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{{Short description|Fictional psychiatric hospital in DC Comics}}
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* Arkham Asylum
* Arkham State Hospital
* Arkham Home for the Emotionally Troubled
* Arkham Manor
* Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane<ref name="Serious">{{Cite book|last=Morrison|first=Grant|title=Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth|title-link=Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth|date=October 1989|publisher=[[DC Comics]]|author-link=Grant Morrison}}</ref>
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'''Arkham Asylum''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑr|k|ə|m}}) is a fictional [[forensic psychiatry|forensic]] [[psychiatric hospital]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]], commonly in stories featuring [[Batman]]. It first appeared in ''Batman'' #258 (October 1974), written by [[Dennis O'Neil]] with art by [[Irv Novick]]. Located in [[Gotham City]], the asylum houses patients who are [[Insanity defense|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 [[List of Batman Family enemies#Classic rogues gallery|rogues gallery]].

== History ==
Located in [[Gotham City]], Arkham Asylum is where Batman's foes who are considered to be mentally ill are brought as patients (other foes are incarcerated at [[Blackgate Penitentiary]]). Although it has had numerous administrators, some comic books have featured [[Jeremiah Arkham]]. Inspired by the works of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], and in particular his fictional city of [[Arkham]], Massachusetts,<ref name="Unauthorised">{{cite book |title=Batman Unauthorized: Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City |first=Dennis |last=O'Neil |publisher=BenBella Books |year=2008 |page=[https://archive.org/details/batmanunauthoriz0000unse/page/111 111] |isbn=978-1-933771-30-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/batmanunauthoriz0000unse/page/111 }}</ref><ref name="Dark Age">{{cite book |title=The Dark Age: Grim, Great & Gimmicky Post-Modern Comics |first1=Mark |last1=Voger |first2=Kathy |last2=Voglesong |page=5 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=1-893905-53-5}}</ref> the asylum was introduced by [[Dennis O'Neil]] and [[Irv Novick]] and first appeared in ''Batman'' #258 (October 1974); much of its history was established by [[Len Wein]] during the 1980s.

Arkham Asylum has a poor security record and high [[recidivism]] rate, at least with regard to the high-profile cases—patients, such as the [[Joker (character)|Joker]], are frequently shown escaping at will—and those who are considered to no longer be mentally unwell and discharged tend to re-offend. Several of its staff are corrupt or insane.

Gotham criminals deemed "criminally insane" or "mentally unfit" by the court of law are treated at Williams Medical Center before being deemed dangerous enough to be sent to Arkham Asylum.<ref name="Laugh">{{Cite comic | writer= [[Ed Brubaker|Brubaker, Ed]] |artist=[[Doug Mahnke|Mahnke, Doug]] |colorist=[[David Baron (comics)|Baron, David]] | letterer=Leigh, Rob |title=[[Batman: The Man Who Laughs]]| date=February 2005 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

== Origins ==
[[File:Arkham-Asylum.jpg|thumb|Arkham Asylum in ''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #14 (January 2013). Art by Jason Fabok.]]
Arkham Asylum has a long and brutal history, beginning when its architect became mentally unwell, killed several workers with an axe, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Arkham.<ref name=Laugh /> Arkham's founder, Amadeus Arkham, previously killed his mother due to her mental illness and suppressed the memory, believing her death to be a suicide. Later, serial killer Martin Hawkins, also known as [[Mad Dog (DC Comics)|Mad Dog]], kills Amadeus' wife and daughter. Following this, Amadeus kills Hawkins during [[electroshock therapy]] and is committed to Arkham, where he eventually dies.<ref>''Batman The World of the Dark Knight''</ref><ref name="Serious" />

== Publication history ==
[[File:Arkham Asylum (Batman -258 (October 1974)).jpg|thumb|Arkham Hospital in ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #258 (October 1974). Art by [[Irv Novick]].]]

In ''Batman'' #258, it is named as Arkham Hospital, although it is not clear what kind of hospital it is. ''Arkham Asylum'' first appeared in another [[Dennis O'Neil]] story the following year, but it was not until 1979 that Arkham Asylum completely replaced Arkham Hospital, and the occasional Arkham Sanitarium, as the institution's name. Also in 1979, the move to have the asylum closer to Gotham had begun; that was completed in 1980, when ''Batman'' #326 by [[Len Wein]] described the asylum's location in the [[suburb]]s of Gotham City.

