([November] 1989)

DC, 1989 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
24.95 USD; 30.95 CAD
Pages
136
On-sale Date
1989-10-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Suggested for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
0-930289-48-X Search at WorldCat
Editing
Karen Berger (credited) (editor); Art Young (credited) (assistant editor); Jenette Kahn (credited) (editor-in-chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding
hardcover
Publishing Format
graphic novel

Issue Notes

Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
Dave McKean ?; typeset

Genre
superhero
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean ?
Inks
Dave McKean ?
Letters
typeset

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Indexer Notes

Actual cover is not identical to dust jacket cover. Instead it has an image of the icaronycteris as shown on pages 6-7 of book.

[Blank Pages] (Table of Contents: 2)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)


[A] (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)

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[Indicia] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

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Arkham Asylum (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
?

The Passion Play As It Is Played To-Day (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

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Icaronycteris [Icon] (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

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Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (Table of Contents: 8)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
Dave McKean ?; typeset

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lewis Carroll (credited)
Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But I don't want to go among mad people...
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A Serious House on Serious Earth (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman / comic story / 102 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Amadeus Arkham (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback, origin); Doctor Destiny [John Dee]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; The Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Maxie Zeus; Mrs. Arkham (dies in flashback); Pearl; "Mad Dog" Martin Hawkins (dies in flashback); Constance Arkham (dies in flashback); Henriette Arkham (dies in flashback); Charlie; Ruth Adams (introduction); Carl Jung; Aleister Crowley; Thomas Wayne (dies in flashback); Martha Wayne (dies in flashback); Joe Chill (flashback); Clayface; Croc; Dr. Charles Cavendish
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Indexer Notes

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lewis Carroll (credited)
Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And is not that a Mother's gentle hand that withdraws your curtains...
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / character profile / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Mask [Roman Sionis]; Clayface [Preston Payne]; Doctor Destiny [John Dee]; Joker; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; The Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Professor Milo; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Maxie Zeus
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Characters
Grant Morrison; Dave McKean
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[Blank Page] (Table of Contents: 15)

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[Dedication] (Table of Contents: 16)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited); Dave McKean (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thanks to Judy Cartwright, Jim Clements, Neil Jones, Neil Gaiman…
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave McKean (credited)
Inks
Dave McKean (credited)
Colors
Dave McKean (credited)

[Blank Pages] (Table of Contents: 18)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)


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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
    Batman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [Blank Pages]
  4. 3. [A]
  5. 4. [Indicia]
  6. 5. Arkham Asylum
  7. 6. The Passion Play As It Is Played To-Day
  8. 7. Icaronycteris [Icon]
  9. 8. Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. ["But I don't want to go among mad people..."]
  12. 11. A Serious House on Serious Earth
    Batman
  13. 12. ["And is not that a Mother's gentle hand that withdraws your curtains..."]
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. [Blank Page]
  17. 16. [Dedication]
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
  19. 18. [Blank Pages]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Erik Braley
  • John Greb
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mark Q
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore