Location[edit] Central City's location has been vaguely defined over the years, similar to DC's other fictional cities such as Gotham City and Metropolis. In the 1970s, Central City was stated as being located in Ohio, where the real-world city of Athens, Ohio, would be (as shown in Flash #228 in 1974).
Report Abuse. Carl Wilson died of Lung Cancer in Feb '98 and Dennis Wilson died of drowning in December '83 after diving into the water to get something he had dropped overboard from a boat. He had been drinking all day and he apparently was too drunk to swim.
Wilson died Wednesday, November 25, 1998 of liver cancer at his Malibu home with his daughter, Michelle, by his side, said Angie Hill, the comedian's assistant. He was 64. Wilson had undergone surgery October 2nd at St. John's Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica for a malignant tumor that was close to his liver.