Arkham Asylum has been demolished or destroyed several times in its history, including ''Batman: The Last Arkham'', ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]'', and ''[[Batman Eternal]]''.<ref>{{multiref2|''Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (December 1999)|''Batman: Battle for the Cowl'' #1 (May 2009)|''Arkham Reborn'' #1–3 (October - December 2009)|''Arkham Manor'' #1 - 6 (December 2014 - May 2015)
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== Staff ==
=== [[Prison warden|Wardens]] ===
* [[Amadeus Arkham]]{{spaced ndash}}The founder of Arkham Asylum.<ref name="Serious" />
* [[Jeremiah Arkham]]{{spaced ndash}}The nephew of [[Amadeus Arkham]]. He was the head of Arkham before becoming the second [[Black Mask (character)|Black Mask]].
* Quincy Sharp{{spaced ndash}}A character created for the ''[[Batman: Arkham]]'' series, he is an Arkham warden who possesses a homicidal split personality.
* [[Hugo Strange]]{{spaced ndash}}Arkham's chief psychiatrist and an early enemy of Batman.

=== [[Prison guard|Corrections Officers]] ===
* [[Aaron Cash]]{{spaced ndash}}A security guard who sports a hook hand after [[Killer Croc]] bit it off.<ref name="Hell4">{{cite comic |writer=Slott, Dan |penciller=Sook, Ryan |inker=Von Grawbadger, Wade |colorist=Loughridge, Lee |letterer=Heisler, Michael |title=Arkham Asylum: Living Hell |volume= |issue=#4 |story=Tic Toc |date=October 2003 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref> Unlike many of his colleagues, Cash is neither mentally unwell nor corrupt and is a trusted ally of [[Batman]].
* Frank Boles{{spaced ndash}}A security guard who patrolled near the cell of [[Solomon Grundy (character)|Solomon Grundy]]. He was killed by [[Emerald Empress]].<ref>''Supergirl'' (vol. 7) #12</ref>
* [[Lock-Up (comics)|Lyle Bolton]]{{spaced ndash}}A ruthless security guard who later becomes the supervillain Lock-Up.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dixon, Chuck (w) |first= |author-link=Chuck Dixon |title=Detective Comics #697 |last2=Graham, Nolan (p) |date=June 1996 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

=== [[Psychiatrist]]s ===
* [[Achilles Milo]]{{spaced ndash}}A mad scientist and enemy of Batman who one became the administrator of Arkham Asylum.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wein, Len (w) |first= |author-link=Len Wein |title=Batman #327 |last2=Novick, Irv (p) |date=September 1980 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* Alyce Sinner{{spaced ndash}}A member of [[Intergang]] who works for Jeremiah Arkham.
* Anne Carver{{spaced ndash}}A psychiatrist who [[Jane Doe (character)|Jane Doe]] killed and impersonated.<ref>''Batman Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'' #1</ref>
* Ant Carley{{spaced ndash}}A psychiatrist who was known for his dangerous testing with [[LSD]] and trying to get the patients to open their [[third eye]]. He was fired after a week due to his test being seen as unsafe.
* [[Harley Quinn|Harleen Quinzel]]{{spaced ndash}}A former psychiatric intern who was seduced by the Joker and became his sidekick, Harley Quinn.<ref name="Mad Love">{{cite comic |date=February 1994 |title=Batman Adventures: Mad Love |publisher=DC Comics |writer=Dini, Paul |penciller=Timm, Bruce; Murakami, Glen |inker=Timm, Bruce |colorist=Timm, Bruce; Taylor, Rick |letterer=Harkins, Tim}}</ref>
* Joan Leland{{spaced ndash}}Harleen's therapist and former colleague. She was created for ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''.
*[[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Jonathan Crane]]{{spaced ndash}} A former psychologist who performed fear-inducing experiments on his patients before becoming the supervillain Scarecrow.
*Ruth Adams{{spaced ndash}} She was taken hostage after the patients of the facility, led by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]], took over in an attempt to get Batman to come to the Asylum. She attempted to cure [[Two-Face]] of his inability to make choices on his own by introducing him to other objects such as a six-sided die, and a tarot deck.<ref name="Serious" />

== Patients ==
Originally, Arkham Asylum was used only to house genuinely mentally ill patients having no connection to Batman, but over the course of the 1980s, a trend was established in having the majority of Batman's adversaries end up at Arkham.

