The Mad Hatter is a fictional character in the Batman comics, published by DC Comics. He is modeled after The Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He made his first appearance in Batman #49 in October 1948. Like other Batman villains, he has become a darker character in recent years. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist and writer credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. ... William Bill Finger (February 8, 1914–January 18, 1974) was an American writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series development. ... The Secret Six is the name of three distinct, fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics universe, plus an alternate universes fourth team. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The Mad Hatter is a fictional character, one of the many foes of Batman in the DC Comics. ... Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (IPA: ) (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... “Alice in Wonderland” redirects here. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alex Ross Jokers Reckoning. ...

Fictional character history

Jervis Tetch is fascinated with hats of all shapes and sizes, as well as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass, particularly favoring the chapter 'A Mad Tea Party'. He is obsessive-compulsive, highly delusional, suffers from psychotic manic depression, and can even sometimes be homicidal. It has been hinted in recent years that he is a pedophile, kidnapping little girls with the name "Alice". As shown in Secret Six, he won't eat a piece of food that doesn't have a hat on it. He exhibits delusions and thought processes typical of schizophrenia. Not only is he often known to quote and reference Carroll's Wonderland novels, but he often fails to discern between these stories and reality. He will go to insane lengths to get what he wants. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of childrens literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), and is the sequel to Alices Adventures in Wonderland. ... For other things named OCD, see OCD (disambiguation). ... Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a loss of contact with reality. Stedmans Medical Dictionary defines psychosis as a severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration... Manic depression, with its two principal sub-types, bipolar disorder and major depression, was first clinically described near the end of the 19th century by psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin, who published his account of the disease in his Textbook of Psychiatry. ... Pedophilia, paedophilia, or pædophilia (see spelling differences), is the paraphilia of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to pre-pubescent children. ... The Secret Six is the name of three distinct, fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics universe, plus an alternate universes fourth team. ... Inmates at Bedlam Asylum, as portrayed by William Hogarth Insanity, or madness, is a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder typically stemming from a form of mental illness. ...

Jervis Tetch/The Mad Hatter in his first appearance in Batman #49 (1948).

In his first appearance, the Mad Hatter attempted to steal a trophy from the Gotham Yacht Club, but was foiled by Batman while he tried to rob spectators from a high society horseshow. Tetch was subsequently sent to Arkham Asylum (although that was not revealed until Batman #400, 1986). Image File history File links From Batman #49. ... Image File history File links From Batman #49. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Arkham Asylum as it appeared on Batman: The Animated Series. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

Later a different, moustached Mad Hatter appeared, claiming to be Jervis Tetch, but he was revealed as an impostor and subsequently disposed of once the real Tetch re-appeared. (See further down this page: Impostor Mad Hatter.)

The real Jervis Tetch came back in Detective Comics #510 in 1981. Tetch had with him a pet monkey (named Carroll Lewis, although the Hatter claimed the monkey refuses to tell him how it came to have the name), as well as a mind-erasing machine. Tetch claimed to have killed his impostor, but that turned out to be untrue when the impostor returned one last time in Detective Comics #573 in 1987. Cover of Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). ...

It was in 1983's Detective Comics #526 that Tetch was first portrayed with the mind-controlling devices for which he is now best known. He even slipped one into Scarecrow's hat and took control of him for a short time. Tetch seemed to have died under the wheels of a train, but that turned out to have been another trick. This article deals with the Scarecrow of DC Comics. ...

In the Knightfall saga, the Mad Hatter was the first to strike from the breakout of Arkham. He invited all criminals to a tea party which later Batman and Robin would come. One of the criminals was Film Freak, which he sends to find the person who broke them out of Arkham. Batman and Robin come and defeat the Mad Hatter as Film Freak is killed by Bane.

