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Gotham’s Architectural Historian Supervillain
One of my favorite plots in the Batman comics—for reasons that will be painfully obvious— was a storyline titled “Destroyer” published in 1992. Written by Alan Grant, the premise is sure to please any...
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Gotham City Architecture: Gotham’s Architectural Historian Supervillain
One of the great storylines in the Batman comics was “Destroyer” published in 1992. Written by Alan Grant, the premise is sure to please any disgruntled architect or uncompromising disciple of Howard...
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Gotham City Architecture: Solomon Wayne and Cyrus Pinkney Bring the Goth to...
From: Handcarts and Hellholes: A Brief History of Gotham City by Aristotle Rodor (Dennis O’Neil) It is said that when Solomon Zebedia Wayne finished his first tour of Gotham Village, he gazed upward...
View ArticleGotham City History: The Origin of “Gotham”
Gotham City was named by Batman writer Bill Finger. When he was asked about how he chose the name “Gotham” and why he didn’t just use New York City, Finger has said: “Originally I was going to call...
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Gotham City: No Man’s Land
The Gotham earthquake was the worst on its kind in recorded East Coast history. It measured 7.6 on the richter scale and was centered in the Spillkin Hill area of Bristol Township about 10 to 20 miles...
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Gotham City History: Arkham Asylum
FICTIONAL HISTORY Arkham Asylum is the home for the criminally insane denizens of Gotham City. But, as Director Jeremiah Arkham will tell you, it’s much more than that: “Arkham Asylum is not just any...
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The Danvers State Hospital, also known as the Danvers Lunatic Asylum Arkham asylum was first created by Dennis O’Neil in 1974. He named the asylum after a town in the stories of horror writer H.P....
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