The New Gotham Clocktower is the base of operations of the Birds of Prey. It is located in New Gotham City.
History
After each mission, the team meets atop the clocktower.
The clocktower was used as a secret lair by Barbara Gordon and Helena Kyle in their efforts as vigilantes, with all of the technology provided by Bruce Wayne; Dinah Redmond soon joined them,[1] becoming known as the Birds of Prey.[2] Dinah often practiced throwing Batarangs for training, but was noticeably bad at it.[3]
The Birds of Prey and Black Canary look at the computer at sunrise.
Guy was brought to the clocktower after being found by Helena. He was looked after and lived there for some time, before dying of accelerated old age.[4]
The roof and penthouse of the clock tower.
Carolyn Lance hid in the Clocktower to be less of a target when hunted down by Hawke. However, she later left to make things up with her daughter Dinah before dying.[5]
New Gotham City is hit by antimatter.
During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, a tall building was hit by an antimatter wave; it may have been the Clocktower. On the rooftops, Helena Kyle was trying to communicate with Oracle, when she saw a wave of antimatter consuming the universe of Earth-203; before witnessing New Gotham City being destroyed, where she herself was also vaporized.[6]
Known inhabitants
Current inhabitants
Former inhabitants
- Guy (deceased)
- Carolyn Lance (briefly; deceased)
Known users
Current users
Appearances
Birds of Prey
The Flash
Behind the scenes
- In the comics, the Gotham Clock Tower is a large clock tower in Gotham City. It was previously the headquarters for both Oracle and the Birds of Prey and first appeared in Batman: Sword of Azrael #1 (October, 1992).
- Sara Lance and Cindy Simone of the Team Arrow also use a clock tower in Star City (Earth-1) as their base of operations.
- In "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three", the building used for the Gotham Clock Tower is the Two Prudential Plaza in Chicago, Illinois. before the anti-matter wave consumed the whole city of New Gotham.