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Robin was to make an appearance in the book through interludes at a police station.The lyrics also have some resonance with the themes and symbolism of the book. Using Battle Hymn of the Republic would not only have had fidelity with the existing source, it has a determined and vaguely madcap feel to it that would have suited Arkham's actions at the time. Morrison seemingly mistook 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' to be an alternative name for the US anthem.

Being non-American, Morrison had gotten confused and accidentally wrote him as singing The Star-Spangled Banner instead note the song itself is reasonably well-known in the UK, but the title 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' is much less so and most British people would instead know it as 'Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory' or 'Glory Hallelujah'.

Grant Morrison mentions in the annotated script that the existing Who's Who entry for Amadeus Arkham said he died singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

The implication that Two-Face was starting to go sane did not get followed up on, however.

What Could Have Been: Originally intended to be a canon story, and with several elements later being added to the main storylines (most notably Mad Hatter's implied pedophilia, Destiny's power growing as his body withered, Killer Croc's recovery from nerve gas, and the implication that the asylum itself is an Eldritch Location that feeds on, spreads, and magnifies insanity).

Morrison would later proudly insult those people in the 15th anniversary issue by saying 'Who's laughing now Asshole?'

Troubled Production: Grant Morrison's early version of the script was passed around for people to look at and most of them balked at the attempt to integrate psychological horror and heavy symbolism.

Grant Morrison was delighted by this, since it made an already freaky scene absolutely nightmarish. Dave McKean however, drew the scene with Batman driving the shard through his hand, giving himself an injury that could very well leave his hand useless for the rest of his life. Throw It In: In the infamous scene where Batman stabs his own hand with a shard of glass, the script called for it to be Batman simply lightly nicking himself to snap out of his daze.They preferred in hindsight to have had Brian Bolland draw the novel instead. Grant Morrison had a similar opinion on McKean's artwork, feeling that its abstract style clashed with Morrison's writing.Dave McKean grew disillusioned with his work on the book rather quickly, saying that he didn't take the subject seriously enough, and that his overly lavish art hampered the story.

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