this psychotic is constantly taking
Batman on a trip down the rabbit hole
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
Jarvis Tetch otherwise known as the Mad
Hatter when you won’t you will you won’t
you won’t you join the dads
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1948 Batman number 49
and which was expanded upon in Detective
Comics number 526 and 1992’s Batman the
Animated Series episode 27 mad as a
hatter a criminal obsessed with Lewis
Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland the Mad Hatter is one of the
oldest and strangest of Batman’s
villains he was originally portrayed as
a tiny man with a gas gun that mounted
unusual heists such as stealing a trophy
from the Gotham Yacht Club and robbing
the spectators of a high society horse
show quickly captured by Batman and
incarcerated in Arkham Asylum the
original character of Jarvis catch would
only reemerge several decades later in
1981 during his long absence an imposter
with a moustache had filled his shoes
using the identity to steal for himself
a large assortment of hats including
Batman’s cowl upon making his return the
true Mad Hatter disposed of the fake
regained his identity adopted a pet
monkey named Carol Lewis and began using
mind-control devices though his true
origin has only been hinted at in the
comics the characters origin tale was
best revealed in Batman the Animated
Series in the episode mad as a hatter
Jarvis Tetch was depicted as a genius
scientist with a shy and kind demeanor
and a large overbite and of course he
was employed by Wayne Industries tasked
with discovering a means of unlocking
the brain’s potential Tetch conducted
experiments on animals through the use
of a control band and electrodes instead
of enhancing the subjects cognitive
functions he instead discovered a way to
control brainwaves due in no small part
to his insatiable obsession with Lewis
Carroll and The Adventures of Alice in
Wonderland Tetch had developed an
infatuation for his secretary Alice
gathering his courage he asked her out
on a date
following her breakup with her boyfriend
and wore a Mad Hatter costume in an
effort to impress her I’m here
to help you forget your recent
heartbreak Gotham can be a wonderland
Alice
during their night out touch tested his
invention on a pair of thugs who tried
to rob them placing microchip cards on
their heads they became obedient to his
every wish and he instructed them to
jump into the river the thugs were saved
by Batman who quickly discovered the
mind-control cards that had been placed
on their heads
the next day ketch was horrified to
learn that Alice had reunited with her
boyfriend and had become engaged having
a mental breakdown he used his
technology on her fiance making him call
off the wedding
when Batman’s investigation led him to
the Hatter The Dark Knight was caught in
a fight with several of the Hatter’s
victims who had been turned into
costumed henchmen escaping with Alice
the Mad Hatter realized that she could
never love him so he used his
mind-control microchip card to make her
his obedient puppet upon his defeat the
villain pledged to avenge himself on
Batman for having Brewin his fantasy the
Mad Hatter has since been portrayed as a
darker and more dangerous foe in all of
his subsequent appearances he is teamed
up with and controlled other members of
Batman’s rogues gallery recently the Mad
Hatter showcased an all-new look in the
video game Batman Arkham City in which
he caused Batman to fall into a
frightening psychosis are you Irish
sorry Jervis it’s me
Catwoman yes I need my Alice
Batman on a trip down the rabbit hole
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
Jarvis Tetch otherwise known as the Mad
Hatter when you won’t you will you won’t
you won’t you join the dads
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1948 Batman number 49
and which was expanded upon in Detective
Comics number 526 and 1992’s Batman the
Animated Series episode 27 mad as a
hatter a criminal obsessed with Lewis
Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland the Mad Hatter is one of the
oldest and strangest of Batman’s
villains he was originally portrayed as
a tiny man with a gas gun that mounted
unusual heists such as stealing a trophy
from the Gotham Yacht Club and robbing
the spectators of a high society horse
show quickly captured by Batman and
incarcerated in Arkham Asylum the
original character of Jarvis catch would
only reemerge several decades later in
1981 during his long absence an imposter
with a moustache had filled his shoes
using the identity to steal for himself
a large assortment of hats including
Batman’s cowl upon making his return the
true Mad Hatter disposed of the fake
regained his identity adopted a pet
monkey named Carol Lewis and began using
mind-control devices though his true
origin has only been hinted at in the
comics the characters origin tale was
best revealed in Batman the Animated
Series in the episode mad as a hatter
Jarvis Tetch was depicted as a genius
scientist with a shy and kind demeanor
and a large overbite and of course he
was employed by Wayne Industries tasked
with discovering a means of unlocking
the brain’s potential Tetch conducted
experiments on animals through the use
of a control band and electrodes instead
of enhancing the subjects cognitive
functions he instead discovered a way to
control brainwaves due in no small part
to his insatiable obsession with Lewis
Carroll and The Adventures of Alice in
Wonderland Tetch had developed an
infatuation for his secretary Alice
gathering his courage he asked her out
on a date
following her breakup with her boyfriend
and wore a Mad Hatter costume in an
effort to impress her I’m here
to help you forget your recent
heartbreak Gotham can be a wonderland
Alice
during their night out touch tested his
invention on a pair of thugs who tried
to rob them placing microchip cards on
their heads they became obedient to his
every wish and he instructed them to
jump into the river the thugs were saved
by Batman who quickly discovered the
mind-control cards that had been placed
on their heads
the next day ketch was horrified to
learn that Alice had reunited with her
boyfriend and had become engaged having
a mental breakdown he used his
technology on her fiance making him call
off the wedding
when Batman’s investigation led him to
the Hatter The Dark Knight was caught in
a fight with several of the Hatter’s
victims who had been turned into
costumed henchmen escaping with Alice
the Mad Hatter realized that she could
never love him so he used his
mind-control microchip card to make her
his obedient puppet upon his defeat the
villain pledged to avenge himself on
Batman for having Brewin his fantasy the
Mad Hatter has since been portrayed as a
darker and more dangerous foe in all of
his subsequent appearances he is teamed
up with and controlled other members of
Batman’s rogues gallery recently the Mad
Hatter showcased an all-new look in the
video game Batman Arkham City in which
he caused Batman to fall into a
frightening psychosis are you Irish
sorry Jervis it’s me
Catwoman yes I need my Alice
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