Batman: Scarecrow Tales Paperback – May 1, 2005

Batman:Scarecrow tales is a collection of 8 tales. Which starts off with the introduction in 1941 of the scarecrow,s origins who was interested in the study of human fears and phobias in which ever since he was a child was nicknamed the "Scarecrow", for his hideously gawky and ungainly appearance in the body for being too lanky and uncordinated in it,s movements of the body in which was therefore referred to as Ichabod Crane from the legendary sleepy hollow novel for his uncanny resemblance: to the character itself in the story.Jonathan crane was once upon a time a boy who was disgraced at having every one run away from him and shun at him hideously for his ghoulish exterior in which he eventually lashed back at everyone for taunting and teasing him because of his ghoulish exterior using a special fear inducing gas in which he eventually installed in it,s victims to became a specialist at creating fear inducing-gas to evoke fear of phobias in his opponents thoughts and memorys.Jonathan Crane was once a professor who turned into a criminal mastermind who was also a psychologist who once used his knowledge of the mind to manipulate fear of strange phobias in people. Since his introduction in 1941 the scarecrow has always been one of Batman's most mentally unstable and unrelenting foes to defeat. In which you will find out in this collection how much of a unrelenting a foe he is aganist the batman in his ghoulish defeats of primal fear aganist him.The stories span from 1941 right through till 2002. Nothing is missed out in These tales because they are a fan's delight to read in and browse through as a book of knowledge which reaches inside the true nature of the scarecrow and reveals a slightly soft humane side to him in the six days that he existed within the story. This is a book for fans of the scarecrow and if your not a fan of the scarecrow then dont bother buying this book.Me and my son like all the stories in this book they all show the various sides to the scarecrow from criminal mastermind, to legendary expert in phobias of fear,itself.He is the king of fear and this is what he does best and in this book which is excellent as per usual in all of the Batman mythos,in which when reading it becomes more sophisticated and gritier as the story progresses along. My two best stories to read are from the 90's one where scarecrow is trying to destroy a girl who isn't afraid of him and the next is how Batman tries to overcome his fear after getting a good dosage of fear-inducing gas.A perfect collection of scarecrow stories that are a from this tragic figure of a character that has grown and developed throughout the years in the dc comics universe.

If you've read the most recent representations of the Scarecrow, you may feel as though they have messed the character up. He just recites nursery rhymes and randomly sprays people with fear gas. He is not a calculating, sociopathic madman with grand ambition. I believe the latter should define the Scarecrow character. That is what he was for nearly forty years. This collection shows how well the Scarecrow character can be written if you make him a serious threat. I only disliked two stories; "Joker vs. Scarecrow" and the story at the very end that was a short from a recent "Gotham Knights." The reason I disliked the second was because it was so short and felt like it was filler. Nonetheless, there is some redemptive dialogue between Bruce and his bodyguard at the end. Scarecrow has really been dealt a blow. Once he seemed capable of implementing impressive plans as he stood on his own as a villain. Lately he has spent too much time on someone else's puppet strings. This collection will remind you of what a resourceful, clever, and diabolical villain the Scarecrow really is.

Amazing comic, ranging from Batman's early days to the polished 21st century look. My favorite out of the eight would be the 6 days of Scarecrow, I'm not going to give away anything but it was my personal favorite a recommended buy!

It advertise as very good. When I opened the package, it was damaged with folds and bends and a tear in it. It was very disappointing.

Excellent book!

Classics never go out of style IMO....don't know where Nolan got the idea that I guy in a suit and a potato sack could be construed as SCARECROW, but "What's done is done." I just wish DC would go back to it's old ways...I so despise THE NEW 52 and everything that came after 2001. This is a great collection, I only gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I wish DC would look before they leap, and try to include stories from the 70's to the 90's which haven't been re-released in TPB form. If you've ever read THE GREATEST BATMMAN STORIES EVER TOLD and THE GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD. I'm sure you'll know what I'm talking about.

In this collection, we get to know the master of fear a little better, The Scarecrow. Just like The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told was released in 1988 in anticipation of the '89 Batman movie featuring The Joker, Scarecrow Tales was released close to Batman Begins, which features The Scarecrow and helped introduce him to the general non-comic reading public. The good thing about that is the stories range from 1941 all the way to 2002.This book is shorter than the Joker stories, featuring only 8 tales, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. We start off with his origin story in 1941 which introduces us to Jonathan Crane, a man who is tired of being laughed at, and decides to use what he knows from psychology to strike fear into those who would mock him. After that we skip way forward in time to the late 60's and so forth. Apparently the Scarecrow didn't become a very prominent villain until the 70's, probably because if the greatest Joker stories are any indication, writers were using him in abundance during the 50's and 60's.Pretty much all the 8 stories in here are above average. There is one Batman-less story from The Joker comic strip that features The Scarecrow as a guest villain, which didn't really make any sense by the end. However, there are a few real gems in there such as The Scarecrow's Trail of Fear, Fear For Sale, and one of my favorites, The 6 Days of the Scarecrow. Mistress of Fear also gives us a chance to feel sorry for Crane and reveals his soft side (although even his soft side is psychotic). The final story ends on an abrupt note, but overall we are still treated to some great Scarecrow comics.

The book was fine when it arrived. All the pages were in tatct. There were no rips or anything in the book itself. It would be nice to be able to see the condition of the book first, and hear about any types of problems with the item. But the item was like new, so it is all okay.

A fantastic collection of Scarecrow orientated tales and pin up art. Containing 8 separate tales spanning between 1941 and 2002 this show Scarecrow at his best and worst. Whether hes acting like an everyday thug or torturing a sick young girl this does a fantastic job at showing not just the evolution of Scarecrow as a character but the evolution of Batman comics as a whole. This also provides are rare glimpse at the original Batgirl Barbara Gordon in action and Jason Todd in his stint as Robin neither of these characters have sofar been provided much presence in many collected editions.The art varies as to be expected. getting some great 40s cheesiness mixed with the dusky 70s and finally moving onto the dark and gritty late 90s and 00s.Although originally released in 2005 to capitalise on the release of Batman Begins which also débuts Scarecrow to the big screen this book is definitely still worth a read to this day. its great example of the changing world we live in and shows what it took to be a villain in the early days of comic books and what it takes to evolve and still be relevant to this very day.Collects Batman #189, #262, Batman: Gotham Knights #23, Detective Comics #503, #571, The Joker #8, Scarecrow #1 and Worlds Finest Comics #3