Mad Hatter (DC Comics)

Mad Hatter
Mad Hatter on the cover of Gotham Central #20 (August 2004) Art by Michael Lark.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Batman #49 (October 1948)
Created by	Bill Finger (writer) Lew Sayre Schwartz (artist) Bob Kane (concept)
In-story information
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Secret Six Secret Society of Super Villains Wonderland Gang
Notable aliases	Fez The Fedora Fanatic
Abilities	Mind control techniques

The Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. He is modeled after the Hatter from Lewis Carroll's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a character often called the "Mad Hatter" in adaptations of Carroll.^[1] A scientist who invents and uses technological mind control devices to influence and manipulate the minds of his victims, the Mad Hatter is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery.^[2]

The Mad Hatter has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including feature films, 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.