Dr. Jonathan Crane was a professor of Psychology at Gotham University, specializing in the psychology of fear. As he grew up he was bullied due to his bookishness and his gangly figure. He became the Scarecrow to get even with the bullies at school. After his dismissal from Gotham University, for firing a bullet at a flowerpot to get his point across, he killed those people responsible for his dismissal.
Now, using a variety of fear gases and his freakish costumes, the Scarecrow instills fear in all who see him.
A scarecrow is a device (traditionally a mannequin) that is used to discourage birds like crows from disturbing crops.
The scarecrow was commonly used in 19th century English Literature, as shown by its presence in the L.
Another animated scarecrow from children's fiction was Worzel Gummidge, who first appeared in series of novels by Barbara Euphan Todd in the 1930s, and later in a popular television adaptation.