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Batman 189

BATMAN #189

Cover Date: February 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1966-12-02

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks: Joe Giella (signed)


Story: "Fright of the Scarecrow!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsSheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
InksJoe Giella
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Brave and the Bold #70; next in Justice League of America #51; also in flashback in between flashbacks in issues #208 and #234)

Supporting Character(s):

Alfred Pennyworth (last in Detective Comics #359; next in issue #190)
Robin (last in Teen Titans Vol. 1 #7; next in Detective Comics #360; also in flashback in between flashbacks in issue #234)

Villain(s):

Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane; first Silver Age appearance; last chronological appearance in flashbacks in Batman Annual #19; next in issue #200; see Comment)
the Scarecrow's gang (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Jeremy T. Fall (first appearance; a millionaire friend of Bruce Wayne's)
Jonathan Crane's fellow professors and students (in flashback)
some young boys in Gotham City (first appearance of all; Andy named)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave

Comment(s):

The four page prologue of the story is based on the Golden Age Scarecrow's origin, as presented in World's Finest Comics #3/10 (fall 1941): "The Scarecrow!"

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Batman #3 ([July] 2008)
Batman Arkham: Scarecrow (2016)

Solicitation:

The first appearance of Scarecrow in the Silver Age! How will Batman survive his greatest fears?


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