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Arkham Asylum #[nn]

DC · [November] 1989 · on sale 1989-10-05

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Identification plate

Series
Arkham Asylum (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
[November] 1989
Key date
1989-11-00
On-sale date
1989-10-05
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$24.95; 30.95 CAD
Pages
136
ISBN
0930289-48-X
Rating
Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Batman, Bruce Wayne.

On the record: Squiddy Award - Favorite Graphic Novel (1989).

On the record: UK Comic Art Award - Best Original Graphic Novel/One-Shot (1990).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earthcover0pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean; letters: Dave McKean
1-cover2pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean
2Blank Pagesblank page(s)3
3Aillustration1pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
4Indiciacredits, title page1letters: typeset
5Arkham Asylumcredits, title page1
6The Passion Play As It Is Played To-Dayillustration2pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
7Icaronycteris [Icon]illustration2pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
8Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earthillustration2pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean; letters: Dave McKean
9-credits, title page2pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
10-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword2script: Lewis Carroll; pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
11A Serious House on Serious Earthcomic story102script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAmadeus Arkham, Batman Origin, Jonathan Crane, John Dee, Harvey Dent, Doctor Destiny, Commissioner James Gordon, Joker, The Mad Hatter, Scarecrow, Scarecrow, Jervis Tetch, Two-Face, Bruce Wayne Origin
12-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword2script: Lewis Carroll; pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
13-character profile6script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Black Mask, Clayface, John Dee, Harvey Dent, Doctor Destiny, Joker, Waylon Jones, Killer Croc, The Mad Hatter, Professor Milo, Preston Payne, Roman Sionis, Jervis Tetch
14-text article2pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKeanGrant Morrison; Dave McKean
15Blank Pageblank page(s)1
16Dedicationforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Grant Morrison, Dave McKean
17-illustration1pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean
18Blank Pagesblank page(s)3

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Arkham Asylum 15th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-0425-9		2005On eBay ›
Arkham Asylum #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-56-0		1990On eBay ›
Batman: Arkham Asylum 15th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0424-4		2005On eBay ›
Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth #[nn]
ISBN 0-446-39189-1		1990On eBay ›
Batman: Arkham Asylum - The 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5125-3		2015On eBay ›
Batman: Arkham Asylum - The 25th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5124-6		2015On eBay ›

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