DC Multiverse Scarecrow review – McFarlane Toys (2025)

Scarecrow has gotten a Batman Begins figure and a modern one-off appearance from McFarlane Toys, but now classic-focused collectors get the version of Jonathan Crane we’ve wanted for our display.

Let’s see if this figure is a pleasant dream or a nightmare we can’t wait to wake up from.

Packaging:  Scarecrow has the standard Multiverse packaging with the mostly black color scheme with white accents. He’s simply labeled as “DC Classic.” The art on the back features some artwork based on the Hush design, which isn’t accurate to the figure.

Matching the figure and card art has been one of the legacy issues for this line.

Likeness: What stands out right away with this version of Scarecrow is his mass. He’s fairly beefy and thick for a character typically shown to be very spindly. That’s odd considering this looks to be an entirely new sculpt.

Let’s talk about the positives though as mass aside, Scarecrow is a tremendous figure.

The head sculpt is incredible with the mask details like the straw lining around the mouth and the burlap sack style texturing really sell the “be very afraid” nature of the character. His hat is also well done with excellent texturing and straw lined around the base.

Scarecrow’s collar piece has a dynamic look with various elements of it raised and folded up like actual material. On the back end is his hangman’s noose. His torso looks like the straw and fabric material he used was bound and wrapped together. The tatters at the end of his tunic are not uniform at all making them look nicely haphazardly done.

I’m not sure if this was used from another character, but it works very well here. His cuffs also have straw fringes peeking out. A cord functions as his belt. While his torso is bulky, his legs are appropriately skinny. The pants cuffs are cut up in an asymmetrical pattern.

Scale: In terms of scale, Scarecrow is a little tall. He’s supposed to be 6′ making him two inches shorter than Batman, but various media tends to be inconsistent with his height, so I won’t knock them for that decision.

There’s plenty of chances to gripe on questionable scaling with this line. Scarecrow lines up pretty well with Two-Face, Joker and The Riddler.

Paint: McFarlane figures usually have very clean paint apps. Scarecrow benefits further from some smart black wash applications to further highlight the excellent textured work on the figure.  This does a fantastic job of showing off more of the detail.

Some of the cord paint is a bit sloppy and caked on, but it’s not awful by any means. I really like the hue of dirty gold used for his gloves and boots. They contrast nicely with the tan used for the cord and straw elements. My favorite element with the paintjob is the dark shade of red for his eyes, which really helps them pop out thanks to a little black paint apps around them.

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Articulation: Scarecrow does tend to get physical when encountering Batman usually using kicks and strikes to battle The Dark Knight. His figure sports the usual 22 points of articulation. That’s good enough for most poses though his forward kick range is a bit limited thanks to the skirt piece.

He can hit some nice contortionist poses thanks to the range with his torso. That’s especially helpful for finding some creepy positions to him during fights.

Scarecrow has:

• neck
• ball-jointed shoulders
• butterfly shoulders
• elbow
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• torso
• waist
• hip
• thigh
• knee
• ankle
• toe

Accessories: Scarecrow has some obvious accessories even if he doesn’t always carry a pitchfork with him.

That’s been a go-to accessory with most of his figures, so it was surprising that wasn’t included.

Instead, McFarlane opted to give him a scythe. This is another weapon he utilizes so that’s not completely random.

His other accessory is very odd though as it’s a micro skull. It’s too small to be an adult’s skull so I’ll let my imagination go nuts and just say he got it from Michaels’ since he doesn’t typically target children.

Maybe it’s his latest release mechanism for his Fear Gas?

He also comes with the usual trading card and black circular stand.

Worth it?  With the price hikes, Scarecrow retails for $27.99. Target had a big sale on figures, so I was able to get him for $15, which is a fantastic price. He’s a really good $25 figure, but I’d try to work in some coupons to knock his price down at the standard retail price.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

Scarecrow was a late release for McFarlane this year, but he absolutely has to enter the conversation for one of the best 2025 releases. Even with the bulky torso everything else makes this a contender for best Scarecrow release period.

Where to get it?  Scarecrow got a wide release but might be hard to track down at retail. You can also try Amazon or Entertainment Earth.

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