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[theme music]

Bam

zap

bang

zap zap

swoosh

[instrumental music]

[male narrator] We now return to "The Super Powers Team."

[lightning crashing]

[intense music]

[tires screeching]

[laughing]

The coast is clear, Strawman.

Let's go.

[lightning crashes]

Sounds like we're in for a rough night.

You don't know how rough.

What the...?

Ch-chameleons.

[laughs] Watch them change color.

[zapping]

[male 1] Oh, no!

Yikes! Get them away.

[laughing]

I've induced herpetophobia.

[Scarecrow] The fear of lizards.

[Scarecrow laughing]

[Batman] Things seem pretty quiet below us.

[thunder rumbling]

Hm. I wish I could say the same for up here.

Hmm, That's strange.

A farm truck next to the Gotham Electronics building.

- We'd better check it out. - Right.

No, no!

Go, go away.

[male 2] Somebody help.

Gosh, what's got those guards so scared.

Look, Robin, one of the Scarecrow's fear transmitters.

Bang

Hah, th-they're gone?

Now to get Scarecrow.

Hah, with these new components

I can boost the power of my fear transmitters.

Scarecrow, it's-it's Batman.

[laughing]

My old nemesis.

It's high time we met again.

[zapping]

Hey, what's...

Yeow!

Steady, Robin, it's just an acrophobic illusion.

Scarecrow is magnifying your fear of heights.

You've got to close your mind to it.

Thud

What?

[Scarecrow] Stop him.

Ohh!

Crash

[Robin] Good going.

Now my turn.

Swoosh

thud

Scarecrow got away.

That's what he thinks.

[Scarecrow laughing]

[panting]

Bat, I'll never outrun him.

[panting]

This one's got to work.

It-it must.

No!

Clank

Give it up, Scarecrow, you're coming with...

[lightning crashing]

Ah, this place.

This place!

He's afraid.

[lightning crashing]

[rain splattering]

Batman.

[laughing]

Gosh, Scarecrow is getting away.

Batman.

Batman, are you okay?

Batman!

[instrumental music]

[male 2] It just doesn't end up, boss.

The Batman ain't afraid of anything.

Idiot, I know fear when I see it.

And something about that alley frightened him.

Horrified him.

Well-well, what could it be?

Whatever it is, I'll use it to bring Batman to his knees.

[crow caws]

[Superman] I don't understand, Robin.

This strategy session is crucial.

Batman should be here.

[Wonder Woman] He must have some reason for not coming.

All I can tell you is he hasn't been the same

since he lost Scarecrow back in a place they call Crime Alley.

And that was more than a week ago.

Sounds like something is terribly wrong

with our old friend.

Maybe it's time one of us

paid a visit to the Wayne Mansion.

[tires screeching]

Smashing party, Master Bruce.

Everyone seems to be having a great time except for the host.

Sorry, Alfred, I guess I'm not in a party mood.

Forgive me, sir, but you have been frightfully moody lately.

It has me quite concerned.

[Gordon] Bruce, there you are.

I can't thank you enough for allowing us

to hold the policeman's ball on your estate.

[Bruce] My pleasure, commissioner.

I'd like you to meet Professor Jonathan Crane.

Nice to meet you.

He's helping us on the Scarecrow case.

Oh, what's the latest?

Not much since Scarecrow gave Batman the slip.

Well, Batman will win in the end.

After all, he is the man with no fear.

I wouldn't be so certain of that, commissioner.

There's no man without fear.

Not even the guardian of Gotham City.

[chuckles] Really now, professor.

What could possibly scare Batman?

I haven't a clue, but the Scarecrow might.

What makes you say that?

Well, he is the master of fear.

Sooner or later, he's bound to discover the one thing

that even frightens Batman.

And when he does, I fear that the Caped Crusader's

crime fighting days, they will be numbered.

1,028, 1,029, 1,030.

Master Dick.

Ah! Yeow!

Sorry, Alfred. I was trying to break my record.

