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Arkham Asylum (Oct. 1989):
“A Serious House on Serious Earth”
by Grant Morrison, Dave McKean

Arkham Asylum

Title: “A Serious House on Serious Earth”

Medium: original graphic novel

Cover date: Oct. 1989

Publisher: DC
Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by: Dave McKean

Number of Pages: 102


15 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)		 Religious
Affiliation		 Team(s)
[Notes]		 Pub. #
app.
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne) hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
 Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Commissioner Gordon Commissioner Gordon supporting character
CBR Scale: U Protestant
 GCPD; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City DC 2,797
The Joker The Joker villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy
 Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  DC 1,679
Two-Face Two-Face (Harvey Dent) villain
CBR Scale: M obsessed with dualism and
number 2; Taoist
 Injustice League; The Injustice Gang DC 240
Scarecrow Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) villain
CBR Scale: S Freudian
 Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  DC 267
Clayface Clayface (Basil Karlo) villain based on a real person
   Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains
[based loosely on Boris Karloff]		 DC 60
Mad Hatter Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch) villain
   Secret Six; Secret Society of Super Villains DC 126
Maxie Zeus Maxie Zeus (Maximillian Zeus) villain
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman Classical Religion
 New Olympians (leader) DC 32
Amadeus Arkham supporting character
   [] DC 4
Doctor Destiny Doctor Destiny (John Dee) villain based on a real person
CBR Scale: U alchemist
 Crime Champions DC 43
Martha Wayne Martha Wayne supporting character
CBR Scale: U Catholic
 [mother of Batman] DC 59
Dr. Thomas Wayne Dr. Thomas Wayne supporting character
CBR Scale: U Episcopalian
 [Batman's father] DC 75
Joe Chill Joe Chill villain
   [mugger who murdered parents of Bruce Wayne (Batman)] DC 116
Carl Jung Carl Jung real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Swiss Reformed Evangelical;
Jungian
 [psychologist] DC 29
Dr. Ruth Adams supporting character
   [therapist] DC 1

Artwork is painted.

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