Jonathan crane was originally a wellrespected professor, although he lost credibility when he obsessively took his experiments too far and descended into madness. He does not commit any crimes for fun or for revenge, but as an experiment to further develop his fear gas. Scarecrow dc comics wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. God of war art director shares his designs for batman. His scarecrow costume, lanky appearance and surname were inspired by ichabod crane of the horror fable the legend of sleepy hollow. He has invented a panicinducing chemical gas known as fear gas that makes people see their greatest fears. Yes, its a story from the spinoff series based on the old 1960s batman show. Back in the batcave, bruce and ryder cannot seem to figure out how the scarecrow is getting to everyone. Its a new era in crimefighting for the city, as this gang is excessively violent and unforgiving. Images of the scarecrow voice actors from the batman franchise. He was portrayed in the batman nolan film trilogy by cillian murphy. The scarecrow jonathan crane is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by dc comics, created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson. Although batman has developed a number of remedies to counteract these toxins, crane is constantly improving upon his formula, creating more potent and deadlier versions.
In this classic toon, scarecrow is voiced by ted knight which. Like the recent run in batman dark knight that someone mentioned earlier, or when he just messes with everyones head without the gas, and the whole scarebeast thing. Gotham adventures, and finally batman adventures with no the. What comic book villain should i do next support the channel, become. Scarecrow tales which is a collection of eight stories spanning more than 60 years.
Nicknamed the scarecrow as a teenager, crane was bullied and chastised for his. Batman saves the little girl, by the time he gets back, the scarecrow has disappeared. Jonathan crane was interested in the study of human fears and phobias ever since he was a child. A sick and twisted man, his ultimate goals of crippling gotham with fear were foiled by batman. Years later, he became a professor at gotham university, where he began. Batman springs into action, going after the girl and telling robin to take on scarecrow. Scarecrow batman comic book price guide sell my comic books.
Sep 28, 2017 the scarecrows first noncomic book appearance was in the 1968 the batmansuperman hour episode the great scarecrow scare. The selfproclaimed master of fear is an obsessive exprofessor of psychology in gotham city who uses a variety of experimental toxins to exploit the. He was featured several times in the emmywinning 1990s cartoon batman. Published on nov 27, 2016 its time for another look at comic book covers, this time featuring the master of fear the scarecrow, batmans creepiest enemy. He was created by bob kane, bill finger and jerry robinson. The animated series, where he was first played by henry polic ii. Scarecrow has been the star of my comic book collection for many years now with eddie in 2nd place. The scarecrow constantly proves to be a dangerous threat to the dark knight not due to physical. Jonathan crane, alias the scarecrow, was a psychology professorturnedsupervillain who created the fear gas to terrorize his victims and make a name for himself in gotham citys criminal underworld. It started in october 1992 and was relaunched several times to match the various retoolings of the tv series, becoming successively the batman and robin adventures, batman. After reaching adulthood, crane decided to study every single aspect of fear until he became a master on the subject. Great deals on scarecrow batman comic book hero action figures. Batman scarecrow goes back to the very beginning, to jonathan cranes birth and questionable lineage, and follows his story up to his first appearance taking on batman and robin.
Scarecrow is a comic book supervillain owned by dc comics, who primarily appears as a member of batman s rogues gallery. The plot line for the movie was supervised by francis ford coppola, the mentor to morel both worked on the. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Click on any image or link to see the current values of this superscary batman villain. Feb 09, 2016 it has some pretty excellent scarecrow stories in it collected from from the 1940s to one of the more recent new 52 appearances. Find great deals on ebay for scarecrow dc comics and dc comics scarecrow figure. There are very few differences, but most importantly, the portrayal of jonathan crane from the film is different from the comics in that crane isnt working at arkham. As the guardian of gotham, batman strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies utilizing terror. Read just a dream scarecrowjonathan crane x reader from the story batman oneshotsimagines by creatvre adrienne with 11,737 reads. Only this time, hes wielding a massive weapon upgrade that makes him a way more.
The gas mask is also present, although this one is quite dusty. The batman adventures was the official tiein comic of batman. The chechen, his thugs, scarecrow, and scarecrow s thugs met in an empty parking lot to discuss the negative effects of scarecrow s drug had on the chechens customers, with one in particular who was brought along as an example. For much of the scarecrows comic book past, he was simply a psychiatrist obsessed with the concept of fear as the result of being bullied in childhood not only by classmates in school, but. He also provided the voice of the dc comics supervillain scarecrow in the 2015 video game batman. Christopher nolans dark knight trilogy and the arkham video games have introduced the master of fear to a whole new generation, and the character seems bigger nowadays than he has ever been.
The scarecrow s first noncomic book appearance was in the 1968 the batman superman hour episode the great scarecrow scare. Some distinctive objects are still placed in order to make the comic book connection such as the fear toxin spray can and a giant scythe. Scarecrow escapes arkham asylum in the mass escape organized by bane, and uses his fear gas to manipulate the mayor, later joining up with the joker and holding the mayor hostage to attract batman. Professor jonathan crane was a renowned psychiatrist, but his childhood was plagued by abuse and fear. This fan made death battle features scarecrow from the dc comics and mysterio from the marvel comics. Jonathan crane master of fear the sinister scarecrow scarebeast ichabod crane schrocken dr. Professor jonathan crane, also known as the scarecrow, was a villain in batman. Just a dream scarecrowjonathan crane x reader wattpad. Batman writers of the 1960s revived him and he has since consistently appeared in batman comic books. A trail of death and straw leads the dynamic duo in a race to identify and stop gothams newest serial killer, but the demons that shaped the scarecrow aren. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940.
