sophisticated monitoring apparatus to enable Superman to keep abreast of events occurring throughout the seven seas. Superman later abandoned the undersea Fortress and the structure is now used by the mer-people of Atlantis as a showplace and a tourist attraction. An image of the distribution and size of eel larvae shows the approximate location of the Sargasso Sea. ... Having become a permanent member of popular culture, Atlantis is frequently featured in many books, television shows, movies and other creative works. ...

Modern versions

In John Byrne's 1986 Man of Steel miniseries, which rewrote various aspects of the Superman mythos, the Clark Kent persona was described as a "Fortress of Solitude", in that it allowed him to live as the ordinary person he saw himself as and leave the world-famous superhero behind. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Man of Steel was a six-issue comic book limited series released in 1986 by DC Comics, several months after the 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths completed. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... [[ For the bands, see Superheroes (band) and Super Heroines. ...

This concept was often invoked in later stories, with one story even featuring Superman hiding his secret identity from a telepath behind a door identical to that of the pre-Crisis Fortress. By that time, however, a more physical Fortress had been introduced. Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ...

The new Fortress of Solitude, from Superman #217 (July 2005). Art by Ed Benes.

In Action Comics Annual #2 (1989), Superman, on a self-imposed exile to space, was entrusted with a Kryptonian artifact called the Eradicator, created by his ancestor Kem-L. Dedicated to preserving Krypton, this device built a new Fortress in the Antarctic as a precursor to recreating Krypton on Earth. Superman broke the Eradicator's control, but maintained the Fortress as a useful location for emergencies. The first appearance of this new post-Crisis version of the Fortress was in Adventures of Superman #461 (Dec. 1989). Supermans current (as of 2005) Fortress of Solitude, as seen in Superman #217. ... Supermans current (as of 2005) Fortress of Solitude, as seen in Superman #217. ... Superman began as a feature in Action Comics #1 in June 1938. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... José Edilbenes Bezerra (born in 1972 in Alto Santo, Ceara Brazil) is a Brazilian comic book artist, better known as his pen name Ed Benes. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Krypton is a fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. ... The Eradicator is a fictional comic book supervillain, and a recurring character in the Superman stories published by DC Comics. ... Lara, Jor-El, and Superman on Krypton. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... The death of Superman and its aftermath ran through a number of issues of the Superman comics in 1992-93. ...

It contained many artifacts from the post-Crisis version of Krypton, most notably a number of robot servitors (one of whom, Kelex, became a trusted confidant) and a battlesuit from the Third Age of Krypton. ASIMO, a humanoid robot manufactured by Honda. ... Kelex is a fictional robot in the Superman comic book series. ... Powered armor (also mechanized, battle, personal armor and suits) is a science fiction concept referring to a type of armored self-powered exoskeleton that is typically intended for use in battle, construction and survival in dangerous enviroments. ...

This Fortress was cast into the Phantom Zone as a result of a battle between Superman, Lex Luthor, and Dominus, a villain who played with Superman's mind and who was also trapped in the Phantom Zone. It did, however, serve as the template for the next Fortress, built into an extradimensional space accessed through a vast puzzle-globe. The now-mobile Fortress was relocated somewhere in the Andes. The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. ... In geometry, the tesseract, also called 8-cell or octachoron, is the four-dimensional analog of the (three-dimensional) cube, where motion along the fourth dimension is often a representation for bounded transformations of the cube through time. ... Planes view of the Andes, Peru. ...

In the DC One Million series (1998), Superman's Fortress of Solitude in the 853rd Century resides within a tesseract located at the center of Earth's sun. By this time, Superman has lived in self-imposed exile within the Fortress for over 15,000 years. During the For Tomorrow story arc in 2004-2005 Superman comics, Wonder Woman breached the Fortress in an attempt to confront Superman, causing the Fortress to self-destruct. Superman has since established a new Fortress in an ancient temple on a remote village in the Cordillera Del Condor Mountains, on the border of Ecuador and Peru. This version of the Fortress is visually similar to the earliest "Secret Citadel" from Superman #17. DC One Million was a crossover event published by DC Comics in 1998. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... In geometry, the tesseract, also called 8-cell or octachoron, is the four-dimensional analog of the (three-dimensional) cube, where motion along the fourth dimension is often a representation for bounded transformations of the cube through time. ... The Sun (Latin: Sol) is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... For Tomorrow is the name of a twelve-issue story arc in the Superman comic continuity. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ...

