The Mad Hatter is a fictional supervillain in the Batman comics, published by DC Comics. He is modeled after The Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He made his first appearance in Batman #49 in October 1948.

Like other Batman villains, he has become a darker character in recent years. Jervis Tetch is fascinated with hats of all shapes and sizes, as well as the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, particularly favoring the chapter 'A Mad Tea Party'. According to Dr.

Blakloch of Arkham Asylum: Dr. Blakloch also notes that when agitated Jervis begins rhyming, as a defense mechanism. Another psychiatrist at Arkham, Dr.

Jeffrey Yorkes, states that Tetch has moments of "impressive clarity", but suffers from (among other things) "psychotic manic-depression". Tetch often quotes and references Carroll's Wonderland novels, and sometimes even fails to discern between these stories and reality. In addition to his obsession with Lewis Carroll, Tetch has also shown an additional obsession for hats.

In Secret Six, he won't eat a piece of food that doesn't have a hat on it, and states that he is not interested in the sight of his naked teammate Knockout because she is not wearing a hat. The graphic novel Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth has a notable portrayal of Tetch as a pedophile. This is not mentioned in his psychological evaluation by Dr.

Blakloch nor exhibited in subsequent stories, but it is likely a reference to accusations aimed at Lewis Carrol himself.

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