You should be at the party.

Oh, no, I'm afraid the commissioner's niece

is going to ask me to dance, again.

How's Bruce doing?

Not well, I'm afraid.

Yeah, I was hoping the party would lighten him up a little.

If I could only figure out what shook him up

so badly back at Crime alley.

[gasps] Crime alley!

It's that alley, isn't it?

Why has it had such a weird effect on him?

I'm not sure it's for me to say.

Come on, you can tell me.

- I'll tell you. - Master Bruce.

Right after the party.

It's about time you knew the whole story.

- Mind if I listen in? - Diana.

Forgive me, but your friends have been

very worried about you.

[Batman] As crazy as it sounds

that's what's been troubling me so much.

You afraid of an alley.

I can't believe it.

I could hardly believe it myself, but it's true.

You see, Crime alley wasn't always called Crime alley.

[Batman] Years ago, it was part of a fashionable neighborhood.

Did you like the movie, son?

Oh, yeah, dad.

That Robin Hood was something else.

[lightning crashing]

Oh, dear, it looks like rain.

Come on. We'll take a shortcut through this alley.

No, I don't want to.

[female 1] Well, there's nothing to be afraid of, Bruce.

It's only the dark.

[thunder rumbling]

[Batman] But I was frightened.

Very frightened.

And then we saw him.

[gasping]

This is a stick up.

Give me your purse, lady.

Oh, no!

[male 2] You heard me.

Keep your hands off my wife.

Look out, he's got a...

[lightning crashing]

[bag thudding]

Mommy, daddy! No...

[Batman] And so I found myself alone in the world.

A boy who secretly screamed for justice.

It's time to get home, Master Bruce.

[Batman] From that day forward, I vowed to avenge my parents' fate

by devoting my life to fighting crime.

Worked hard at it.

Building my body.

[grunting]

Pushing myself to the limit.

Hiyaa!

My word.

And I studied to countless hours.

I learned that criminals are a cowardly lot.

Which gave me the idea to wear a disguise that would strike

fear in their hearts.

But what disguise?

And then the answer came to me like an omen.

And so I became Batman.

The man with no fear.

Except for one, the fear of the place

where I lost the two people I loved most.

I haven't been back since that terrible night.

I never realized that that was the same place.

I'm, I'm so sorry, Batman.

We'll just have to stay away from that alley from now on.

No, we won't.

I've got to conquer my fear of

that place once and for all.

Crime alley is just up ahead.

You can drop us off there.

Swoosh

Good luck, Batman.

Thanks for the lift.

[glass shattering]

Oh-ho, trouble.

Would you look at all those jewels.

Forget the jewels, pea brain.

That's not why we're here.

Why can't we do a little shopping until Batman arrives?

- Ah! - So soon.

[laughing]

Catch us if you can...

Swoosh

Batman, they're heading down Crime alley.

I can't let that stop me now.

[zapping]

[male 2] This is a stick up.

[echoing] Stick up, stick up, stick up...

Oh, no.

[thunder rumbling]

[Bruce] Mommy, daddy...

Mommy, daddy...

Mommy, daddy...

Batman!

Hey, got to get Wonder Woman back.

[beeps]

Oh, no, you don't.

Crack

Take him away while I take care

of the man with no fear.

[Scarecrow laughing]

[male narrator] We now continue with "The Super Powers Team."

[zapping]

[intense music]

No, no!

[laughing]

Swoosh

Ah!

Swoosh

Great Jupiter.

Grinch! Robin's signal must have gotten through.

It'll take more than this to hold me, Scarecrow.

Hey, where did he go?

[zapping]

And I was so close.

No, no.

Hmm, must be a fear transmitter somewhere.

Ah, just as I thought.

crack

Ah! Wh-where am I?

Oh, Yes. This alley again.

The nightmare is over, Batman.

No, no, It's just begun.

Scarecrow has Robin.

Alright, where is he?

Where is Scarecrow?

No, please, don't ask.

