Jonathan Crane (Justice)

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Real Name	Jonathan Crane
Main Alias	Scarecrow
Other Aliases	Dr. Crane
Affiliation	Legion of Doom
Base Of Operations	Gotham City · Hall of Doom
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Professional Criminal · formerly Psychologist
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Justice
Creators	Bill Finger · Bob Kane
First Appearance	Justice #1 (October, 2005)

You only need to ask yourself how you are going to save them. How will you fight back when your every defensive blow will crush a skull? Break an arm? Make a cripple? We are LEGION!

— Scarecrow

Scarecrow is an enemy of Batman and a member of the Legion of Doom.

History

Origin

Batman became a bat so that criminals would fear him. But he never forgot that they too, use fear. Johnathan Crane was called a scarecrow long before he turned to crime, wore a costume, and created fear-based hallucination-inducing gasses to render his victims powerless before him.

There are some, in academic circles, who suggest that Crane turned to crime and his masquerade because of the jeers and taunts of peers back when he was a professor of psychology. But crime is more than merely the result of the effects of such opperssion. Crime is a choice. The desire to take advantege of someone else is one that overwhelms the desire to live rightly with others.

The want for power over others, the need to be feared: these are common elements among those who commit crime and those who fight it. It may be truth that Crane fears most: that he had a choice and chose poorly.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Chemistry: Creator of the Fear Toxin.
• Intimidation: Whether it's the way he looks at his victims, his physical appearance or his toxin's effect the Scarecrow instills fear in all who see him.
• Violent Dancing: A variation of Kung Fu suited for his body type.
• Psychology
• Medicine
  

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• Scarecrow's Fear Toxin

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• Character Gallery: Jonathan Crane (Justice)

Footnotes

Batman Villain(s) This character, team or organization, has been primarily an enemy of the Batman, or the Batman Family as a whole. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Batman Villains."

Legion of Doom member This character is or was a member of the Legion of Doom, a team of supervillains called together for the purpose of conquering the world and defeating the Super Friends, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Doom members" category.