Tetch had even kidnapped Lucius Fox of Wayne Enterprises and held him for ransom. Once again, Tetch was stopped by Batman, but not before using his advanced equipment to feed information from Fox's mind into his computer. Lucius Fox is a fictional character appearing in Batman comic books by DC Comics. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Tetch at one point became so obsessed with the Alice in Wonderland story, that he begins kidnapping assorted people in Gotham and dressing them up like characters from the story. He manages to kidnap Lt. Gordon's adopted daughter the future Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, in which he casted her in the title role of Alice. The combined efforts of Batman and Gordon led to Tetch's defeat and Barbara's safe escape. Batgirl is a DC Comics superhero. ... Barbara Babs Gordon is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics and related media, created by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino. ...

In Robin: Year One, Tetch devised a plan to implant his mind control devices in Walkmen, which he gave out to young girls at Dick Grayson's school in order to sell the young girls to millionaire third-world dictator Generalissimo Lee. The young Robin managed to defeat the Mad Hatter, however. Sony Walkman Official Logo (2000 — present) Various products of the Walkman line Walkman is a popular Sony brand used to market its portable audio and video players. ... Robin is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe. ... A dictator is an absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes sole power over the state, though the term is normally not applied to an absolute monarch. ...

Mad Hatter's mind control ticket for free coffee and donuts.

One of Tetch's latest plans consisted of implanting his devices in "free coffee and donuts" tickets he handed out in front of the police stations in Gotham. That plan had him controlling most of the cops in the city. He even had Gotham police detectives Crispus Allen and Renee Montoya break into a bank for him. Sasha Bordeaux helped Batman stop him this time around. Image File history File links From the Batman comics. ... Image File history File links From the Batman comics. ... Crispus Allen is a fictional police detective in DC Comics Gotham City Police Department assigned to the Major Crimes Unit (MCU). ... Renee Montoya is a fictional character in DC Comics. ... Sasha Bordeaux is a fictional character in the DC Universe. ...

Tetch shows up in Gotham after it is rocked by a devastating earthquake. He added to his body count, callously murdering a policeman. His goal is to unearth a trove of valuables, which in the end turn out to be classic hats.

More recently, in Gotham Central #21 (September 2004), Tetch tried to escape Arkham Asylum with the aid of a guard under mind control. The guard fired on police and died in return fire. Tetch is shot multiple times and left in critical condition. It was thought he might have died, but a small appearance in Detective Comics #800 (January 2005), in which he was working for Black Mask, proved otherwise. Gotham Central was a police procedural comic book series that was published by DC Comics. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Black Mask is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ...

While working with Black Mask, Tetch implanted a mind control chip directly into Killer Croc's brain, which caused him to mutate again due to the virus he was injected with by Hush and The Riddler. Croc embarked on a quest to get revenge on those responsible for his mutation, and started with Tetch. Batman arrived in time to save Tetch, but Croc escaped. Killer Croc is a fictional character in DC comics. ... This article is about biological infectious particles. ... Hush is a DC Comics supervillain and an enemy of Batman. ... Detective Comics #140 (October 1948), the first appearance of The Riddler. ...

During Infinite Crisis, Tetch was seen, first fighting Argus, then fighting with the Secret Society of Super Villains during the Battle of Metropolis. Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics, beginning in October of 2005. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Secret Society of Super Villains (SSoSV) is a group of comic book villains that exist in the DC Universe. ... The Battle of Metropolis is a fictional DC Comics event. ...

One Year Later

Tetch was revealed to have been involved in the plot by The Great White Shark to frame Harvey Dent for murdering various Gotham criminals in the Detective Comics storyline "Face The Face". The capacity in which he was involved is left vague, however. The Great White Shark is the name of a DC Comics villain. ... Two-Face, from Batman #234, August 1971. ...

Tetch's base of operations in Gotham City was destroyed following a search for an atomic weapon, by Tim Drake, the newest Robin, and Owen Mercer, the newest Captain Boomerang. A recording of Tetch appeared on a monitor screen and told them that the roof would be the final hat they will ever wear as it fell down on them. Robin and Boomerang narrowly make it out of the building. This article is about the fictional place. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ... Timothy Tim Drake is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ... Owen Mercer is a fictional character existing in the DC Comics Universe. ... George Digger Harkness and his son Owen Mercer, both known as Captain Boomerang, are fictional characters in the DC Universe. ...

