Jervis Tetch was one of the few main villains who was known by both his real name and his criminal name in the 1960s Batman series. The radiation turned the cowl pink, but Batman (having previously taken an Anti-Radiation Bat-pill) did not remove it, and Tetch was again defeated. In 'The Contaminated Cowl'/'The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul,' Tetch tried to get at Batman's cowl with the use of radiation. He sprayed the Dark Knight's cowl with radioactive material, assuming that he would take it off for fear of being contaminated.

In the end though, he was defeated and sent back to prison.

She helped Tetch kidnap her boss, who was one of the jurors who had helped put him away, and aided in the rest of his scheme to foil Batman and Robin. He was also after Batman's cowl, his 'thirteenth hat.' He had a female accomplice named Lisa, who worked at a hat boutique. In 'The Thirteenth Hat'/'Batman Stands Pat', Tetch kidnapped the jurors who had previously incarcerated him, along with their hats. His main weapon was his trick top hat, in which concealed a set of eyes that would pop up and shoot a hypnotic beam at his enemy. He was based on the Mad Hatter from the comics at the time, who had not yet been revealed to be an impostor. He was portrayed by the late David Wayne. He is an evil genius who has the power to hypnotise people. If you enjoyed this week’s episode of “Gotham,” you should check out the rest of “Mad As A Hatter” and other episode of “Batman: The Animated Series” on Amazon Video.Jervis Tetch a.k.a The Mad Hatter is a recurring villain in the 1960s Batman Television Series. When Batman spots two criminals committing suicide as a result of Jervis’ chips, he recognizes them from Jervis’ experiments at Wayne Enterprises and hunts him down.Īlso Read: 'The Batman': A Short History of The New 52īatman and the Mad Hatter eventually have their final showdown in a Wonderland-esque maze of cards, which you can view above. Jervis goes mad with rage, using his mind control device to make him break up with her again and then ultimately takes over Alice’s mind to turn her into the Alice of Lewis Carroll’s famous tale. Unfortunately, she ends up back with his boyfriend. When the object of his affection has a falling out with her boyfriend, Jervis takes the identity of the Hatter and puts on a show to impress Alice. In the classic episode, “Mad As A Hatter,” Tetch is a scientist for Wayne Enterprises who has developed computer chips that allow him to take over the minds of others. But in the ’90s, he was introduced to a new generation of fans through “Batman: The Animated Series,” though he did not have the hypnosis abilities his “Gotham” incarnation has. While “Gotham” has changed Jervis’ background so that the Alice he longs for is his sister, the comics have him obsessed with a childhood sweetheart whom he could never let go of.Īlso Read: Why Ben Affleck Chose Deathstroke as 'The Batman' Villainįor some time, the Hatter was a relic of the lighter, sillier period of Batman comics.

While not the most physically imposing villain, The Mad Hatter specializes in psychological warfare with his mastery of hypnosis and mind games.īut while he plans to terrorize Gotham City with his tricks, he also suffers from delusions of his own, namely his obsession with “Alice In Wonderland,” and the Alice in his own life. “Gotham” is digging deeper into the roster of Batman villains in Season 3, and this week the show has introduced one of the lesser-known but odder foes from the franchise: Jervis Tetch, a.k.a.

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