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Created by | Bill Finger Bob Kane |
Original source | Comics published by DC Comics |
First appearance | World's Finest Comics #3 (September 1941) |
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The Scarecrow, a supervillain in DC Comics and an adversary of the superhero Batman, has been adapted in various forms of media, including films, television series, and video games. The character has been portrayed in film by Cillian Murphy in The Dark Knight Trilogy , and in television by Charlie Tahan and David W. Thompson in the Fox series Gotham , and Vincent Kartheiser in the HBO Max streaming series Titans . Henry Polic II, Jeffrey Combs, Dino Andrade, John Noble, Robert Englund, and others have provided the Scarecrow's voice in animation and video games.
Scarecrow appears in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU).
Scarecrow appears in the Batman: Arkham series, voiced by Dino Andrade in Arkham Asylum and Arkham Underworld, and John Noble in Arkham Knight. [29] This version wields a mechanical gauntlet with four hypodermic needles laced with his fear toxin. [30]
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