Arkham Asylum is also featured in other DC Comics publications, apart from the Batman comic book titles. In [[Alan Moore]]'s run in ''[[Swamp Thing]]'' the [[Floronic Man]] is detained there and in ''[[The Sandman (DC Comics/Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Doctor Destiny]] escapes the asylum to wreak havoc on both the real and dream worlds. It has also been featured in varying capacities in a number of DC miniseries events, such as ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', ''[[Identity Crisis (DC Comics)|Identity Crisis]]'', ''[[Day of Vengeance]]'' and ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]'', among others.

Many DC Comics characters who have been patients at Arkham Asylum are listed below.
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* [[Alberto Falcone]]<ref name="Halloween">{{Cite comic | writer = Loeb, Jeph | artist = Sale, Tim | editor = Kim, Chuck; Goodwin, Archie | letterer = Starkings, Richard | title = Batman: The Long Halloween |volume=  | date = December 1996–December 1997 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Amadeus Arkham]]<ref name="Serious" />
* [[Amygdala (character)|Amygdala]]<ref name="sb3">{{Cite comic | writer= Grant, Alan |artist=Greyfogle, Norm |colorist=Roy, Adrienne | letterer=Klein, Todd |title=Batman: Shadow of the Bat |story=The Last Arkham, Part III |volume=1 |issue=#3 | date=August 1992 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Baby-Doll (character)|Baby-Doll]]<ref>{{cite book |last1= Dini |first1= Paul |last2= Cadigan |first2= Pat |date= November 2018 |title= Harley Quinn: Mad Love (A Batman Novel) |publisher= Titan Books |page=74 |isbn=978-1785658136}}</ref>
* [[Black Mask (character)|Black Mask]]
* [[Blockbuster (DC Comics)|Blockbuster]]<ref name="bc21">{{Cite comic | writer = Nicieza, Fabian | artist = Maguire, Kevin | editor = Carlin, Mike; Palmer Jr, Tom | letterer = Cipriano, Sal | title = Batman Confidential | story= The Cat and the Bat |issue = #21 | date = November 2008 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Bane (DC Comics)]]
* [[Catwoman]]
* [[Calendar Man]]
* [[Clayface]] (Basil Karlo, Matt Hagen, Preston Payne,<ref name="Serious" /> and Sondra Fuller)
* [[Cornelius Stirk]]
* [[Crazy Quilt]]
* [[Deadshot]] (shipped from Blackgate)<ref>{{Cite comic | writer =  Ostrander, John; Yale, Kim | penciller = Snyder. John K | inker = Isherwood, Geof | colorist= Gafford, Carl | letterer = Klein, Todd | editor = Raspler, Dan | story = Armagetto | title = Suicide Squad | volume =  | issue = #34 | date = October 1989 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Doctor Destiny]]<ref name="Serious" /><ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Conway, Gerry |penciller=Dillin, Dick |inker=McLaughlin, Frank |colorist=Serpe, Jerry | letterer=Oda, Ben |title=Justice League of America |story=But Can an Android Dream? |issue=#175 | date=February 1980 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Gaiman, Neil |penciller=Kieth, Sam |inker=James III, Malcolm |colorist=Busch, Robbie | letterer=Klein, Todd |title=The Sandman (vol. 2) |story=Passengers |issue=#5 | date=May 1989 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Doctor Double X]]
* [[Doctor Phosphorus]]
* [[Firefly (DC Comics)|Firefly]]
* [[Great White Shark (character)|Great White Shark]]<ref name="Hell4" />
* [[Harley Quinn]]
* [[Hugo Strange]]
* [[Humpty Dumpty (comics)|Humpty Dumpty]]<ref name="Hell4" />
* [[Jane Doe (character)|Jane Doe]]<ref name="Hell4" />
* [[Jeremiah Arkham]]
* [[Joker (character)|The Joker]]<ref name="Serious" />
* [[Duela Dent|Joker's Daughter]]
* [[Killer Croc]]<ref name="Serious" />
* [[King Tut (comics)|King Tut]]
* [[Lock-Up (comics)|Lock-Up]]
* [[Mad Hatter (DC Comics)|Mad Hatter]]<ref name="Serious" />
* [[Magpie (character)|Magpie]]<ref name="Hell4" />
* [[March Harriet]]<ref>{{cite book |last1= Dini |first1= Paul |last2= Cadigan |first2= Pat |date= November 2018 |title= Harley Quinn: Mad Love (A Batman Novel) |publisher= Titan Books |page=72 |isbn=978-1785658136}}</ref>
* [[Maxie Zeus]]<ref name="Serious" />
* [[Mr. Freeze]]
* The Mortician<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = Hine, David | penciller = Haun, Jeremy | inker = Haun, Jeremy and Lucas, John | colorist = Baron, David | letterer = Klein, Todd | editor = Siglain, Michael | story = Batman:Beneath The Mask Part One | title= Detective Comics | issue = #864 | date = June 2010 | publisher= DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Music Meister]]
* [[Nocturna (DC Comics)|Nocturna]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = [[Tony Daniel|Daniel, Tony S.]] | artist= Daniel, Tony S. | colorist= Morey, Tomeu | letterer = Fletcher, Jared K. | editor = Marts, Mike; Richards, Harvey; Kubert, Katie | story = Night of the Owls: The Owls Take Arkham | title = Detective Comics Vol. 2 | issue = #9 | date = July 2012 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]]
* [[Professor Milo]]<ref name="Serious" />
* [[Professor Pyg]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = [[Grant Morrison|Morrison, Grant]] | artist= Quitely, Frank | colorist= Sinclair, Alex | letterer = Brosseau, Pat | editor = Marts, Mike | story = Mommy Made of Nails | title = Batman and Robin | issue = #3 | date = October 2009 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Prometheus (DC Comics)|Prometheus]]
* [[Ra's al Ghul]] (committed as "Terry Gene Kase")<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = Dini, Paul | artist= Nguyen, Dustin | coinkers = Fridolfs, Derek | colorist= Kalisz, John | letterer = Gentile, Randy | editor = Marts, Mike | story = The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul: Epilogue | title = Detective Comics | issue = #840 | date = March 2008 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Ratcatcher (comics)|Ratcatcher]]
* [[Riddler]]
* [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]]<ref name="Serious" />
* [[Signalman (comics)|Signalman]]<ref name="bc21" />
* [[Tally Man]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer =  Robinson, James | penciller= Kramer, Don | inker = Faucer, Wayne | colorist= Kalisz, John | letterer = Lanham, Travis | editor = Thomasi, Peter | story = Face the Face | title = Batman | issue = #654 | date = August 2006 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]]
* [[Ten-Eyed Man]]
* [[Two-Face]]<ref name="Serious" />
* Vanity (Vera Klopis)<ref name="bldk205">{{Cite comic | writer = Gray, Justin | artist= Cummings, Steven | colorist= Sinclair, James | letterer = Lanham, Travis | editor =  Cavalieri, Joey; Wright, Michael | story = The Madmen of Gotham | title = Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight | volume = | issue = #205 | date = July 2006 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>
* [[Ventriloquist (character)|Ventriloquist]]
* [[Victor Zsasz]]
