Like with Lovecraft’s stories, it is strongly implied that the asylum itself sends people insane. Lovecraft fans will notice a reference here – the asylum is named after the Massachusetts town which appears in many of Lovecraft’s stories, such as The Dunwich Horror. Freeze is not normally mentally ill, but because he has to live in freezing conditions he has to be confined in Arkham to accommodate him. Some inmates are not actually mentally ill some who have certain special circumstances and cannot go to Blackgate go to Arkham. Due to unfortunate stereotypes and stigmatisation of the mentally ill in mainstream media, most of Batman’s villains are schizophrenic or narcissistic leading them to be inmates of Arkham Asylum. The asylum was a place for Batman’s mentally ill opponents like Scarecrow or the Joker the sane villains went to Blackgate Prison. Arkham Asylum first appeared in Batman #258 in 1974.
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