Arkham Asylum#Staff

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,{{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 }}{{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}} 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, 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 assessed if they are dangerous enough to be committed to Arkham Asylum.{{Cite comic | writer= Brubaker, Ed |artist=Mahnke, Doug |colorist=Baron, David | letterer=Leigh, Rob |title=Batman: The Man Who Laughs| date=February 2005 | publisher=DC Comics}}

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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. 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, kills Amadeus' wife and daughter. Following this, Amadeus kills Hawkins during electroshock therapy and is committed to Arkham, where he eventually dies.Batman The World of the Dark Knight

File:Arkham Asylum (Batman -258 (October 1974)).jpg #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 suburbs 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.{{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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• Amadeus Arkham{{spaced ndash}}The founder of Arkham Asylum.
• Jeremiah Arkham{{spaced ndash}}The nephew of Amadeus Arkham. He was the head of Arkham before becoming the second 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.

• Aaron Cash{{spaced ndash}}A security guard who sports a hook hand after Killer Croc bit it off.{{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}} 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. He was killed by Emerald Empress.Supergirl (vol. 7) #12
• Lyle Bolton{{spaced ndash}}A ruthless security guard who later becomes the supervillain Lock-Up.{{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}}

• Achilles Milo{{spaced ndash}}A mad scientist and enemy of Batman who once became the administrator of Arkham Asylum.{{Cite book |last=Wein, Len (w) |first= |author-link=Len Wein |title=Batman #327 |last2=Novick, Irv (p) |date=September 1980 |publisher=DC Comics}}
• Alyce Sinner{{spaced ndash}}A member of Intergang who works for Jeremiah Arkham.
• Anne Carver{{spaced ndash}}A psychiatrist who Jane Doe killed and impersonated.Batman Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1
• 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.
• Harleen Quinzel{{spaced ndash}}A former psychiatric intern who was seduced by the Joker and became his sidekick, Harley Quinn.{{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}}
• Joan Leland{{spaced ndash}}Harleen's therapist and former colleague. She was created for Batman: The Animated Series.
• 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, 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.

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 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, 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{{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 }}
• Amadeus Arkham
• Amygdala{{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}}
• Baby-Doll{{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}}
• Black Mask
• Blockbuster{{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 }}
• Bane (DC Comics)
• Catwoman
• Calendar Man
• Clayface (Basil Karlo, Matt Hagen, Preston Payne, and Sondra Fuller)
• Cornelius Stirk
• Crazy Quilt
• Deadshot (shipped from Blackgate){{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 }}
• Doctor Destiny{{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}}{{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}}
• Doctor Double X
• Doctor Phosphorus
• Firefly
• Great White Shark
• Harley Quinn
• Hugo Strange
• Humpty Dumpty
• Jane Doe
• Jeremiah Arkham
• The Joker
• Joker's Daughter
• Killer Croc
• King Tut
• Lock-Up
• Mad Hatter
• Magpie
• March Harriet{{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}}
• Maxie Zeus
• Mr. Freeze
• The Mortician{{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 }}
• Music Meister
• Nocturna{{Cite comic | writer = 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 }}
• Poison Ivy
• Professor Milo
• Professor Pyg{{Cite comic | writer = 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 }}
• Prometheus
• Ra's al Ghul (committed as "Terry Gene Kase"){{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 }}
• Ratcatcher
• Riddler
• Scarecrow
• Signalman
• Tally Man{{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 }}
• Penguin
• Ten-Eyed Man
• Two-Face
• Vanity (Vera Klopis){{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 }}
• Ventriloquist
• Victor Zsasz
• Vox{{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}}
• Witch (Samantha Voz){{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}}

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• Adam Strange (only in the DC: New Frontier version of the DC Universe){{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}}
• Ambush Bug{{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}}
• Brainwave{{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}}
• Cheetah (Barbara Minerva){{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}}
• Condiment King{{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}}
• Doug Moench & Norm Breyfogle{{refn|Moench and Breyfogle were the writer and artist, respectively, of Batman #492, which started the Knightfall storyline; they can be seen on a list of escaped Arkham inmates on the Batcave computer.{{Cite comic | writer = Moench, Doug | artist = Breyfogle, Norm | colorist = Roy, Adrienne | story = Crossed Eyes and Dotty Teas | title = Batman | issue = #492 | date = May 1993 | publisher = DC Comics }}|group="nb"}}
• Dummy{{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}}
• Defenestrator{{Cite comic | writer=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}}
• Egghead{{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}}
• Floronic Man{{Cite comic | writer= 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}}
• Jean Loring{{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}}
• Key{{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}}
• Kobra{{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}}
• Nightwing (committed as "Pierrot Lunaire"){{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}}
• Professor Ivo{{Cite comic |writer=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}}
• Psycho-Pirate{{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}}
• Resurrection ManResurrection Man (vol. 2) #6
• Toyman{{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}}
• Zatanna{{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}}

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File:Batman's Rogues at Arkham Asylum.jpgArkham 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, 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."{{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 }} IGN ranked it as number four in a list of the 25 greatest Batman graphic novels, behind The Killing Joke, The Dark Knight Returns, and Year One,{{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 }} whilst Forbidden Planet named it number eight in their "50 Best of the Best Graphic Novels" list.{{cite web| url=http://forbiddenplanet.com/picks/50-best-graphic-novels/ |title=50 Best Of The Best Graphic Novels |publisher=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 }}

• 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.

• Arkham Asylum appears in Birds of Prey.
• Arkham Asylum appears in Gotham.{{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}}
• Arkham Asylum appears in television series set in the Arrowverse.
• Arkham Asylum appears in Titans.
• Arkham Asylum appears in The Sandman. This version is located in Buffalo, New York.
• Arkham Asylum appears in The Penguin.

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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 episode "A Better World".
• Arkham Asylum appears in 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.
• 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 episode "#NightmareInGotham".

• Arkham Asylum appears in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.{{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}}{{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}}

• Arkham Asylum appears in Batman Begins, portrayed by the National Institute for Medical Research.{{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 }}
• Arkham Asylum appears in films set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).{{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}}{{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}}
• Arkham Asylum, renamed Arkham State Hospital, appears in Joker and Joker: Folie à Deux.{{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 }}{{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 }}

• Arkham Asylum appears in The Batman (2022).

• 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 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.{{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}}

• Arkham Asylum appears as a stage in the 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 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 series.
• Arkham Asylum appears in Batman: The Telltale Series.
• Arkham Asylum appears in 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.

• 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.
• Stryker's Island – A similar prison in Metropolis
• Ravencroft – A similar institute appearing in Marvel Comics, typically appearing in association with Spider-Man.

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• [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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