*Vox<ref name="baatm1">{{Cite comic |writer=Grant, Alan |penciller=Taylor, Dave |inker=Sienkiewicz, Bill |colorist=Hansen, Bjarne |letterer= Oakley, Bill |title=Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness |story=Democratic Conventions |issue=#1 |date=May 1998 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
*Witch (Samantha Voz)<ref name="baatm1">{{Cite comic |writer=Grant, Alan |penciller=Taylor, Dave |inker=Sienkiewicz, Bill |colorist=Hansen, Bjarne |letterer= Oakley, Bill |title=Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness |story=Democratic Conventions |issue=#1 |date=May 1998 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
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=== Others ===
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* [[Adam Strange]] (only in the ''DC: New Frontier'' version of the [[DC Universe]])<ref>{{Cite comic | cartoonist=Cooke, Darwin | colorist=Stewart, Dave | letterer=Fletcher, Jared K | editor= Chiarello, Mark; d'Orazio, Valerie | title=[[DC: The New Frontier]] | volume=1 | date=March–November 2004 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Ambush Bug]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer=Kupperberg, Paul | penciller=Saviuk, Alex | inker=Hunt, Dave | colorist=D'Angelo, Gene | letterer=Oda, Ben | editor=Schwartz, Julius |story = Meet John Doe! |title=Action Comics |volume= |issue=#560 |date=October 1984 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Brainwave (character)|Brainwave]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Goyer, David S; Johns, Geoff |penciller=Saltares, Javier |inker=Kryssing, Ray |colorist=Kalisz, John | letterer=Lopez, Ken | editor= Thomasi, Peter | title=JSA: Secret Files |issue=#2 | volume=1 | date=September 2001 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Cheetah (character)|Cheetah]] (Barbara Minerva)<ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Pérez, George |penciller=Marrinan, Chris |inker=Montano, Steve |colorist=Gafford, Carl | letterer=Mas, Augustin | editor= Young, Art; Berger, Karen | title=Wonder Woman |Story=Journey's End |issue=#35 | volume=2 | date=October 1989 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Condiment King]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Dixon, Chuck |penciller=Noto, Phil; Martin, Marcos |inker=Noto, Phil; Lopez, Alvaro |colorist=Wildstorm FX | letterer=De Guzman, Albert | editor= Idelson, Matt | title=Birds of Prey |story=Red, Black and Blue |issue=#37 | date=January 2002 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Doug Moench]] & [[Norm Breyfogle]]{{refn|Moench and Breyfogle were the writer and artist, respectively, of ''Batman'' #492, which started the ''[[Batman: Knightfall|Knightfall]]'' storyline; they can be seen on a list of escaped Arkham inmates on the [[Batcave]] computer.<ref name="B492">{{Cite comic | writer = [[Doug Moench|Moench, Doug]] | artist =  [[Norm Breyfogle|Breyfogle, Norm]] | colorist = Roy, Adrienne | story = Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas | title = Batman | issue = #492 | date = May 1993 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref>|group="nb"}}
* Dummy<ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Kunkel, Bill |artist=Morrow, Gray |colorist=Serpe, Jerry | letterer=Oda, Ben |title=The World's Finest |story=Deathmaze |issue=#247 | date=November 1977 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Section 8 (comics)|Defenestrator]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer=[[Garth Ennis|Ennis, Garth]] |penciller=McCrea, John |inker=McCrea, John |colorist=Feeny, Carla, Age, Heroic | letterer=Schubert, Willie |title=Hitman (DC Comics) |story=Ace Of Killers, Part 4 |volume=1 |issue=#18 | date=September 1997 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Egghead (DC Comics)|Egghead]]<ref name="sb4">{{Cite comic | writer= Grant, Alan |artist=Greyfogle, Norm |colorist=Roy, Adrienne | letterer=Klein, Todd |title=Batman: Shadow of the Bat |story=The Last Arkham, Part IV |volume= |issue=#4 | date=September 1992 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Floronic Man]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer= [[Alan Moore|Moore, Alan]] |penciller=Veitch, Rick |inker=Alcada, Alfredo |colorist=Wood, Tatjana | letterer=Costanza, John |title=Swamp Thing |story=Natural Consequences |volume=2 |issue=#52 | date=September 1986 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Jean Loring]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Meltzer, Brad |penciller=Morales, Rags |inker=Bair, Michael |colorist=Sinclair, Alex | letterer=Lopez, Ken |title=Identity Crisis |story=Chapter Seven: The Hero's Life |issue=#7 | date=February 2005 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Key (character)|Key]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Harras, Bob |penciller=Derenick, Bob |inker=Green, Dan |colorist=Baron, David | letterer=Fletcher, Jared K |title=JLA |story=Requiem for a League |issue=#120 | date=December 2005 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Kobra (DC Comics)|Kobra]]<ref>{{Cite comic | writer= Ostrander, John |penciller=Snyder, John K |inker=Isherwood, Geof |colorist=Gafford, Carl | letterer=Klein, Todd |title=Suicide Squad |story=Into the Angry Planet |issue=#33 | date=September 1989 | publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]] (committed as "Pierrot Lunaire")<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=Morrison, Grant |penciller=Daniel, Tony |inker= Florea, Sandu |colorist= Major, Guy |letterer= Gentile, Randy |editor=Marts, Mike |title=Batman |story=Batman R.I.P: Zur En Arrh |issue=#678 |date= August 2008 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Professor Ivo]]<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Cary Burkett|Burkett, Cary]] |penciller=Bender, Howard |inker= Giordana, Dick |colorist=Tollin, Anthony |letterer= Costanza, John |title=Justice League of America |story=The Price of Humanity? |issue=#218 |date=September 1983 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Psycho-Pirate]]<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=Wolfman, Marv |penciller=Pérez, George |inker=Ordway, Jerry |colorist=Tollin, Anthony |letterer= Costanza, John |title=[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]] |issue=#5 |date=August 1985 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Resurrection Man (character)|Resurrection Man]]<ref>''Resurrection Man'' (vol. 2) #6</ref>
* [[Toyman]]<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=Johns, Geoff |artist=Merino, Jesus |colorist=Hi-Fi Design |letterer=Leigh, Rob |title=Action Comics |story=The Terrible Toyman |issue=#865 |date=July 2008 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
* [[Zatanna]]<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=Diaz, Ruben; Smith, Sean |penciller=Saiz, Jesus |inker=Champagne, Keith |colorist=Wright, Gregory |letterer= Oakley, Bill |editor=Raspler, Dan |title=JLA: Black Baptism |story=Trials in Darkness |issue=#2 |date=June 2001 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>
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== Graphic novels featuring Arkham Asylum ==