Jonathan crane, or also better known as the scarecrow, is a supervillain from the batman series. My only real complaint with it is there were one or two comic repeats from the other scarecrow collection book dc did with the same idea called batman. Scarecrow batman comic book hero action figures for sale. The movie stars cilian murphy as johnathan crane and colin farrell as greg mccanister, the two main characters. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc comics superhero batman. Arkham knight, where his character served as the main antagonist. Like many batman villains, the scarecrow is a dark reflection of batman himself, in this case, through the use of fear and intimidation. When gerald crane has shown up in the comics, such as in 2005s year one. Scarecrow is a comic book supervillain owned by dc comics, who primarily appears as a member of batmans rogues gallery. Scarecrow is one of batmans earliest enemies and one of his most deadliest foes. Crane has always had the decency to wear his mask on the outside.
Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Jan 01, 2005 this comic book is actually 2 separate origin stories. Scarecrow has long been a popular villain in batmans universe, but in recent years, his popularity only seems to increase. The costume looks like scarecrow s more classic look mixed with elements of his more recent appearances. Scarecrow batman comic book hero action figures for sale ebay. However, his obession with fear caused him to lose his sanity and, adopting the name of. Nov 27, 2016 its time for another look at comic book covers, this time featuring the master of fear the scarecrow, batman s creepiest enemy.
One of batman s and dc comics greatest villains so i had to keep my comic book villain fix going. This comic involves lots of the scarecrow and makes him the first. Murphy played the character of jonathan crane scarecrow in the batman films of the dark knight trilogy 20052012. The meeting was interrupted by the batmen impostors of batman who wore armor and wielded firearms. The series was originally intended to focus only on gordons early days with the. Crane made use of his secret stash of fear toxin, intending.
What were the differences between the scarecrow in batman. What i like about this character is how he comic book. Sep 01, 2015 the scarecrow is on the loose in this exciting comics and chapter book hybrid. He is also the writer of many battales for dc comics, including coscripting the bestselling robin year one, batgirl year one, and nightwing year one miniseries. Dc gives batman villain the scarecrow a deadly upgrade cbr. Scarecrow easily held his own against the impostor batmen, until. The job was relatively easy as the book was initially published on a quarterly schedule. Developed by bruce timm, paul dini, and mitch brian, and produced by warner. But as ric watches a place he calls home slowly change, uncertain if its for better or worse, one particular batman rogue has come to town to wreak havoc.
He spends most of his time in arkham asylum and has been a member of the. Jonathan crane is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero batman. Scarecrow, gerald crane explainer hollywood reporter. Scarecrow tattoo, scarecrow batman, scarecrow cosplay, comic books art, comic art. As the workload increased, new creators were brought along to assist kane and finger produce the necessary batman stories for the book. Scarecrow is a brilliant psychologist turned supervillain who fights batman in gotham city, specializing in techniques and chemicals that manipulate fear. The scarecrow and batman were created by bill finger and bob kane.
Batman scarecrow miniseries, hes also been the subject of a murder attempt by jonathan. Mysterio, is a whatif death battle adopted by venage237. As a young boy, jonathan crane had an interest in fear, scared two girls of his school with two snakes on one occasion. You get some great backstory on the scarecrow and his origins. See more ideas about scarecrow batman, batman and scarecrow dc. Jonathan crane, a dc comics supervillain mainly appearing in batman books. It has some pretty excellent scarecrow stories in it collected from from the 1940s to one of the more recent new 52 appearances. Scarecrow is one of batmans longest running foes, and as such, is a good place to observe the medium itself as it adapted and changed over the years. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern. Scarecrow is one of batman s earliest enemies and one of his most deadliest foes. Batmanscarecrow goes back to the very beginning, to jonathan cranes birth and questionable lineage, and follows his story up to his first appearance taking on batman and robin. Now the scarecrow has fitted the dark knight with a helmet that slowly gives him fear gas as part of a twisted experiment. In the new 52 a reboot of the dc comics universe, scarecrow is a central villain in the batman family of books and first appeared. Scott beatty is the author of many batbooks, including the batman handbook quirk books, the definitive guide on how to fight crime like the caped crusader.
The character was revived in the silver age by gardner fox and sheldon moldoff, and has. Scarecrow s my favourite bat villain but a lot of his stories tend to play him off as one of batman s chump villains only for someone else to try and reinvent him. The scarecrow made only two appearances in the 1940s. The scarecrow incident in question is never elaborated on, but it seems pretty likely that its a reference to the events of batman begins, which culminated in a massive gas attack on the city. See more ideas about batman, scarecrow batman and comic art. Today, two criminalssupervillains, who are known to both commit crimes, and break people minds by. The scarecrow premium format figure by sideshow collectibles is available at for fans fo dc comics, batman and the scarecrow. Scarecrow was one of the arkham inmates on the jokers party list, and who was released during the clown prince of crimes takeover of arkham island, both to distract batman and for the jokers general amusement as cranes experiments often left his victims dead of heart attacks.
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