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Jonathan Crane   ·   DC Comics   ·   Prime Earth

Scarecrow

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Jonathan Crane was the Scarecrow, a criminal in Gotham City who took pride in spreading fear using his specially-designed fear toxin.

Scarecrow

Creators

  • Jerry Robinson
    Jerry Robinson
  • Bill Finger
    Bill Finger
  • Bob Kane
    Bob Kane

Information

  • Alternate Aliases & Titles
    Master of Fear
    Scarebeast
    Schrocken
  • First Appearance (Pre-Crisis, Earth-Two)
    World's Finest Comics #3
    Aug 1941
  • First Appearance (Pre-Crisis, Earth-One)
    Batman #189
    Feb 1967
  • First Appearance (Post-Crisis)
    Detective Comics #571
    Feb 1987
  • First Appearance (Post-Flashpoint)
    Batman #1
    Sep 2011

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Team & Affiliations

Legion of Doom
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Former

History

Jonathan Crane's father was a failed psychologist who was obsessed with fear. A cruel and abusive man, broken by the loss of his wife, his father subjected Crane to countless psychological experiments, searching for a way to overcome and master the ability to feel fear. These experiments often involved locking poor young Jonathan alone in the dark in the basement of their house, despite Jonathan screaming and crying to be let out, and testing his psychoactive chemicals on his son.

At school, Jonathan was bullied and tormented by his fellow students for his gaunt appearance and social awkwardness, resulting in an overwhelming sense of isolation throughout his childhood. On one occasion when Jonathan was locked in the basement, his father had a heart attack and died, forcing Jonathan to breathe the fear gas his father had pumped in until the police finally arrived. Jonathan was rescued, but severely traumatized.

Jonathan grew up to become a professor of psychology at Gotham University, but was fired for his unorthodox methods, which involved abusing students with his own experiments in fear. Later, he attempted to become a practicing psychologist, but he flew into a rage when one of his patients refused to see the value of overcoming their fears; Jonathan murdered them. From that point onward, he dedicated himself to using the most extreme methods imaginable—pursuing his obsessions as the Scarecrow.

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