The current Fortress is home to Krypto and his dog-sitter Ned (the last remaining Superman robot), and contains the current version of Kandor, a portal to the Phantom Zone, Kryptonian and alien artifacts, and holographic images of Jor-El and Lara. The caretaker of the Fortress is Kelex, a Kryptonian robot that is a descendant of the robot that served Jor-El. Krypto, also known as Krypto the Superdog, is a fictional character; he is Supermans pet dog in the various Superman comic books published by DC Comics. ... Superman and the modern Kandor. ... Jor-El is a fictional character that appears in the Superman comics published by DC Comics. ... Lara, Jor-El, and Superman. ...

Infinite Crisis

Main article: Infinite Crisis

In the 2006 limited series Infinite Crisis, several survivors of the pre-Crisis multiverse---the Earth-Two Superman, Lois Lane of Earth-Two, the Earth-Prime Superboy, and Earth-Three's Alexander Luthor, Jr.---set up a base in the ruins of the Antarctic Fortress following their escape from the "paradise dimension" they had been trapped in since the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths. It was then revealed from Power Girl's repressed memories from her life on Earth-Two that her cousin Kal-L had his own version of the Fortress of Solitude similar to his Earth-One counterpart's Fortress. Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics, beginning in October of 2005. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics, beginning in October of 2005. ... The Earths of the Multiverse and the different variations of the Flash inhabiting each one. ... Kal-L is the Kryptonian birth name of the Earth-Two Superman, a fictional character who is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... Lois Joanne Lane-Kent is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... Superboy-Prime is a fictional superhero turned supervillain in the DC Universe. ... Earth-Three was the Earth of an alternate reality in the DC Multiverse. ... Alexander Luthor, Jr. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... Power Girl (real name Kara Zor-L, also known as Karen Starr) is a DC Comics superhero, making her first appearance in All Star Comics #58 (January/February 1976). ...

One Year Later

In the 2006 story arc Up, Up, and Away!, Superman recovered a piece of Kryptonian sunstone, which Lex Luthor had used to awaken an ancient Kryptonian warship. Superman learned that the sunstone had been sent with him from Krypton, and used it (in Action Comics #840) to construct a new Fortress in the Arctic in the exact same manner as in Superman: The Movie. He nevertheless plans to restore the Peruvian Fortress, even if compromised and no longer in a secret location, and plan more Fortresses around the world, reachable to the mass as a public front end. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Krypton is a fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ...

Action Comics Annual #10 (2007) revealed that, in the continuity of "New Earth", the original Arctic fortress was built before Clark assumed the Superman identity. Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Earths of the Multiverse and the different variations of the Flash inhabiting each one. ...

All Star Superman

In the out-of-continuity series All Star Superman, the Fortress is once again located in the Arctic. Superman has replaced the giant key with a normal-sized key which is made from dwarf star material and is therefore too dense for any mortal to lift, and has a team of robots working on various projects. The Fortress itself seems to contain the Titanic, the space shuttle Columbia , as well as larger-than-life memorabilia, making it more akin to the Batcave than to more traditional depictions of the Fortress from the Silver Age. All Star Superman, launched in November 2005, is an ongoing comic book series featuring Superman, written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Frank Quitely, digitally inked by Jamie Grant and published by DC Comics. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Hertzsprung-Russell diagram The main sequence of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is the curve where the majority of stars are located in this diagram. ... ASIMO, a humanoid robot manufactured by Honda. ... RMS Titanic was a British Olympic class passenger liner that became famous for her collision with an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and dramatic sinking on 15 April 1912. ... For the current Space Shuttle mission, see STS-117 NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... The Batcave. ... Showcase #4 (September-October 1956), often thought the first appearance of the first Silver Age superhero, the Barry Allen Flash. ...

Other media

Movies

In Superman: The Movie and its sequels (except for Superman 3), the Fortress is created by a crystal that Jor-El enclosed in Kal-El's spaceship. It leads teenage Clark Kent to an ice field where, after he throws it down, melts into the ice and grows into a huge crystalline building. This feat is similar to other descriptions in science fiction of a nano-assembler device, with what appears to be transmutation of hydrogen and oxygen in the ice into whatever elements the fortress is made of. This Fortress contains numerous "memory crystals" that can be used to access interactive holographic recordings of Jor-El, Lara, and other Kryptonians, and a chamber that uses red sun radiation to strip Kryptonians of their superpowers. (Used in both versions of Superman II) Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... Front cover of Superman III. Superman III is a 1983 movie that is a sequel to Superman II from 1980. ... Jor-El is a fictional character that appears in the Superman comics published by DC Comics. ... Superman, looking over Metropolis, his home, with the Daily Planet building in the background. ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... Snowflakes by Wilson Bentley, 1902 Ice is the name given to any one of the 14 known solid phases of water. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Standard atomic weight 15. ... This article is about the photographic technique. ... Lara, Jor-El, and Superman. ... This article is about Krypton, the fictional planet which was the birthplace of the comic book superhero Superman. ... A unique film in that is is one of the few to combine a hero of the wild west genre, Charles Bronson, and a legend of Japanese films, Toshiro Mifune. ... Radiation as used in physics, is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles. ... Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 feature film Superman. ...

