Hidden within each doll was a tiny microchip designed to activate when the person fell asleep, making the person prone to hypnotic suggestion. Using what little funds he had left, he made his way to her site and (disguised, of course) used a heartwarming story to convince the wealthy lady to invest in miniature Worry Men dolls, and to give them out to her friends. Months later, the Mad Hatter had been released from Arkham and had learned of Veronica Vreeland's trip to South America. The Mad Hatter during his "Worry Men" escapade Batman escaped from the dream-reality, and captured the Mad Hatter, sending him once again to Arkham. As a result, Bruce was eventually able to discover the true nature of the trap. Despite his incredible plan, the Mad Hatter was unable to predict that Batman and Bruce Wayne were the same man. However, though he had never become Batman, Batman still existed in the dream world. Everything seemed so vivid that Bruce began believing it was reality. In the 'dream world' created by the Hatter, Bruce's parents were never murdered, and he was engaged to Selina Kyle. During this time, Bruce Wayne's entire reality was altered. Luring Batman into a trap, he knocked the vigilante out and put him into a machine-induced coma. The Mad Hatter eventually escaped from Arkham. The Hatter has given Bruce his own dream life. Alice and Billy were reunited, and the Hatter went to Arkham Asylum with a broken heart. Batman, however, evaded capture, and defeated the Mad Hatter. Using his mind control, Tetch had created a small army of drones (dressed in Wonderland garb) to detain the Dark Knight. Seizing Alice, Tetch fled to Gotham's Storybook Land park, and turned the Alice In Wonderland exhibit into a lair of sorts.
He then set forth to woo Alice into his arms, by filling her apartment with flowers, and may have succeeded if not for the intervention of Batman, who had discovered Tetch's secret. Though the night went well, Alice only saw his actions as the kindness of a good friend, and when Billy apologized and subsequently proposed to her, she happily agreed.įurious, Tetch took control of Billy's mind and forced the man to end the engagement. Donning a costume, he dressed himself as Alice in Wonderland's Mad Hatter, and armed with his mind control technology (which he had imprinted on to circuit cards encoded with the character's famous 10/6 logo), Tetch took Alice out on the town, and created the illusion that he was a celebrity within Gotham.
After a fight, it seemed Alice and Billy were through, and Tetch made his move. Though Tetch had an infatuation for her, he found out that she was already dating Billy. While at Wayne Enterprises, Tetch worked with the secretary named Alice.
His initial tests allowed him to "civilize" lab rats, but he quickly developed technology that was advanced enough to control even human brains.
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Using a series of electric antennae and receivers, he actually succeeded. However, he soon began experiments developing technology that would not strengthen the mind, but enslave it. In spite of this, Tetch was a shy and kindly neuroscientist working for Wayne Enterprises, specializing his studies on enhancing the brain's potential. The book is written by James Tynion IV, with art by Riccardo Federici, colors by Chris Sotomayor and letters by Clayton Cowles.Jervis Tetch, while very intelligent and technically brilliant, coped with loneliness and apparently had difficulty with social integration and relating to others. There is vast potential in the Mad Hatter, and in Batman: Fear State Alpha #1, the Scarecrow reveals even he admires Tetch. However, he remains a minor member of Batman’s rogues' gallery, even after appearing in various animated series and video games. Interpretations of the Mad Hatter have varied over the years, from a harmless goofball to a cold-blooded, child-killing monster. Shunned by society due to his appearance, Tetch uses his scientific training to develop mind-control techniques that he uses to commit crimes.
The Mad Hatter is neuroscientist Jervis Tetch. The Mad Hatter first appeared in 1948’s Batman #49 and was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Lew Sayre Schwartz. And whether the Hatter knows it or not, his technology is about to help usher in a new era of terror for Gotham City. In Batman: Fear State Alpha #1, on sale now in print and digital, the Scarecrow professes his admiration for the second-string villain, revealing that there is much more to the Mad Hatter than fans realize. Spoilers ahead for Batman: Fear State Alpha #1!ĭC has confirmed that the Mad Hatter is Batman’s most underrated villain.
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