Afterwards he was approached by Catman, and he joined the members of the Secret Six in opposition of the Secret Society of Super Villains; they have recruited him in hopes of a defense against Doctor Psycho's mind control abilities. Catman may refer to: Cat-Man and Kitten, a pair of superhero characters created by Charles M. Quinlan and Irwin Hasen and first published in 1940 by now-defunct Holyoke Publications. ... The Secret Six is the name of three distinct, fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics universe, plus an alternate universes fourth team. ... The Secret Society of Super Villains (SSoSV) is a group of comic book villains that exist in the DC Universe. ... Doctor Psycho is a supervillain in Wonder Womans rogues gallery. ...

When Ragdoll attacked the Secret Six under Dr. Psycho's control, Tetch put on what he called his "thinking cap" and went into a seizure. After the Six crash-landed, they were attacked by the Doom Patrol, who came close to apprehending the Six until Mad Hatter stepped in and used his mind control abilities to subdue the Doom Patrol singlehandedly, going so far as to almost make Elasti-Girl eat Beast Boy before Scandal stopped him. The Six commented to themselves afterwards that even they had no idea Jervis could do this. The Ragdoll is a colorful supervillain in the DC Universe. ... The Doom Patrol is an idiosyncratic DC Comics superhero team. ... Elasti-Girl is a superhero of the DC Comics universe and a member of the Doom Patrol. ... Beast Boy (real name Garfield Mark Gar Logan) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a shapeshifting superhero who is a former member of the Doom Patrol and member of the Teen Titans. ...

In a later issue of Secret Six, Tetch revealed that he designed a hat to make him happy beyond the measures of what illegal drugs can. He also stated that he had planted miniature listening devices around the House of Secrets to keep tabs on his fellow members. After revealing the true motives of Scandal to leave the team, the Secret Six go after her, finding themselves at Vandal Savage's temple in the mountains, where Doctor Psycho starts attacking the team. Tetch is about to get the upper hand on Doctor Psycho when Cheshire appears and stabs him in the back with a poisoned dagger. For the OTEP album, see House of Secrets (album). ... Scandal is a DC Comics supervillain. ... Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics universe. ... Cheshire, real name Jade Nguyen, is a DC Comics villain, one of the worlds top assassins and mercenaries. ...

Scandal tended to Hatter's wound, and Catman administered an antidote to Tetch. While the Six faced off against Cheshire and Vandal Savage, Hatter took on Doctor Psycho one on one, and emerged victorious despite his injuries, possibly killing Dr. Psycho with Cheshire's dagger.

At the end of the mini-series, Hatter saved Scandal from falling to her death, and the Six befriended him, which no one had ever done for him before. As Hatter stood atop Savage's destroyed base with Ragdoll, he promised to be a very good friend in return. Ragdoll then pushed Hatter off the roof, seemingly to his death, saying there was "only room for one dandy freak on the team".

On the final page, it was revealed that Tetch survived the fall. Heartbroken, he vowed revenge on the rest of the Six.

Changes in physical appearance

The Mad Hatter has gone through many changes in his physical appearance over the years, but has always had the basic look. In his debut, he was a very short brunette--or auburn--haired man. When he reappeared in the early 1980s, he was depicted as of average height, with blond hair. In later years, he was short again but with white hair. Today, Tetch has red hair much like his impostor did, but his size and height still seem to vary. Constants throughout his depictions are a slightly overlarge head and (more recently) very large teeth. In the recent Secret Six #6 (December, 2006), Tetch claims to suffer from macrocephaly. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Macrocephaly (from the greek words μακρύς, meaning long, and κεφάλη, meaning head), a type of cephalic disorder, is a condition in which the head circumference is larger than average for the age and sex of the infant or child. ...

Powers and Abilities

While the Mad Hatter has no inherent superpowers, he is a brilliant neurotechnician with considerable knowledge on how to dominate and control the human mind, either through hypnosis or direct technological means. Usually, the Hatter places his mind control devices in the brims of hats, but has been known to utilize other devices as well. More recently, he has been able to directly influence the minds of others at a distance without any apparent equipment, however, this is probably due to his skill at miniaturizing and concealing technology rather than a newly-emerging metahuman ability.

