Arkham Asylum (1989 series) (DC) #[nn]

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Number	[nn]	[nn]
Indicia Publisher	DC Comics, Inc.	DC Comics, Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	DC [bullet]	DC [bullet]
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	[October] 1989	[October] 1989
Key Date	1989-10-00	1989-10-00
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Price	24.95 USD; 30.95 CAD	24.95 USD; 30.95 CAD
Page Count	132 (note: total sum of story page counts is 127)	132 (note: total sum of story page counts is 127)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Karen Berger; Art Young (Assistant)	Karen Berger; Art Young (Assistant)
No Editing
ISBN	0930289-48-X (note: valid ISBN)	0930289-48-X (note: valid ISBN)
No Isbn	No	No
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
Notes	All art work is painted/shadow box collage	All art work is painted/shadow box collage
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are edited in the compared changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (text article: 2.000) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Professeur Milo (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Clayface (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Maxie Zeus (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Doctor Destiny (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Croc (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Chapelier (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Masque Noir (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Two-Face (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Joker (character profile: 1.000) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Batman (character profile: 1.000) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (foreword, introduction, preface, afterword: 2.000) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (illustration: 1.000) [4e de couverture] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (foreword, introduction, preface, afterword: 2.000) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (credits: 2.000) [no title indexed] in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (illustration: 2.000) Les Fous d'Arkham in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (illustration: 2.000) The Passion Play as it is played to-day in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (illustration: 2.000) Icaronycteris [icon] [bat skeleton illo (which also appears on the 1990 American softcover)]

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0. Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (Batman) cover, 2p

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	a	a
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	illustration	illustration
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Genre
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters
No Letters	X	X
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (illustration: 1.000) [4e de couverture] reprint link was moved from issue

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2. [indicia] (no feature) filler, 1p

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3. Arkham Asylum (no feature) filler, 1p

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Sequence 4

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	The Passion Play as it is played to-day	The Passion Play as it is played to-day
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	illustration	illustration
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (illustration: 2.000) The Passion Play as it is played to-day reprint link was moved from issue in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (credits: 10.000) [no title indexed] [ADDED]

Sequence 5

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Sequence Number	5	5
Title	Icaronycteris [icon]	Icaronycteris [icon]
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	illustration	illustration
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (illustration: 2.000) Icaronycteris [icon] [bat skeleton illo (which also appears on the 1990 American softcover)] reprint link was moved from issue in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (credits: 10.000) [no title indexed] [ADDED]

Sequence 6

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Sequence Number	6	6
Title	Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth	Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	illustration	illustration
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	Dave McKean	Dave McKean
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (illustration: 2.000) Les Fous d'Arkham reprint link was moved from issue in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (credits: 10.000) [no title indexed] [ADDED]

Sequence 7

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Sequence Number	7	7
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	credits	credits
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (credits: 10.000) [no title indexed]	The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (credits: 2.000) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (credits: 10.000) [no title indexed]

Sequence 8

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Sequence Number	8	8
Title	"But I don't want to go among mad people..."	"But I don't want to go among mad people..."
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
Type	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script	Lewis Carroll	Lewis Carroll
No Script
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (foreword, introduction, preface, afterword: 2.000) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (credits: 10.000) [no title indexed] [ADDED]

