London

London' is the capital of Britain and John Constantine's adopted home, so unsurprisingly its first appearance was in Hellblazer issue 1. Though Constantine has lived and travelled all over the world, the majority of his adventures are set in and around the city.

London

Aliases

The Smoke

Area

Southern England

Notable characters

John Constantine, Map, Clarice Sackville, Chas Chandler, Watford

Notable sites

The Caligula Club, The lock-up, The Tate Club

Creators

First appearance

Hellblazer issue 1

Last appearance

Fictional chronology

August 1665: Barnaby Magnus confronts a demon planning to feed on the souls of black plague victims to gain control of the city. He defeats it and binds it inside the London Stone, where it remains for 400 years. The spell requires people to mark sigils at particular points on the London map; to ensure that this information is passed down, Barnaby creates a system of 'runs' that he teaches to hackney carriage drivers across the city. These runs eventually become 'The Knowledge', taught to trainee London cab drivers to this day. (Chas: The Knowledge issue two, 2008)

1967 John Constantine leaves home and runs to London for the first time. (Love Street issue 1, 1999)

Notable London locations

• The Caligula Club, a twisted, exclusive club that caters to the deviant desires of London's richest members - including some associated with the occult.
• The Tate Club, a private club that plays home to London's mages.
• The lock-ups owned by Chas Chandler and John Constantine and used to store John's occult artefacts.
• The London Underground train system where Map lives and works.

Notable issues and stories set in London

• 'Telling Tales' has Constantine giving an occult (and largely fabricated) history of the city.
• 'The Game of Cat and Mouse' sees Constantine running through a geographically accurate London locations to escape the demons at his heels.

Notes

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