The Mad Hatter
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Real Name
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Jervis Tetch
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First Appearance
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Batman (Vol. 1) #49 (October–November, 1948)
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Creators
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Bill Finger, Lew Sayre Schwartz
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Team Affliations
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Secret Six, The Society, Wonderland Gang
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Aliases
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None
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Base of Operations
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Gotham City
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Powers
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None
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Skills and Abiilities
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Genius-level intellect, Trained neuroscientist
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Paraphenalia
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mind-control technology
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The Mad Hatter is a supervillain in the DC Universe who has mastered mind control technology and a recurring enemy of Batman.
Origin[]
Jervis Tetch was a brilliant neuro-surgeon who created a device capable of controlling minds. After succumbing to his own madness, he became a criminal with a mind control gimmick, calling himself the Mad Hatter, after a character from his favourite novel, Alice in Wonderland.