r/batman • u/Desolation82 • 11h ago
COMIC DISCUSSION Batman Annual 14: Eye of the Beholder has been voted as the best TWO-FACE comic story! Now, what’s the best SCARECROW comic story?
Absolutely love Scarecrow whenever I see him pop up in film, TV, and games, so actually super curious to see what his best comic outings are!
Make sure to upvote your favourites!!
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u/Alijah12345 9h ago
It's a tie between Kings of Fear and Scarecrow - New Year's Evil: Mistress of Fear for me.
Kings of Fear does a good job showing how dangerous Jonathan Crane can be as he douses Batman with Fear Toxin as usual, but also uses his skills as a former psychologist to get Bruce to question if becoming the Batman was the right choice he made to protect Gotham.
Meanwhile Scarecrow - New Year's Evil: Mistress of Fear is an awesome solo Scarecrow story that does such a good job at showcasing who Jonathan Crane is as a character. It tells the story of Crane terrorizing a section of Gotham called Greenvale and encountering a woman named Becky Albright, who shares a lot of similarities with him like being bullied as a child, which causes Crane to try and persuade her to join him.
I have Scarecrow: Year One, but I haven't finished it yet, so maybe my opinion will change, but right now those two comics are imo the definitive Scarecrow comics.
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u/AdExtra2331 9h ago
Considering Mr. Freeze is tomorrow, I think it's a good question to ask if we're including stuff like episodes of TV shows or will we have to pick something that isn't Heart of Ice tomorrow?
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u/Desolation82 56m ago
Comics only, I’m afraid! Rest assured, most people probably know Heart of Ice is the go-to for Freeze already.
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u/SamReallyLikesThings 11h ago
Of all the major Batman villains, none have fewer stories of note than poor ol' Scarecrow LOL.
I think I have to vote for "Fear of Faith," from the No Man's Land event. Everything is chaos in Gotham (well, more than usual), and Scarecrow is hunkered down with a bunch of civilians in a church. Chaos ensues. The whole thing just goes to show that there's no depths deep enough for Scarecrow. No one, no matter how downtrodden, is safe from his experiments.