Editing Arkham Asylum (section)

== Origins ==
[[File:Arkham-Asylum.jpg|thumb|Arkham Asylum in ''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #14 (January 2013). Art by Jason Fabok.]]
Arkham Asylum has a long and brutal history, beginning when its architect became mentally unwell, killed several workers with an axe, and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Arkham.<ref name=Laugh /> Arkham's founder, Amadeus Arkham, previously killed his mother due to her mental illness and suppressed the memory, believing her death to be a suicide. Later, serial killer Martin Hawkins, also known as [[Mad Dog (DC Comics)|Mad Dog]], kills Amadeus' wife and daughter. Following this, Amadeus kills Hawkins during [[electroshock therapy]] and is committed to Arkham, where he eventually dies.<ref>''Batman The World of the Dark Knight''</ref><ref name="Serious" />