Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Superman's Metropolis was inspired by which of these cities?"
...Metropolis is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of Superman. Metropolis is depicted as a prosperous and massive city in the Northeastern United States, within close proximity to Gotham City. The co-creator and original artist of Superman, Joe Shuster, modeled the Metropolis skyline after Toronto, where he was born and lived until he was ten. Within the DC Universe, Metropolis is depicted as being one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world, having a population of 11 million citizens.
