Comic Title: Batman #189
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1967
On Sale Date: December 6, 1966 Newsstand Date December 6, 1966
Source: Direct Currents, Action Comics #345, Page 16

Copyright Date December 2, 1966
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1966

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan. and April; (semi-monthly, Dec.)
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Fright of the Scarecrow"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Batman Scarecrow Tales TPB (2005)
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 3 TPB (2008)
Batman Arkham:Scarecrow TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #359; next appearance in Justice League of America #51)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #359; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #164)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Detective Comics #359; next appearance in Batman #190)

Villain(s)

• Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane; first Earth-1 appearance; next appearance in Batman #200)
• Scarecrow's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jeremy T. Fall (a philanthropist; no further appearances)
• Andy (a young boy; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story introduced the Scarecrow of Earth-1. His origin presented in this story is an adapatation of the eleventh story of World's Finest Comics #3 which featured the Earth-2 Scarecrow.

Synopsis:
While entertaining youngsters in Gotham Park Dick Grayson witnesses the Scarecrow retrieving buried loot from a past robbery. Dick calls Batman and together they battle their old foe. The Scarecrow escapes by dousing the Caped Crusaders with fear gas.

When Batman and Robin recover from the gas, they find a clue that allows them to track down the Scarecrow. However, the trail leads to a trap. The heroes are blinded and attacked by two jungle cats. Using their wits Batman and Robin escape the trap. They are then able to decipher another clue in order to locate Scarecrow. This time the heroes prevail and defeat their opponent.