[[File:Batman's Rogues at Arkham Asylum.jpg|upright|thumb|Batman's rogues at Arkham Asylum. Cover art of ''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #81 (September 1998 DC Comics). Art by Glen Orbik.]]Arkham Asylum is featured in the graphic novels ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]'', ''[[Batman: The Last Arkham]]'', ''Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'', ''[[Black Orchid (comics)|Black Orchid]]'', ''Arkham Reborn'', and ''[[Batman: The Man Who Laughs]]''. ''A Serious House on Serious Earth'' has been critically acclaimed, having been called "one of the finest superhero books to ever grace a bookshelf."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/626/626657p1.html |title=Batman: Arkham Asylum Review |author= Hilary Goldstein |work= IGN |date=17 June 2005 |access-date=11 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615071659/http://comics.ign.com/articles/626/626657p1.html| archive-date= 15 June 2011 | url-status= dead }}</ref> IGN ranked it as number four in a list of the 25 greatest Batman graphic novels, behind ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke|The Killing Joke]]'', ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns|The Dark Knight Returns]]'', and ''[[Batman: Year One|Year One]]'',<ref name="Top25">{{cite web |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/624/624619p1.html |title= The 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels |author= Hilary Goldstein |work=IGN |date=13 June 2005 |access-date=11 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615070336/http://comics.ign.com/articles/624/624619p1.html| archive-date= 15 June 2011 | url-status= dead }}</ref> whilst Forbidden Planet named it number eight in their "50 Best of the Best Graphic Novels" list.<ref name="FPlanet">{{cite web| url=http://forbiddenplanet.com/picks/50-best-graphic-novels/ |title=50 Best Of The Best Graphic Novels |publisher=[[Forbidden Planet (bookstore)|Forbidden Planet]] |access-date=11 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110609212056/http://forbiddenplanet.com/picks/50-best-graphic-novels/| archive-date= 9 June 2011 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

