Arkham Asylum under Gotham's red blood sky.
Arkham Asylum was a dark and gloomy facility for the criminally insane on the outskirts of Gotham City.
History
The asylum resembled a prison more than a mental hospital. In addition to the insane, prisoners with unique medical or environmental requirements were often incarcerated here rather than Stonegate Penitentiary. For instance, Arkham was the only local penal facility that could provide a strongly refrigerated cell necessary to hold Mr. Freeze.
Arkham Asylum housed many of Gotham's greatest foes, and was reputed to have both airtight security and some of the world's best psychological experts on staff. One notable Arkham-based psychologist was Dr. Joan Leland. However, over time, both of these claims have come to be highly suspect. In addition to few improvements in patients' conditions, inmates were constantly escaping, and at least one staff member is known to have been driven insane and later became an inmate herself.
The structure was built on top of a large underground cavern, and took its water from a river flowing beneath it.[1]
In the Justice Lords' alternate universe, the asylum was run by a lobotomized version of the Joker and was protected by robotic copies of Superman. The entire inmate population was lobotomized by their world's Superman's heat vision.
Known Inmates
- The Joker
- Two-Face
- Poison Ivy
- Harley Quinn
- Scarecrow
- The Mad Hatter
- Killer Croc
- Riddler
- The Ventriloquist
- Maxie Zeus
- Lock-Up
- Mr. Freeze
- Clayface
- Emile Dorian
- Baby-Doll