S1E19 - Issue 19 - Scarecrow

Don't be afraid, it's just the latest episode of Capes on the Couch featuring Gotham's premier fear fetishist, Scarecrow! Anthony & Dr. Issues talk about how Jonathan Crane would be a mage, and Anthony goes on a non sequiter about cookies. It's par for the course, really - listen now! SHOW NOTES: IntroductionBackground (02:50) Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson - World's Finest Comics #3 (Sept. 1941) - only made 2 Golden Age appearances, later revived in the 1960sJonathan Crane was bullied as a child because he looked like Ichabod Crane, becomes obsessed with making others afraidBecomes a psychologist, works at Arkham and conducts secret experiments on patientsUtilizes a fear gas that creates hallucinogenic visuals of victim's worst fearsOften allies with other members of Batman's rogues gallery Worked with Hugo Strange in the Terror storyline, but betrayed himRobbed a bank with Mad Hatter during Long HalloweenPart of Two-Face's gang in Dark Victory - puts fear gas in children's toys on Christmas EveHelps Riddler fight Catwoman in When in RomeTeams with Joker in Knightfall to ransom the Gotham mayor - sprays fear gas on Joker, but has no effectHired by Penguin during As the Crow Flies - ends up mutated into Scarebeast creatureWorks for the Riddler and Hush during Hush storyline - uses knowledge of other criminals to manipulate their fearsRecruited by Black Mask in Battle for the Cowl arc - helps create a new drug called Thrill, but defeated by BatgirlBlackest Night/Brightest Day - Immune to fear and yet addicted to it, he allies with Sinestro, who gives him a yellow power ring, until it is stolen by Lex Luthor under the spell of the orange greed ring - kills LexCorp interns for revenge, and creates a new fear toxin capable of affecting a KryptonianNew 52 - Origin story now that he was subjected to fear experiments as a child by his father, who died of a heart attack while Jonathan was trapped in a room for days - became obsessed with fear, and was fired from his job for covering an arachnophobic student in spidersAllies with other villains against Bane in the Forever Evil arc, but ends up hanged by Bane as a symbol that he has Gotham under his controlRebirth - Makes some appearances, and then uses a Sinestro Corps power ring to make citizens afraid of BatmanIssues (19:25) Obsession with fearArrested development - many issues stem from childhood, often speaks in nursery rhymes (27:45)Treatment (33:39) In-universe - Use lantern rings to get him to feel other emotions, or call upon heroes/villains he respectsOut-of-universe (37:35)Skit (46:07)Ending References: "Everything is Awesome" from The Lego Movie - Anthony - 02:42Tank - Gaming concept - Anthony - 08:18Cut Lex Luthor a Check - TV Trope discussed by Anthony - 12:45Reformed but Rejected - TV Trope mentioned by Anthony at 13:00The Shadow - Pulp hero - Anthony - 13:57Flooding - Psychological treatment technique - Dr. Issues - 17:24Hysterical strength - Anthony - 25:00 Arrested Development - TV series - Anthony - 27:53Arrested Development - Rap group - Anthony - 27:54Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude - German expression meaning "joy at suffering of others is the best kind of joy" - Anthony - 35:31Hannibal Lecter - Anthony - 36:28Hydrox - Cookie - Anthony - 54:45 iTunes: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: hereTwitterFacebookE-mailPatreon