In Richard Donner's cut of Superman II, the Fortress is destroyed by Superman as its existence was revealed to Lex Luthor as well as the police who arrested General Zod, Ursa, and Non. However, Superman then turns back time (ala Superman I), so technically the fortress is completely restored. Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. ... General Zod is a fictional supervillain to Superman, and appears in DC Comics. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ...

Concept Art for Superman Returns

In Superman Returns, the Fortress follows the same formula as the earlier movies, but goes into more detail about the crystal origins of the Fortress and Kryptonian architecture. Lex Luthor attempts to use memory crystals he stole from the Fortress to create a new continent. An observation is made (following Superman II) that he acts as though he has been there before. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Superman. ... Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Superman. ... Krypton is a fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. ... Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 feature film Superman. ...

Computer and video games

In the computer game The Death and Return of Superman for SNES, the Fortress of Solitude is shown in one of the cut-screens.

In Superman Returns: The Videogame, It was thought that the Fortress would be accessible. However, it is only shown in one cut-scene. The only locations accessible in the game are Metropolis, and a small part of Warworld. The Fortress in the game is the Option menu. Cities with atleast a million inhabitants in 2006 A metropolis (in Greek μήτηρ, mētēr = mother and πόλις, pólis = city/town) is a big city[1], in most cases with over half million inhabitants in the city proper, and with a population of at least one million living in its... Warworld is a fictional artificial planet featured in several DC Comics stories. ...

Television

The Fortress has appeared in Super Friends, including one episode where using the giant key requires the combined efforts of Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Cyborg. Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited present a slightly altered version, with the Fortress located in the ocean underneath the Arctic tundra; access was gained by diving into the Arctic water and emerging in an opening inside the Fortress. This version contained an alien zoo housing alien lifeforms saved off The Preserver's ship and some computer equipment, along with a Brainiac information sphere stolen from his hijacked spacecraft just before it was destroyed used by Superman to access information about Krypton. Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ... as a Vic Stone was the son of a pair of scientists who decided to use him as a test subject for various intelligence enhancement projects. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ...

The Fortress of Solitude is also a major setting for the Justice League Unlimited episode "For the Man Who Has Everything". A fight with the warlord Mongul took place there, after he delivered a parasite capable of hypnosis to Superman and was detected by Batman and Wonder Woman. In this version, the name "Fortress of Solitude" was given by Professor Neil Hamilton in a sarcastically humorous remark while he visited the fortress in one episode. Mongul is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain created by Jim Starlin and Len Wein. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

On Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, the "Fortress" appeared in one episode as the name of young Clark Kent's treehouse. Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... Treehouse TV is a Canadian preschool television station. ...

The Fortress of Solitude in Smallville.

In Smallville, teenage Clark Kent is often found in his loft in a barn, which Jonathan Kent once called the "Fortress of Solitude" since it is the place where Clark likes to be alone. However, the fifth season premiere, "Arrival", introduces a Fortress of Solitude that is very similar in appearance to the one seen in the original Superman movies, but much larger in size; it is even constructed in a manner very similar to what was seen in Superman: The Movie. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (1920 × 1080 pixel, file size: 402 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Screencap created by me from the Smallville episode Fallout. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (1920 × 1080 pixel, file size: 402 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Screencap created by me from the Smallville episode Fallout. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Smallville is an American television series set in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas. ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... Martha Clark Kent and Jonathan Kent, also known as Ma and Pa Kent, are fictional characters published by DC Comics. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ...

In the same episode, Chloe Sullivan, having been accidentally transported to the Arctic, found the Fortress and upon entering, was hit with an ice blast caused by Jor-El attempting to educate Clark, and subsequently began to freeze to death. Clark took Chloe to a hospital in the Yukon, indicating that the Yukon is the nearest inhabited place to the Fortress. As of Smallville's sixth season premiere, the fortress is apparently "dead" as a result of Clark throwing a dagger from the fortress into Brainiac. An S-shield shaped crystal Clark received in the Phantom Zone and used to purge Zod from Lex has recently been charged with the power of one of the escaped Phantom Zone criminals, and was subsequently used to revive the Fortress. The Fortress is referred to as Jor-El's fortress of knowledge by his assistant Raya. Information Aliases Nellie Bly Watchtower Species Human Gender Female Age 20 Date of birth 1987 Occupation Reporter at the Daily Planet Family Gabe Sullivan (father) Moira Sullivan (mother) Relationships Jimmy Olsen (boyfriend) Relatives Sam Lane (uncle) Lois Lane (cousin) Lucy Lane (cousin) Portrayed by Allison Mack Created by Alfred Gough... Jor-El is a fictional character that appears in the Superman comics published by DC Comics. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Doc Savage and his Fortress of Solitude

