Batman: Black & White || The Psychology of The Scarecrow
This short 8-page comic was included with an issue of Gotham Knights, and it remains one of Crane’s most underrated tales. This story recounts Jonathan’s Crane’s life and how he learned to fear again, thanks to the Batman.
The story starts off like any other, with Scarecrow causing pain and suffering in the hearts of his victims. Jonathan is narrating the story this time, recounting about fears and phobias as he often does. He lists off several phobias before coming to the conclusion that he, the Scarecrow is never afraid.
In this canon, Crane suffered for all phobias. He used to teach at Gotham University, where these fears plagued him every night. However instead of cowering in the comer, he welcomed the feeling of terror.
He wanted to share this feeling, so like anyone living in Gotham, he put on a costume and became the Scarecrow. He created his patented Fear Toxin, and used it on both himself and his victims. More so himself, he enjoyed that feeling of fear and fright. It invigorated him.
However, after many years of overdoses and overexposure, his body became used to the toxin and the many fears he had once felt where replaced with one. Pantophobia. The fear of fearlessness. He was empty inside.
Crane tired many things, from kidnappings, to hangings, to even putting a gun to his neck. He felt nothing, not even when staring down the barrel of a gun.
But soon he found hope, a savior if you will…in the Dark Knight.
Scarecrow absolutely loved the thrill of the chase, a real life game of cat an mouse, and this time…he was the mouse. He craved that feeling, now he had a reason to live again. After all…
There is nothing to fear bu fear itself.
And Batman.
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