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Plenty of locales across both Marvel and DC to hang your boots up in. I wouldn't be too worried about trying to establish yourself somewhere major or in place of another character. The story you tell matters more than the place you tell it.
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This. Also remember there are loads of other cities outwith the mainstream ones. Thors first couple of arcs are going to be set up in Norway/Europe maybe some Alaska. 

Unless there's a major threat where the Avenger-Signal is lit in the sky.