Batman Beyond
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Most of Batman's biggest villains are reflections of parts of his personality. The ability to induce fear is central to Batman, and Dr. Jonathan Crane, or The Scarecrow is a former professor with an obsession with fear. Let's look at this fascinating character, and all the scarecrow has done throughout the years, and what all he still might do!
Plot Synopsis
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The Scarecrow's real name is Dr. Jonathan Crane. He is a former professor of Psychology at Gotham University, and has had a lifelong obsession with the emotion of fear. The Scarecrow is extremely intelligent, often making well planned and meticulous plots to achieve his aims. His signature weapon is his fear-toxin, which he uses to cause nightmarish hallucinations on his victims. History Scarecrow was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane and made it's debut in 1941 as part of the Word's Finest #3 - “The Riddle of the Human Scarecrow”, where Dr. Crane was introduced as a professor of Psychology in Gotham University. Since the year was 1941, it could be that it was actually Jerry Robinson who did the artwork (as a Ghost Artist) rather than Bob Kane. Right from childhood, he grew up enjoying frightening birds. He grew up in a poor family and was fascinated with the emotion of fear, and became obsessed to study it further, and to further analyze and experiment on it. Crane is one of the few villains whose backstory was shown in a Batman story in the Golden Age. This added further depth to the character right from his debut itself.