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+ | * {{Flashalso|[[Jonathan Crane (New Earth)|Scarecrow]]}} {{Origin}} |
* {{a|[[Bo Griggs (New Earth)|Bo Griggs]]}} {{1st}} |
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* {{a|[[Sherry Squires (New Earth)|Sherry Squires]]}} {{Only Dies}} |
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| − | * {{a|[[Joker (New Earth)|Joker]]}}{{Cameo}} |
+ | * {{a|[[Joker (New Earth)|Joker]]}} {{Cameo}} |
| − | * {{a|[[Martha Kane (New Earth)|Martha Wayne]]}}{{Illusion}} |
+ | * {{a|[[Martha Kane (New Earth)|Martha Wayne]]}} {{Illusion}} |
* Raymond Cowper {{Only Dies}} |
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* {{a|[[Thomas Wayne (New Earth)|Thomas Wayne]]}} {{Illusion}} |
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* This issue was published between [[Batman Vol 1 522|''Batman'' #522]] and [[Batman Vol 1 523|''Batman'' #523]]. Issue #523 begins a two-part story-arc centering on the [[Jonathan Crane (New Earth)|Scarecrow]]. |
* This issue was published between [[Batman Vol 1 522|''Batman'' #522]] and [[Batman Vol 1 523|''Batman'' #523]]. Issue #523 begins a two-part story-arc centering on the [[Jonathan Crane (New Earth)|Scarecrow]]. |
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* Earliest chronological appearance of the [[Jonathan Crane (New Earth)|Scarecrow]]; origin revealed in multiple flashbacks in this issue. |
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* Bo Griggs appears next in [[Batman Vol 1 523|''Batman'' #523]]. |
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Revision as of 19:30, 13 February 2020
In the story of my life, the scrawny Scarecrow will win in the end - and the last laugh, I swear, will be mine!! 
Batman Annual #19 is an issue of the series Batman Annual (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1995.
Synopsis for "Scarecrow - Masters of Fear"
Ten Years Ago
Batman responds to a signal from police captain James Gordon. They meet atop the roof of police headquarters and Gordon informs him that the Dean of Gotham University and his four regents had been murdered. The victims all suffered from cardiac arrest, their faces displaying looks of abject horror. They had been literally scared to death. The only clue left at the crime scene was a single piece of straw. Batman takes the evidence and begins investigating the case.
Batman sneaks into the records room at Gotham University and learns about a former professor of psychology named Jonathan Crane. Crane had been dismissed after a violent demonstration in the study of fear resulted in the injury of a student. Batman finds the street address to Crane's apartment and goes to investigate. While there, his foot catches on a tripwire, which activates a spring-loaded scarecrow dummy to leap out at him. Batman kicks the head off the scarecrow, but upon closer inspection, finds himself exposed to a powerful hallucinogen that cause him to relive the death of his parents. Though caught off guard, Batman succeeds in escaping the apartment just as a timed explosive detonates.
Jonathan Crane meanwhile, having taken up the costumed identity of the Scarecrow, attempts to make his mark on the Gotham underworld. Using his fear gas as an incentive, he convinces industrialist James B. Fontana to hire him to eliminate his competitors. The Scarecrow then begins targeting the three men whose business interests are threatening Fontana's livelihood.
Batman later reconvenes for a second meeting with Captain Gordon. The two exchange information and Batman learns about the Joker's attacks against Fontana's rivals. He sets a trap for the Scarecrow and the two soon come to blows. The Scarecrow sprays his fear toxin at Batman, but the dark knight detective has taken precautions against such an attack and defeats him. The Scarecrow is then admitted to Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane where he shares a cell with other notorious patients such as the Joker and Two-Face.
Appearing in "Scarecrow - Masters of Fear"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Scarecrow (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
- Bo Griggs (First appearance)
- Sherry Squires (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Avram Bramowitz (Single appearance; dies)
- Banion (Behind the scenes)
- Craw
- James B. Fontana
- Joe Chill (As an illusion only)
- Joker (Cameo)
- Martha Wayne (As an illusion only)
- Raymond Cowper (Single appearance; dies)
- Thomas Wayne (As an illusion only)
- Two-Face (Cameo)
Locations:
- Gotham County
- Arkham Asylum
- Gotham City
- Gotham City Police Headquarters
- Gotham University
- Park Row (As an illusion only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue was published between Batman #522 and Batman #523. Issue #523 begins a two-part story-arc centering on the Scarecrow.
- This issue is reprinted in the Batman: Four of a Kind trade paperback.
- Earliest chronological appearance of the Scarecrow; origin revealed in multiple flashbacks in this issue.
- This issue establishes that the Scarecrow is the fourth villain in Batman's famed "rogues gallery" that Batman has ever encountered. He is preceded by the Joker, Two-Face and Professor Hugo Strange.
- Includes representations of characters created by Washington Irving as seen in the short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
- Bo Griggs appears next in Batman #523.
- According to the timeline presented in the back of Zero Hour #0, the events from this issue take place approximately nine to ten years before the events of Zero Hour.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman (Volume 3)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
- Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
