Did you know New York City was called Gotham long before Batman? In 1807, writer Washington Irving gave NYC the nickname, inspired by a medieval English village. But how did it become Batman’s Gotham City? Discover how Bill Finger and Bob Kane found the name in a New York phone book and turned it into one of the most iconic comic book cities ever!#NewYork #Gotham #Batman #DCComics #History #NYC #GothamCity #FunFacts #DidYouKnow #Shorts #ComicBookHistory #Superheroes #washingtonirving