Unofficial Batman Index |
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)
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Credits:
Story | Gardner Fox |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane) |
Inks | Joe Giella |
Lettering | Gaspar Saladino |
Editing | Julius 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):
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?