== Other versions ==

* An alternate future version of Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[JLA: The Nail]]'', where it is destroyed during a battle between Batman and the Joker.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman: Crimson Mist]]'', where a vampiric Batman kills most of its inmates.

== In other media ==
=== Television ===
==== Live-action ====

* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=July 21, 2014 |title=''Gotham'' Showrunner: Professor Hugo Strange and How Arkham Asylum Came to Be Part of Season One |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/21/gotham-showrunner-professor-hugo-strange-and-how-arkham-asylum-came-to-be-part-of-season-one |access-date=July 21, 2014 |work=IGN}}</ref>
* Arkham Asylum appears in television series set in the [[Arrowverse]].
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]].''
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[The Sandman (TV series)|The Sandman]]''. This version is located in [[Buffalo, New York]].
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[The Penguin (TV series)|The Penguin]]''.

==== Animation ====
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* Arkham Asylum appears in the [[DC Animated Universe]] series ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', while an alternate universe variant overseen by the [[Justice Lords]] appears in the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' episode "A Better World".
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]'' (2004).
* Arkham Asylum appears in the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "[[Mayhem of the Music Meister!]]".
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in the ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' episode "What a Night, For a Dark Knight!".
* Arkham Asylum appears in the ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)|DC Super Hero Girls]]'' episode "#NightmareInGotham".

