Batman #262
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Scarecrow's Trail of Fear!", Batman confronts a bizarre criminal who weaponizes absurd local laws to spread chaos—turning quirky ordinances from places like Vancouver, Traverse City, and Triadelphia into deadly traps. Written, drawn, and inked by Henry Boltinoff, this 1975 classic blends noir mystery with offbeat humor, all capped by Ernie Chan’s striking cover.
In "The Scarecrow's Trail of Fear!", Batman races against time to recover a stolen prize hidden on a bustling carnival grounds, where the Scarecrow's chilling fear gas turns the midway into a nightmare. As the Dark Knight battles both petty thieves and the psychological terror unleashed by the villain’s sinister formula, every shadow and scream feels like a trap.
In "The Round-Robin Death Threats," Bruce Wayne finds himself ensnared in a deadly game of psychological manipulation when a series of hypnotic letters begin targeting him and others, each laced with traps designed to turn allies into unwitting killers. The story unfolds with chilling precision, as paranoia spreads and every gesture risks becoming a fatal mistake.
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↩ Reprints Detective Comics #308 (1962), Detective Comics #366 (1967), Detective Comics #367 (1967), Batman #229 (1971), Batman #237 (1971), Batman #246 (1972), Batman #249 (1973)
Reprinted in Comic Reader #114 (1975), Batman Classics #79 (1976), Läderlappen #10/1976 (1976), Lynvingen #10/1976 (1976), Superman #24/1976 (1976), Batman #853 (1977), Batman Poche #5 (1977), Läderlappen #8/1977 (1977), Batman: Scarecrow Tales #[nn] (2005)
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