Published December, 1989 (Copper Age) by DC Comics and went on sale in 1989 for $14.95 USD. This issue contains 212 pages in Color, the current NM value is $40.00 USD.
UPC: 76194120258700113
ISBN-10: 0930289560
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An absolute must read. This is one of the most important graphic novels ever written. It helped define the new direction of comics in the 80s. It managed to create a new "grim and gritty" world for Batman without being sensationalistic or cliche. It is also is a stark picture of severe criminal mental illness. I remember the inability of Two-Face to make a simple decision like going to the bathroom or Maxi Zeus' (a normally forgettable villain) all to realistic ramblings on Godhood that convince us of his complex. Then there is the decent into madness of Arkham himself whose story, told in flashbacks, excellently balances out what would be the thin plot of Batman wandering the asylum, avoiding inmates.
A great, dense read
