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Ebenezer Laughton (Earth-616)

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Real Name
Ebenezer Laughton
Current Alias

Aliases
Umberto the Uncanny

Identity

Alignment

Affiliation
Thunderbolts Army; formerly the Firm, Cowled Commander's Crime Wave, Maggia superhuman strike force

Relatives
Mother (unnamed), father (unnamed), Ralph (brother)

Universe

Base Of Operations
New York City area

Characteristics
Gender

Height


Eyes

Hair

Status
Citizenship

Occupation
Professional criminal, former circus performer

Origin
Origin
Naturally gifted human

Place of Birth
Rhinebeck, New York

First appearance


Contents

History


Raised by an alcoholic mother who beat him viciously, Ebenezer would be rewarded afterwards when his mother's guilt drove her to give him presents. Learning that rewards followed punishment, Ebenezer began deliberately misbehaving to receive beatings.

Ebenezer Laughton was a naturally flexible, lithe, double-jointed youth who saw a “rubber man‿ perform at a traveling carnival and became obsessed with emulating him. Training himself almost incessantly, Laughton learned to twist and bend his body into numerous unusual positions and perform various acrobatic stunts. Growing into a socially stunted young man, the abnormally flexible and agile Ebenezer worked as sideshow "rubberman" Umberto the Uncanny. A brief audition of his abilities gained him a job at a live variety show.

During one of his performances, Iron Man entered the theater in pursuit of a criminal whom he observed robbing the ticket vendor outside. Seeking publicity, Laughton stopped the thief with a simple acrobatic move. As Iron Man carried the criminal away, Laughton realized the criminal potential of his abilities. Laughton stole a flock of trained birds from a fellow performer to assist him in his new costumed criminal guise as the Scarecrow.

After defeats at the hands of Iron Man and Spider-Man, Scarecrow took part in an unsuccessful mass super-villain attack on the wedding of Reed and Sue Richards. Next, he joined the Maggia under Count Nefaria, battling the X-Men alongside Eel, Plantman, Porcupine and Unicorn.

The Cowled Commander later had Scarecrow and his partners spread chaos to emphasize the need for a stronger police force, but they were defeated by Captain America and Falcon, sparking Scarecrow's obsessive hatred of the Captain. Placed in solitary confinement for nearly a year after another unsuccessful clash with Captain America, the already unstable Scarecrow snapped. Upon escaping, he went on a killing spree until Captain America captured him. Imprisoned in the Vault, where Hawkeye and Iron Man recaptured him during a mass breakout, Scarecrow eventually escaped and committed further serial slayings, seeking to "free the fear" within his victims, but he was defeated by Ghost Rider (Dan Ketch). Left for dead, Scarecrow was rescued by the shadowy organization the Firm, who instilled in him the ability to feed off fear, after which he again battled Captain America.

Dying in another battle with Ghost Rider, Scarecrow was resurrected by the demon Blackheart, who sent Ebenezer's bodiless spirit to possess the dead body of Barbara Ketch, sister of Ghost Rider's human host. Following a harrowing battle, Scarecrow's soul was once again cast into Hell. Somehow returning to physical life, Scarecrow battled the Falcon before being sent to the Raft super-prison, where he escaped during a recent massive breakout.


Powers and Abilities

Powers

  • Fear: Scarecrow exudes a mutated pheromone that affects the adrenal glands of anyone within twenty feet of him, triggering panic attacks; this in turn stimulates Scarecrow's own adrenal glands, giving him enhanced strength, agility and durability.
  • Possesion and ressurect: During his time as a bodiless spirit, Scarecrow could resurrect the dead and possess the bodies of others.

Abilities

  • Contortionist: The Scarecrow possesses the agility of a professional contortionist. He has trained himself to be able to escape from conventional locks and chains.
  • Bird Handling: The scarecrow is known to handle and train birds.

Strength level

The Scarecrow possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.

Weaknesses

None known.


Paraphernalia

Equipment:

  • Trained Crows: The Scarecrow is assisted in his crimes by a flock of crows whom he has trained to perform a variety of actions, according to signals he gives them through his hand gestures and tone of voice.
    • Attack Targets - At the Scarecrow's command, the crows will attack and even kill designated living targets.
    • Defense - The crows have been trained to automatically attack anyone who rushes at the Scarecrow or points a gun at him.
    • Carry Objects - The Crows are are trained to find and carry off jewels, valuabls or anything else at which the Scarecrow points.

Transportation: None known.
Weapons:

  • Pitchfork: Scarecrow usually carries a pitchfork with which he attempts to disembowel his opponents.


Notes

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Trivia

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