=== Films ===
==== Live-action ====

* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman Forever]]'' and ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=David |date=2021-12-30 |title=Batman Forever: Every Deleted Scene & Why They Were Cut |url=https://screenrant.com/batman-forever-deleted-cut-scenes/ |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McNeill |first1=Dustin |title=Review: Batman & Robin (US - DVD R1) |url=http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/batman-and-robin.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119185341/http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/batman-and-robin.html |archive-date=Jan 19, 2012 |access-date=2010-12-30 |publisher=DVDActive}}</ref>

* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman Begins]]'', portrayed by the [[National Institute for Medical Research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/606532.0/?utag=8269|title=From leafy suburbs to silver screen|website=Times Series |first1=Alex |last1=Kasriel |date=16 June 2005 }}</ref>
* Arkham Asylum appears in films set in the [[DC Extended Universe]] (DCEU).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ayer |first1=David |date=Mar 27, 2015 |title=Set dec. Every detail matters #SuicideSquad |url=https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/status/581602129615405056 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Begley |first=Chris |date=January 4, 2017 |title=Lex Luthor in 'Justice League' means we're taking a trip to Arkham Asylum |url=http://batman-news.com/2017/01/04/lex-luthor-justice-league-arkham-asylum/ |publisher=Batman on Film}}</ref>
* Arkham Asylum, renamed '''Arkham State Hospital''', appears in ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'' and ''[[Joker: Folie à Deux]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/joker-joaquin-phoenix-arkham-asylum-theory/ | title=Joker Theory: Arthur Never Left Arkham Asylum (The Movie is His Fantasy) | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=16 December 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Joker Won't Be Gotham's Clown Prince Of Crime In Folie À Deux: 'Arthur's Not A Criminal Mastermind' |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/joker-wont-be-gotham-clown-prince-of-crime-in-folie-a-deux-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726144006/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/joker-wont-be-gotham-clown-prince-of-crime-in-folie-a-deux-exclusive/ |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] }}</ref>

* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' (2022).

==== Animation ====
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in the ''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]'' segment "Crossfire".
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman: Assault on Arkham]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in the ''[[Batman Unlimited#Films|Batman: Unlimited]]'' film series.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Justice League vs. the Fatal Five]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vilas-Boas |first=Eric |date=April 1, 2019 |title=''Justice League Vs. The Fatal Five'' is A Love Letter To The Classic ''Justice League Unlimited'' Cartoon |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/565368/justice-league-vs-the-fatal-five-review/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Video games ===
* Arkham Asylum appears as a stage in the ''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]'' tie-in game.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''Batman: Toxic Chill''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman: Dark Tomorrow]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in the ''[[Batman Begins]]'' tie-in game.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[DC Universe Online]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in the ''[[Lego Batman]]'' series and ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in the ''[[Batman: Arkham]]'' series. This version is an island-based prison akin to Alcatraz. After Arkham is badly damaged during the events of the [[Batman: Arkham Asylum|first game]], its prisoners are moved to the mainland and placed in Arkham City, a massive prison-city.
* Arkham Asylum appears as a stage in the ''[[Injustice (franchise)|Injustice]]'' series.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Batman: The Telltale Series]]''.
* Arkham Asylum appears in ''[[Gotham Knights (video game)|Gotham Knights]]''. This version is a mansion that was later converted into a hospital. Years prior to the game's events, Arkham was condemned due to structural integrity flaws and its inmates were transferred to [[Blackgate Penitentiary]].

== See also ==
* [[Blackgate Penitentiary]] – A similar prison in Gotham City, used to hold non-powered supervillains such as crime lords and mob bosses.
* [[Iron Heights Penitentiary]] – A similar prison in [[Central City (DC Comics)|Central City]].
* [[Stryker's Island]] – A similar prison in [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]]
* [[Ravencroft]] – A similar institute appearing in [[Marvel Comics]], typically appearing in association with [[Spider-Man]].

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.arkhamcare.com/ Arkham Care]
* [http://www.batman-on-film.com/comics_arkham-asylum_review_jett_2007.html Batman-On-Film.com] BOF's review of Arkham Asylum, A Serious House on a Serious Earth
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090629085913/http://www.batmanarkhamasylum.com/ Official Videogame Website]

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