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.
That was not a fun time for us. The Beach Boys were originally formed by Brian Wilson, his brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Dennis died in 1983, Carl in 1998, but Jardine still performs as a member of Brian Wilson's band.