Mad Hatter (DC Comics)

The Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch) is a fictional Batman character who appears in comic books by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger and Lew Sayre Schwartz, the Mad Hatter made his first appearance in Batman #49 (October 1948). He is based on the character of the same name from Lewis Carroll's famous novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Fictional character biography

Tetch used to be a scientist who invented mind-control things before being fired. He dresses-up as the Mad Hatter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Powers and abilities

He usually uses had-guns, poison smoke guns, or mind-control things.

In other media

The Mad Hatter has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including feature movies, television series, and video games. He has been voiced by Roddy McDowall in the DC animated universe and Peter MacNicol in the Batman: Arkham video game series, among others. He has also been portrayed in live-action by David Wayne in the 1960s Batman series, and Benedict Samuel in the Fox series Gotham. A variation of the character named Liam Crandle appeared in the third season premiere of the Arrowverse series Batwoman, portrayed by Amitai Marmorstein.