is a fictional country
appearing in DC Comics
, and is best known as the birthplace of the Batman
. It was created by Denny O'Neil
in the pages of The Question
, and was used repeatedly throughout O'Neil's tenure as Group Editor for the Batman family of books.
Santa Prisca is a small island located in the northern Caribbean
and shows strong influences from the period of Spanish colonialism
, the introduction of African slaves
, and its prominent role in the illegal drug trade
. The island's climate is generally that of a "tropical paradise" although like many Caribbean islands it also sees hurricanes
. Thomas Wayne
visited the island to aid in hurricane relief while his wife remained in America, pregnant with Bruce Wayne
The country is also known for its island prison, Peña Dura. This is where the Batman villain Bane
grew up, serving his father's prison sentence.
In terms of how its atmosphere is usually depicted, the island is split into sections of opulence for vacationers and notable members of the drug trade, with the rest of the island living in poverty, and brutal oppression by various factions seeking to rule the island. Generally drug lords are seen as the true rulers of the island, and Santa Prisca has long been considered one of the key developers in the DC Universe's drug trade, and is the "birthplace" of the strength enhancing drug "Venom". The... Read More