Gotham City History

The Real Arkham Asylum

The Danvers State Hospital, also known as the Danvers Lunatic Asylum Arkham asylum was first created by Dennis O’Neil in

FICTIONAL HISTORY Arkham Asylum is the home for the criminally insane denizens of Gotham City. But, as Director Jeremiah Arkham

The Gotham earthquake was the worst on its kind in recorded East Coast history. It measured 7.6 on the richter

Gotham City was named by Batman writer Bill Finger. When he was asked about how he chose the name “Gotham”

From: Handcarts and Hellholes: A Brief History of Gotham City by Aristotle Rodor (Dennis O’Neil) It is said that when