Gotham City, Once and Sometime New York

A famous quote claims that "Metropolis is New York by day; Gotham is New York by night." While it is tempting to make this connection, it is a difficult assumption to maintain. A recurring gag in The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse, humorist Robert Rankin's hilarious take on nursery rhymes, reads: "It is a …