This article is about the fictional psychiatric hospital/prison. For the video game, see Batman: Arkham Asylum. For the comic book, see Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. For other uses, see Arkham Asylum (disambiguation).
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Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane
Batman location
Arkham Asylum in Batman (vol. 3) #9 (December 2016). Art by Mikel Janín.
First appearance
Batman #258 (October 1974)
Created by
Dennis O'Neil (writer) Irv Novick (artist)
Genre
Superhero
In-universe information
Other name(s)
Arkham Asylum
Arkham State Hospital
Arkham Home for the Emotionally Troubled
Arkham Manor
Type
Asylum for the criminally insane
Characters
Most of Batman's adversaries Hugo Strange Jeremiah Arkham Amadeus Arkham Aaron Cash
Publisher
DC Comics
The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane[1] (/ˈɑːrkəm/), commonly referred to as Arkham Asylum, is a fictional psychiatric hospital/prison, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in stories featuring the superhero Batman. It first appeared in Batman #258 (October 1974), written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Irv Novick. The asylum serves as a (forensic) psychiatric hospital for the Gotham City area, housing patients who are criminally insane, as well as select prisoners with unusual medical requirements that are beyond a conventional prison's ability to accommodate. Its high-profile patients are often members of Batman's rogues gallery.
^Morrison, Grant (October 1989). Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. DC Comics.
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