Bantam Books cover art by James Bama

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It was there that he did scientific research and study when he needed to get away from his life of adventuring. Doc's fortress was mentioned in the first Doc Savage pulp novel, Man of Bronze by Lester Dent, was published in March 1933, which predates Superman's hideaway. Doc Savage is a fictional character, one of the most enduring pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s, created by Lester Dent. ... Pulp is the last completed novel by Los Angeles poet and writer Charles Bukowski. ... Lester Dent (b. ...

Fortress of Solitude was also the title of a Doc Savage novel published in October 1938, which provides extensive background information about the actual structure which was described as a massive, 100-foot-tall blue dome (see video clip below). It formed the background for a deadly confrontation between Doc Savage and his greatest foe, John Sunlight. Doc Savage is a fictional character, one of the most enduring pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s, created by Lester Dent. ... John Sunlight is a fictional character and is the archenemy of the heroic Doc Savage. ...

Later, in the October 1942 pulp novel The Laugh of Death, the fortress had been modified to resemble an ice-covered rock outcropping.

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Cultural references

• Saturday Night Live's Ambiguously Gay Duo has a secret "Fortress of Privacy", a clear parody of the Fortress of Solitude.

• The Fortress of Solitude is a 2003 novel by Jonathan Lethem.

• In the Christmas-themed South Park episode, "Red Sleigh Down", Santa Claus' home in the North Pole is shown as the Fortress from the Superman movies.

• In the animated series Drawn Together, Captain Hero has a "Pillow Fort of Isolation", his equivalent of Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

• In an episode of That '70s Show entitled "Red Fired Up", Eric likens his basement to the Fortress of Solitude, as it is the place he and his friends hang out to avoid their elders and peers, and tells Kelso that he cannot keep bringing Laurie down there as it is a violation of the basement's function. "You can't bring my sister down here. This place is like our Fortress of Solitude..."

• The television sitcom Seinfeld contained numerous Superman references, as Jerry Seinfeld confessed to be a huge fan of the comic character. Seinfeld referenced the Fortress of Solitude in one episode. To show his love of Superman, he also appeared in a Web-based, 10-minute long commercial for American Express in which he co-starred with an animated Superman.

• In Fairly Odd Parents, episode "Power Pals", Timmy wishes for some Super Friends: one of which is Super Sam. In the episode, Super Sam keeps throwing crystals around and they grow into various buildings (such as the Hall of Friendship) and other items.

• In the animated television series Static Shock, Virgil Hawkins names his base of operations "The Abandoned Gas Station of Solitude." In the episode "Future Shock", where Static is accidentally transported to a futuristic Gotham City, Batman makes fun of this base, only to find a hi-tech super-base below ground.

• In the Nickelodeon cartoon series Doug, Doug's comic book superhero persona, Quailman, has a hideaway called "The Thicket of Solitude." As its name suggests, it is located in an unknown wooded area.

• In The Simpsons episode, "King of the Hill", Homer is resting beside a port-o-potty. When he attempts to get up, he knocks it over, revealing Comic Book Guy, who is reading a comic. He sighs and says, "It appears I will have to find a new Fortress of Solitude."

• In the Dilbert episode "The Off-Site Meeting", Dilbert refers to his home as his "Fortress of Solitude" and his neighbors reply, "I thought only Superman had a Fortress of Solitude," and go on to talk about all the great things that Superman has done for the world and how Dilbert is stealing his reputation.

• Angloman, a character created by Mark Shainblum and Gabriel Morrissette which parodies both superheroes and Quebec politics, frequently retires to his "Fortress of Two Solitudes", mocking a phrase used by various authors to describe the cultural divide between English- and French-speaking citizens of Montreal.

• Clark Oppenheimer, a character from The Tick has a Fortress of Fortitude, grown from crystals. A satire of both Superman and his father (Ka-Ro and Ban-Al, respectively), the crystals project a slide show-esque exposition featuring someone looking suspiciously like Marlon Brando.

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External links

• Supermanica: Fortress of Solitude Supermanica entry on the pre-Crisis Fortress of Solitude
• [2] details of the Fortress
• [3] Video clip of Doc Savage's Fortress of Solitude.
• Google Sketchup/Earth Model of the Fortress of Solitude
• Supermanica: Secret Santuary Supermanica entry on the Secret Santuary