Meet the Mud Pack: The Clayface(s) Appreciation (2019)

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: This is a continuation of the previous "Meet the Mud Pack: The Clayface(s) Appreciation Thread", which can be read here:

https://community.cbr.com/showthread...ciation-Thread

From the previous version of this thread (started in September 2018),

Who the person called "Clayface" was when you first encountered the character in comic book stories or in animated series may have depended greatly on when the comic book / show was first produced, since quite a few different people have gone by that name over the years.

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BATMAN ARKHAM: CLAYFACE collects some of the villain's greatest stories by some of the industry's greatest creators, including Ed Brubaker (Captain America), Len Wein (SWAMP THING), Mike W. Barr (BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS), Darwyn Cooke (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER), J.H. Williams III (BATWOMAN), Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and many more!

Washed-up actor Basil Karlo. Matt Hagen, a common crook. Preston Payne, tragic scientist. These are just a few of the many people who have claimed the name Clayface! Some of them have incredible shape-changing abilities, while others have a deadly touch that can melt a person into a puddle of protoplasm. All of them have tormented the citizens of Gotham City and been defeated by the Dark Knight and his allies. Now witness the origins of their transformations and learn their ultimate fate!

Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #40, #298, #478-479, OUTSIDERS #21, SECRET ORIGINS #44, BATMAN #550, CATWOMAN #4, BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #69, 70, 71, and BATMAN SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS VILLAIN #1.

Age Rating: 12+

Page Count
318 Pages

Print Release Date
August 15 2017

[LooneyKoala]

I’ve finally started reading Grant’s Detective run (starting at #601 for now though as that’s what my shop had in stock, will hunt down the rest at a later date) and absolutely loved the Mudpack arc!! Honestly didn’t know anything about Clayface other than what he’s like at the moment, so I loved meeting the others and learning more about Boris!! Really interested in the character now, any recommendations on what to read next to see how Boris evolved into what he is today?

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Detective Comics (1937-2011) #40
When things go awry on set, Batman must save the day!

Cover by
Bob Kane
Jerry Robinson

Page Count
57 Pages

Print Release Date
June 5 1940

Age Rating
12+ Only

[oasis1313]

Has Clayface gone bad again?

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No idea

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Detective Comics (1937-2011) #298
“THE CHALLENGE OF CLAYFACE!” The dynamic duo is part of a charity exchange where they encounter Clayface, a super-criminal with the power to change his body into any shape imaginable thanks to its clay-like constitution! Plus, “THE MAN WHO IMPERSONATED J’ONN J’ONZZ.” When Barry Clark, an impersonation artist imitating his friend J’onn J’onzz, sprains his ankle before attempting a grand comeback, the Martian Manhunter has no choice but to help his friend by impersonating him for his big moment on stage!

Credits
Written by
Henry Boltinoff
Bill Finger
Jack Miller
Jack Schiff

Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Nick Cardy
Joe Certa
Sheldon Moldoff

Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Nick Cardy
Joe Certa
Charles Paris

Cover by
Sheldon Moldoff

Page Count
28 Pages

Print Release Date
December 6 1961

Age Rating
12+ Only

[signalman112]

The Original Clayface, Basil Karlo by the late-great Norm Breyfogle.

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Detective Comics (1937-2011) #478
“THE COMING OF…CLAYFACE III!” Preston Payne uses blood from Matt Hagen, the second Clayface, to try to change the effects of hypopituitarism on his appearance…but the "cure" causes Payne's flesh to melt like wax. When Batman interferes with Payne's theft of the components necessary to reverse his condition, he may become Clayface's next victim!

Written by
Len Wein

Pencils
Marshall Rogers

Inks
Dick Giordano

Colored by
Glynis Wein

Cover by
Terry Austin
Marshall Rogers

Page Count
18 Pages

Print Release Date
July 5 1978

Age Rating
12+ Only

[MajorHoy]

from
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. V (July 1985):

NOTE: This was before "Lady Clay" (Clayface IV) was introduced.

[signalman112]

Clayface appeared in a Batman: I Can Read book.

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[signalman112]

Clayface made a couple of appearances on The New Adventures of Batman cartoon series, 1977.

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[RickWJ324]

Clayface made a couple of appearances on The New Adventures of Batman cartoon series, 1977.

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Clayface also appeared on the short-lived BIRDS OF PREY show:
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and in GOTHAM:
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