The Mad Hatter is not above using his own inventions on himself, such as creating a hat that can cause him both extreme bliss, as well as return him to lucidity when he deems it necessary.

Impostor Mad Hatter

The impostor Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter.

After the real Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter had been sent to Arkham following his debut, a very different Mad Hatter appeared, who claimed to be Jervis Tetch. This Mad Hatter first appeared in Detective Comics #230 in April 1956, and, unlike the original, was sane and sported a gaudy mustache. He was primarily a thief, apparently obsessed with completing his private collection of hats from all nations, cultures, and historical periods. He often constructed various weaponry concealed inside his hats like flame-throwers and buzzsaws. Image File history File links The Mad Hatter impostor, from the Batman comics. ... Image File history File links The Mad Hatter impostor, from the Batman comics. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The headgear he wanted most was, of course, Batman's cowl. In numerous attempts he tried to de-cowl Batman. After many tries, he was successful, after spraying the cowl with a radioactive substance causing Batman to remove it. No sooner did the Mad Hatter put it in his collection than Batman and Robin arrive. They had traced the cowl with their "super sensitive Geiger counter" in the Batplane.

Later on, in Batman #297 (March 1978), "Tetch" claimed to have gone straight, but that turned out to be a lie. In 1981, it was revealed that he was in fact an imposter when the real Jervis Tetch returned. The real Hatter claimed to have killed his imposter, but the fake Mad Hatter appeared one last time in 1987 in Detective Comics #573, where he ended up being beaten by Batman and has never appeared since. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Other versions

Mad Hatter has appeared in the Justice League Unlimited spin-off comic book, specifically #8.

In Amalgam Comics, the Mad Hatter is combined with Arcade to form Alice Arcade. Amalgam Comics was a metafictional American comic book publisher, and part of a collaboration between Marvel Comics and DC Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters to create new ones (e. ... Arcade is a fictional character and supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Appearances in other media

Television appearances

Batman series of the 60's

The Mad Hatter as portrayed by David Wayne in the 1960s Batman series.

In this series, Jervis Tetch/The Mad Hatter was played by actor David Wayne. He was based on the Mad Hatter from the comics at the time, who had not yet been revealed to be an imposter. He appeared in four episodes: "The Thirteenth Hat," "Batman Stands Pat," "The Contaminated Cowl," and "The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul." Image File history File links Caption from Batman, the 60s television series. ... Image File history File links Caption from Batman, the 60s television series. ... David Wayne (January 30, 1914 - February 9, 1995) was a Tony Award-winning American actor with a career spanning nearly half a century. ... This article is about the 1960s television series. ... This article is about the 1960s television series. ... David Wayne (January 30, 1914 - February 9, 1995) was a Tony Award-winning American actor with a career spanning nearly half a century. ...

In "The Thirteenth Hat" and "Batman Stands Pat", Tetch kidnapped the jurors that had previously incarcerated him, along with their hats. He was also after Batman's cowl, his "thirteenth hat." He had a female accomplice named Lisa, who worked at a hat boutique. She helped Tetch kidnap her boss, who was one of the jurors who had helped put him away, and aided in the rest of his scheme to foil Batman and Robin. In the end though, he was defeated and sent back to prison.

In "The Contaminated Cowl" and "The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul", Tetch tried to get at Batman's cowl with the use of radiation. He sprayed the Dark Knight's cowl with radioactive material, assuming that he would take it off for fear of being contaminated. The radiation turned the cowl pink, but Batman (having previously taken an Anti-Radiation Bat-pill) did not remove it, and Tetch was again defeated. Radiation hazard symbol. ...

Jervis Tetch was one of the only main villains who was known by his real name (as well as his criminal name) in the 1960s Batman series.

