After finishing work on Arkham Asylum, Pinkney was apparently poisoned by Cobblepot but survived by using a remedy provided by Amadeus Arkham, though faked his death to avoid him. These were also developed by print mogul Henry Cobblepot, who also hired Pinkney and began a tense rivalry with Wayne. In the 1800s, the city quickly grew with the influence of Judge Solomon Wayne and architect Cyrus Pinkney.
Eventually, the British took over the settlement. Gotham City was founded in the mid-1600s by Scandinavian settlers, who endured harsh winters and conflicts with the local tribe, the Miagani, to build the city.
