Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #3
Publisher: DC (World's Best Comics Company)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Fall 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: August 15, 1941 Copyright Date August 15, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941

Frequency: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 96
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "The Riddle of the Human Scarecrow"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Limited Collectors' Edition C-37 (1975)
Batman:The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC (2002)
Batman Scarecrow Tales TPB (2005)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 4 TPB (2007)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman Arkham:Scarecrow TPB (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 2 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #7; next appearance in Detective Comics #56)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #7; next appearance in Detective Comics #56)

Villain(s)

• Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane; first appearance; origin revealed; next appearance in Detective Comics #73)
• Frank Kendrick and Richard Dodge (a businessman and owner of a department store; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Paul Herold (Kendrick’s business partner; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Martin (a college president; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bookworm and college psychology professor Jonathan Crane turns to racketeering to earn money for his books. He dresses as a Scarecrow and uses fear as a weapon in his crimes. His activities bring Crane into contact with Batman and Robin. He manages to escape them after the initial encounter, but Batman is tipped off to Crane’s identity by the president of the college Crane works for. In a second meeting, Batman is successful in apprehending Scarecrow and ending his reign of terror.