Batman: The Animated Series

In Batman: The Animated Series the Mad Hatter was voiced by Roddy McDowall. He was animated as an average height/sized man with blonde hair. He appeared in the following episodes: "Mad as a Hatter", "Perchance to Dream", "The Trial", "The Worry Men", and (in a non-speaking cameo) "Make 'Em Laugh" and "Joker's Wild." Image File history File links From Batman: The Animated Series This work is copyrighted. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English/American actor. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English/American actor. ... The Worry Men is an episode of the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series. ...

A technical and electronic genius, Jervis Tetch experimented with animals using mind controlling microchips stored within hats to stimulate brain waves. His love for Alice in Wonderland, as well as his infatuation for his secretary, Alice, embittered and obsessed him to the point of insanity. Donning the guise of The Mad Hatter, he attempted to win her affection by taking her out on the town after her boyfriend dumped her. She misinterpreted the gesture, however, as simply a way to cheer her up, and unwittingly spurned his affections. Driven over the edge, Tetch used his mind controlling microchips to turn Alice into his robot-like puppet. After Batman captured him, Tetch realized the futility of pursuing Alice's love and instead pursued a life of crime while nursing a vendetta against Batman. A genius is a person of great intelligence. ... Electroencephalography is the neurophysiologic exploration of the electrical activity of the brain by the application of electrodes to the scalp. ...

Paul Dini, writer of this episode, once claimed that it was inspired by a true story^[1] involving a shy technical designer who had unrequited feelings for someone at work, so he shot his workplace up. Paul Dini is an American television producer of animated cartoons. ...

During his second appearance, Tetch trapped Batman and put him in a virtual reality realm which gave Batman his greatest desires, described as Batman's "own private Wonderland". When Batman finally freed himself from the equipment, he demanded to know why Tetch had used the machine rather than simply kill him. Sobbing, Tetch replies, "You, of all people, have the gall to ask me that?!! You ruined my life! I was willing to give you any life you wanted, just to keep you out of mine!"

Tetch uses his mind controlling chip to induce his victims into a trance, which either extracts information from their minds or makes them highly subjective to doing his bidding. This chip can also tap into an unused potential of the mind which can increase the subjects strength and stamina, turning them into the ultimate henchmen. He is a prominent member of the rogues gallery, who occasionally conspires with the others to destroy Batman and Robin. Image File history File links From Batman: Gotham Knights This work is copyrighted. ... The New Batman Adventures was the successor to the highly acclaimed American animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. ... An altered state of consciousness is any state which is significantly different from a normative waking beta wave state. ... Rogues gallery is a police collection of pictures of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes. ... Robin is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe. ...

The New Batman Adventures

In The New Batman Adventures, the Mad Hatter was once again voiced by Roddy McDowall. This time around, though, he was animated as a very short, thin, rodent-like man; the blond hair was changed to a more white/greyish colour. He appeared in the episodes "Over the Edge" and "Animal Act". He also made an appearance in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Knight Time", where his expertise in nanotechnology allowed him to unwittingly save Batman from Brainiac. The New Batman Adventures was the successor to the highly acclaimed American animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. ... Over the Edge is the title of an episode from The New Batman Adventures. ... The following is an episode list for the animated television series Batman: The Animated Series. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ... Buckminsterfullerene C60, also known as the buckyball, is the simplest of the carbon structures known as fullerenes. ... Brainiac is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and frequent opponent of Superman. ...

Video game appearances

The Mad Hatter was a boss in the video game The Adventures of Batman & Robin for the Sega Genesis and Sega CD. He was the master of a virtual reality world filled with mechanical rabbits and psychedelic imagery. His appearance, while based on that of the character from Batman: The Animated Series, also bore elongated eyelashes on his left eye; a direct reference to Alex DeLarge from the film version of A Clockwork Orange. “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... The Sega Mega-CD (Japanese: メガCD) is an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive released in Europe, Australia, and Japan. ... This article is about the simulation technology. ... Alex at the Korova Milkbar as depicted by Malcolm McDowell in the 1971 film Alex is the narrator and antihero of Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange and the movie adaptation, in which he is played by Malcolm McDowell. ... Clockwork Orange redirects here. ...

References

External links

• Review/psychological evaluation of "Mad As a Hatter"