Clayface

Clayface
Clayface
	The different versions of Clayface as depicted in Batman Villains Secret Files & Origins #1 (October 1998). From top to bottom: Sondra Fuller, Peter Malley (Clay-Thing), Preston Payne, Cassius Payne, Matt Hagen and Basil Karlo.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	(Karlo); Detective Comics #40 (June 1940); (Hagen); Detective Comics #298 (December 1961); (Payne); Detective Comics #478 (August 1978); (Fuller); Outsiders #21 (July 1987); (Cassius); Batman: Shadow of the Bat #27 (May 1994); (Malley); Batman #550 (January 1998); (Russell); Catwoman #1 (January 2002); (Williams); Batman: Gotham Knights #60 (February 2005)
Created by	(Karlo); Bill Finger (writer); Bob Kane (artist); (Hagen); Bill Finger (writer); Sheldon Moldoff (artist); (Payne); Len Wein (writer); Marshall Rogers (artist); (Fuller); Mike W. Barr (writer); Jim Aparo (artist); (Cassius); Doug Moench (writer); Kelley Jones (artist); (Malley); Doug Moench (writer); Kelley Jones (artist); (Russell); Ed Brubaker (writer); Darwyn Cooke (artist); (Williams); A. J. Lieberman (writer); Javier Pina (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Basil "Baz" Karlo; Matthew "Matt" Hagen; Preston "Bill" Payne; Sondra Fuller; Cassius "Clay" Payne; Peter Malley; "Todd Russell"; Johnny WilliamsAdaptations:; Chris Cassius; Ethan Bennett; Tanner Freyr; Virginia Devereaux
Species	Metahuman
Team affiliations	(Karlo); Secret Society of Super Villains; Injustice League; Batman Family; (Hagen); Anti-Justice League; (Fuller); Strike Force Kobra; (All); Mud Pack
Notable aliases	(Karlo); Ultimate Clayface; Clayface-Prime; (Fuller); Lady Clay; (Malley); Dr. Peter Malley; Clay-Thing
Abilities	(All): Shapeshifting; Regeneration; Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability; (Karlo, Hagen, & Fuller): Power replication; (Payne): Fatal touch; Genius-level intellect; Powered armor; (Cassius): Bio-fission; (Malley): Death glare;

Clayface is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Most incarnations of the character possess clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities, and all of them are adversaries of the superhero Batman. In 2009, Clayface was ranked as IGN's 73rd-greatest comic book villain of all time.^[1]

A prominent enemy of Batman, Clayface has appeared in various forms of non-comics media, and has been voiced by Ron Perlman in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) and Alan Tudyk in Harley Quinn, among others, with live-action versions of the character appearing on the television series Gotham, portrayed by Brian McManamon, and Pennyworth, portrayed by Lorraine Burroughs.

^ Clayface is number 73 Archived 2010-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, IGN

[1] Clayface is number 73 Archived 2010-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, IGN

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