[Professor Jonathan] Interrogation will do no good.

Apparently, Scarecrow has given his Strawman

post hypnotic suggestions

which trigger their deepest fears

if they attempt to betray him.

That is what he's done to you, isn't it?

You can tell me.

No, no, don't. I, no, no, no, I can't... No...

See what I mean.

He'll talk under the influence of my magic lasso.

As an officer of the court, I can't allow that.

You might cause the poor fellow irreparable damage.

You better call the Hall of Justice for help.

Meanwhile, I'm going to search every square inch

of Gotham City if necessary to find Robin.

Poor Batman.

Before you contact your friends, I may have some information

on Scarecrow which may be of use.

Please excuse the cramp quarters, Wonder Woman.

What exactly are you looking for?

Ah, here it is.

[laughing]

[gasps] Great Hera!

The wall is closing in...

I'm inducing claustrophobia.

The paralyzing fear of closed space.

[laughing]

Merciful Minerva.

Soon you'll feel as if there's no air to breathe

until you faint from utter fear.

Ah!

[laughing]

There'll be no more help for Batman.

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[Scarecrow] They'll make the perfect bait.

Yeah, to lure Batman back to the alley.

We won't have to.

Not with my newest transmitter.

With this device, we don't have to bring Batman to Crime alley.

Crime alley will come to him.

[Batman] I've scoured the underworld, commissioner.

No one knows where the Scarecrow is.

Whatever happened with Wonder Woman

and the Super Powers team?

Yes, they should be here by now.

Huh?

[Batman] I'll take that.

Well, what does it say?

"Dear Batman, if you want to see

Robin and Wonder Woman again, follow the Crow."

[buzzing]

He's waiting for me.

Swoosh

[batmobile revving]

I wish him luck.

Yes, I think he's going to need it.

[intense music]

[batmobile revving]

Now where?

Great heavens!

[Robin] Stay away, Batman.

They fused my bracelets together to make me powerless.

It's some kind of trap.

[zapping]

[gasping]

What?

Oh, no.

Batman, what's happening?

Batman!

[thunder rumbling]

Come on, son, we'll take a short cut.

He's not responding.

- Huh? - Don't be afraid.

It's only the dark.

No, stop!

I don't want to go.

[Scarecrow] Perfect, my transmitter

is implanting Crime alley in Batman's mind.

Now reap what I have sown!

[engine revving]

[Scarecrow laughing]

Oh, my gosh. Batman snap out of it.

[Wonder Woman] It's no use. He's in another world.

Please, I don't want to...

[male 2] This is a stick up.

Give me your purse, lady.

You heard what I said.

No!

No!

No!

[thudding] Ah!

Thud

[lightning crashing]

- Batman! - Ah!

Batman, hurry.

Poof

bang

Phew! That's cutting it close.

Whoa!

It's not possible.

Oh, no, look.

Swoosh

We're out of here.

No, this can't be the end.

What are they doing here?

I radioed them from the Batmobile

while driving here.

Better late than never.

[buzzing]

[whirring]

[screaming]

Swoosh

swoosh

Good work, guys.

Hey, look.

We better help.

No, this is something Batman's got to do for himself.

That's it, Batman.

Come and get me.

[laughing]

[thudding]

Your fear career is over.

Not quite, Batman.

[laughing]

Guess again.

[gasping]

Thanks to you, I've broken

through my one and only fear, Scarecrow.

Or should I say Professor Crane?

Ah! The Amazon must have told you.

Actually, a little bird did.

You see, I realized on the way here that the crow

never took its eye off you while it was inside

the commissioner's office.

After summoning my Super Powers Friends

I radioed the police of my suspicions.

They're looking for you even as we speak, professor.

Ahh!

Shoo! Shoo! Get off me.

You vile creature.

Swoosh

buzz

No, no, get me down from here.

Swoosh

Ha-ha, that's one scared Scarecrow.

He should feel quite relieved once he's behind bars.

So will all of Gotham city.

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