Sequence 9

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Sequence Number	9	9
Title	A Serious House on Serious Earth	A Serious House on Serious Earth
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Batman	Batman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Grant Morrison	Grant Morrison
No Script
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	Gaspar Saladino	Gaspar Saladino
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	102	102
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Dr. Amadeus Arkham (introduction, flashback); Mrs. Arkham (introduction, dies in flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin flashback); Commissioner Gordon; Joker; Pearl; "Mad Dog" Martin Hawkins (introduction, dies in flashback); Constance Arkham (introduction, dies in flashback); Henriette Arkham (introduction, dies in flashback); Charlie; Ruth Adams (introduction); Two-Face; Carl Jung; Aleister Crowley; Thomas Wayne (dies in flashback); Martha Wayne (dies in flashback); Joe Chill (flashback); Mad Hatter; Clayface; Doctor Destiny; Scarecrow; Maxie Zeus; Croc; Dr. Charles Cavendish	Dr. Amadeus Arkham (flashback); Mrs. Arkham (dies in flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin flashback); Commissioner Gordon; Joker; Pearl; "Mad Dog" Martin Hawkins (dies in flashback); Constance Arkham (dies in flashback); Henriette Arkham (dies in flashback); Charlie; Ruth Adams (introduction); Two-Face; Carl Jung; Aleister Crowley; Thomas Wayne (dies in flashback); Martha Wayne (dies in flashback); Joe Chill (flashback); Mad Hatter; Clayface; Doctor Destiny; Scarecrow; Maxie Zeus; Croc; Dr. Charles Cavendish
Synopsis
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Notes	All art work is painted/shadow box collage	All art work is painted/shadow box collage. The Dr. Arkham flashbacks are a retelling of the story told by Len Wein in the entry for Arkham Asylum in Who's Who in the DC Universe (DC, 1985 series) #1. Constance and Henriette are named in this story.
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Batman (comic story: 102.000) Les Fous d'Arkham in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence Batman (comic story: 102.000) Der Tag der Narren	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Batman (comic story: 102.000) Les Fous d'Arkham in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence Batman (comic story: 102.000) Der Tag der Narren

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Sequence Number	10	10
Title	"And is not that a Mother's gentle hand that withdraws your curtains..."	"And is not that a Mother's gentle hand that withdraws your curtains..."
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
Type	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script	Lewis Carroll	Lewis Carroll
No Script
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (text story: 2.000) [no title indexed]	The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (foreword, introduction, preface, afterword: 2.000) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (text story: 2.000) [no title indexed]

Sequence 11

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Sequence Number	11	11
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	character profile	character profile
Feature	Batman	Batman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Grant Morrison	Grant Morrison
No Script
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	Gaspar Saladino	Gaspar Saladino
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	6	6
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Batman; Joker; Two-Face; Black Mask; Mad Hatter; Croc; Doctor Destiny; Maxie Zeus; Clayface; Doctor Milo	Batman; Joker; Two-Face; Black Mask; Mad Hatter; Croc; Doctor Destiny; Maxie Zeus; Clayface; Doctor Milo
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence Batman (character profile: 6.000) [no title indexed]	The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Batman (character profile: 1.000) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Joker (character profile: 1.000) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Two-Face (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Masque Noir (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Chapelier (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Croc (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Doctor Destiny (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Maxie Zeus (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Clayface (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence Professeur Milo (character profile: 0.500) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence Batman (character profile: 6.000) [no title indexed]

Sequence 12

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Sequence Number	12	12
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	text article	text article
Feature
Genre	Bio	Bio
Job Number
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Pencils
Inks	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Inks
Colors	Dave McKean (painted)	Dave McKean (painted)
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Grant Morrison; Dave McKean	Grant Morrison; Dave McKean
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (text article: 2.000) [no title indexed]	The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Les Fous d'Arkham (Comics USA, 1990 series) #[nn] sequence (text article: 2.000) [no title indexed] reprint link was moved from issue The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Batman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1989 series) #[5] - Der Tag der Narren sequence (text article: 2.000) [no title indexed]

Comments

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Patrick Lemaire	Editing	2012-07-26 06:14:31	Available	Editing
Patrick Lemaire		2012-07-26 06:43:18	Editing	Pending Review
Patrick Lemaire		2012-07-26 14:27:10	Pending Review	Editing
Patrick Lemaire		2012-07-26 14:43:13	Editing	Pending Review
Jochen G.		2012-07-30 19:39:40	Pending Review	Under Review
Jochen G.		2012-07-30 19:40:44	Under Review	Approved

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