Batman: City of Madness Vol 1 3

"Book Three": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"Book Three"
Cover
Batman: City of Madness Vol 1 #3
April, 2024
Rated M for Mature (18+)
Publisher	DC Black Label
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Christian Ward
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Bill Sienkiewicz
Cover Variant #2	Patric Reynolds
Book Three
Writers	Christian Ward
Pencilers	Christian Ward
Inkers	Christian Ward
Colorists	Christian Ward
Letterers	Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Editors	Matthew Levine Chris Conroy
Previous Issue	Batman: City of Madness # 2
Next Issue	-

You don't have to become a monster. You don't have to become a weapon for the rage. Give it to me, son. Let me help you.

— Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Batman: City of Madness #3 is an issue of the series Batman: City of Madness (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 2024. It was published on February 13, 2024.

Appearing in "Book Three"

Featured Characters:

• Batman/"Batman Above" (Bruce Wayne)

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth (Narrator)
• Robin (Jevoney) (First appearance as Robin)
• Two-Face/Harvey Dent (Gotham Below) (Also as a spirit) (Dies)

Antagonists:

• The Beast (Gotham Below) (First appearance) (As a spirit) (Flashback and main story)
  • Batman Below (Arthur Arkham) (Real identity revealed) (Flashback and main story) (Dies) (Origin)
• Court of Owls
  • Lord Strigidae (Cameo)
  • Talon (Apparent Death)
• Firefly (Gotham Below) (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• Killer Croc (Gotham Below) (Single appearance; dies)
• Det. McKean (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Amadeus Arkham (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • Amadeus Arkham's daughter (Unnamed) (First full appearance) (Dies in flashback)
  • Amadeus Arkham's wife (Unnamed) (First full appearance) (Dies in flashback)
• Batman Villains (Cameo)
  • Joker/Arthur Arkham (Gotham Below) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
  • Mad Hatter (Cameo)
  • Two-Face (Harvey Dent) (Cameo)
  • Ventriloquist (Cameo)
• Batman Villains (Gotham Below)
  • Clayface (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
  • Joker (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Mister Freeze (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Mister Zsasz (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
  • Scarecrow (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
  • Ventriloquist (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
• Bruce Wayne (Gotham Below) (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
• Gotham City Police Department
  • Jim Gordon (Cameo)
• Jevoney's father (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Martin (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
• McKean (Gotham Below) (Single appearance)
• God (Mentioned only)
• The Devil (Mentioned only)
• Martha Wayne (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Martha Wayne (Gotham Below) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Thomas Wayne (Deceased) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Batman's Universe (Unnamed)
  • Prehistoric Era
    • Earth (Flashback only)
  • 1921
    • United States of America
      • Gotham City
        • Amadeus Arkham's House (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
        • Arkham Asylum (Flashback only) (Origin)
  • 1922
    • United States of America
      • Gotham City
        • Arkham Asylum (Flashback only)
  • 21st Century
    • Earth
      • United States of America
        • Gotham Above/Gotham City
          • Arkham Asylum (Cameo)
          • Batcave
          • Under Gotham
            • Court of Owls Headquarters (Flashback and main story)
              • Gateway to Gotham Below (Destroyed) (Cameo)
• Gotham Below (Flashback and main story) (Apparent destruction) (Origin)
  • Arkham Below (First appearance)

Items:

• Batarangs
• Batman's T-Rex (Cameo)
• Batsuits
  • Batrope
  • Utility Belts
• Giant Joker Card (Cameo)
• Firefly's Flamethrower
• Scarface Puppet (Cameo)

Vehicles:

• Batman Below's Plane (Cameo)

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Notes

• Final issue.
• The epilogue of the story suggests that the Arkham Arthur from Gotham Below is the Joker of Batman's universe.

Trivia

• The Ancient Beast from Gotham Below is very reminiscent of Barbatos. Its relationship with his Batman is also a reference to Barbatos trying to be Batman's master.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman: City of Madness series

Links and References

Summary Needed

This page is missing a well-written and detailed synopsis. If there is already a synopsis here, it might need to be modified or expanded. You can help the DC Database by adding a summary of the story.
Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.

This page is missing characters! This page is missing one or more character, location or item appearances. If you find any characters that appear in this issue, episode, movie, game or book but are not included on the page, please add them to the Appearances list of the template.