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Scarecrow (DC) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

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Character/DC

Scarecrow

Jonathan Crane, Batman villain

1,498 appearancesSince 1941

Scarecrow first appeared in World's Finest Comics #3 (1941-10), published by DC. 1,498 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Jonathan Crane

Character history

Key issues

6 issues

World's Finest Comics
#3
first appearance
1941-10-00
Batman
#189
origin retold
1967-02-00
Batman Annual
#19
origin retold
1995-09-00
Countdown
#19
origin retold
2008-02-00
Batman: The Red Death
#1
death
2017-11-00
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Limited Collectors' Edition 37 (Facsimile Edition)
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origin retold
2025-01-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Batman
1940–2011
39 issues →
Batman
2016–2026
29 issues →
Detective Comics
2011–
22 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

1937–2011

21 issues →

Superman / Batman cover

Superman / Batman

2003–2011

10 issues →

Batman: The Dark Knight cover

Batman: The Dark Knight

2011–2014

10 issues →

Batman: Shadow of the Bat cover

Batman: Shadow of the Bat

1992–2000

9 issues →

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

1992–2007

9 issues →

Batman Eternal cover

Batman Eternal

2014–2015

9 issues →

Batman and Robin Eternal cover

Batman and Robin Eternal

2015–2016

9 issues →

Batman: Gotham Knights cover

Batman: Gotham Knights

2000–2006

8 issues →

Nightwing cover

Nightwing

1996–2009

6 issues →

Forever Evil: Arkham War cover

Forever Evil: Arkham War

2013–2014

6 issues →

Batman '66 Meets the Man from U.N.C.L.E. cover

Batman '66 Meets the Man from U.N.C.L.E.

2016–2016

6 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2017–2020

6 issues →

Batman: Kings of Fear cover

Batman: Kings of Fear

2018–2019

6 issues →

The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox cover

The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox

2021–2022

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Batman '89: Echoes cover

Batman '89: Echoes

2024–2025

6 issues →

Catwoman cover

Catwoman

1993–2001

5 issues →

Justice cover

Justice

2005–2007

5 issues →

Trinity cover

Trinity

2008–2009

5 issues →

Harley Quinn cover

Harley Quinn

2016–2020

5 issues →

Batman / Superman: World's Finest cover

Batman / Superman: World's Finest

2022–

5 issues →

Batman: The Brave and the Bold cover

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2023–2025

5 issues →

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2009–2010
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2009–2009
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