Batman #112 Puts the Dark Knight Under Scarecrow's Menacing Influence (Exclusive)

DC's upcoming Fear State event will see Scarecrow continue terrorizing Gotham City across DC's Batman Family of titles this fall. While the Dark Knight has been busy dealing with the villain's schemes, he is about to succumb to Scarecrow's menacing influence.

CBR has the exclusive first look at Batman #112 by James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez, part of DC's Fear State. The pages feature Batman tripping hard on Scarecrow gas, as he hallucinates visions of a massive Scarecrow towering over his frightened body. Images of the Dark Knight attempting to escape are also intertwined with these hallucinations.

We also get to see Simon Saint, who has been working in secret with Scarecrow. Saint is shown tinkering with his latest technological creation. The new character is responsible for coming up with the idea of Gotham being controlled and protected by the Magistrate and Peacekeepers, who all played a major role in Future State. The final two pages give a better look at Scarecrow's redesign by Jorge Jimenez as he attacks a motorist and looks over Gotham City from a perching gargoyle statue.

Batman #112 goes on sale Sept. 7 from DC.

Story by JAMES TYNION IV
Art by JORGE JIMENEZ
Clownhunter story written by BRANDON THOMAS
Clownhunter story art by MAX DUNBAR
Main cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
Variant cover by JORGE MOLINA
1 in 25 card stock variant cover by LUCIO PARRILLO
1 in 50 card stock variant cover by KAEL NGU
40 Pages/$4.99 (Card stock variant cover $5.99)
On sale Tuesday, September 7, 2021
A story over a year in the making and set into motion with Infinite Frontier #0, Fear State begins!
Batman played into the hands of The Scarecrow, who has unleashed a coordinated attack on Gotham City through his manipulation of Simon Saint and Peacekeeper-01! But there are other forces at work with the emergence of an “Anit-Oracle,” spreading fake news across all channels and inciting terror and violence in the streets of Gotham!
And in the backup story, Clownhunter has turned down help from Batman, Leslie Thompkins, the Red Hood and everyone else who has offered it to him, thinking that he can handle being a vigilante on the streets of Gotham City all by himself. But when he takes a shot at fighting The Scarecrow one-on-one, he’ll learn very quickly how much in this city he’s not ready for yet…