![]() ![]() It’s not only bad guys who have enjoyed its hospitality, however former Robin Dick Grayson, Justice League member Zatanna and Batman himself have enjoyed brief stays for a variety of reasons, although “enjoyed” might not be a word they would use to describe the experience. Freeze, Poison Ivy and Two-Face, to name just a few. Following that unfortunate - to say the least - beginning, more tragedy followed: Arkham’s mother, wife and child all died in the building before it was eventually transformed into its current institutional purpose.ĭuring the hospital’s lengthy service, it’s been home to many well-known supervillains, including the Joker, the Riddler, Scarecrow, Harley Quinn - who started out as a doctor there - Mr. Named for the mother of its founder, Amadeus Arkham, the building was bad news from the beginning - its architect was driven insane and killed those working on its construction with an ax. The history of the establishment has been unveiled in a number of stories, including Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth and Batman: The Last Arkham. In a number of stories by the horror writer, a sanatorium appears, located on the outskirts of the fictional town of Arkham, Mass. 326 - come from O’Neil’s original inspiration for the institute, H.P. For years, it was known as “Arkham Hospital” - which O’Neil’s narration helpfully described as “a polite name for an asylum houses the criminally insane” - and, unexpectedly, located not in Gotham but in Massachusetts.īoth the name and the first location of the hospital - it officially became an asylum (and located on the outskirts of Gotham) in 1980’s Batman No. The asylum - officially the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane in Batman’s comic book mythology - debuted in 1974, created by Dennis O’Neil (who also created Ra’s Al Ghul, currently causing trouble on The CW’s Arrow) and artist Irv Novick for Batman No. And below, there’s a primer on the comic book history of the home-away-from-home for many of the Dark Knight’s most dangerous villains, to help you get a jump on what’s to come in the weeks ahead. ![]() Above, The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive look at what to expect when Gotham relocates its leading man for the opening of the second half of the show’s debut season. ![]()
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