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|character_name = Clayface
|image          = Clayfaces.jpg
|caption        = The different versions of Clayface as depicted in ''Batman Villains Secret Files & Origins'' #1 (October 1998). From top to bottom: Sondra Fuller, Preston Payne, Cassius Payne, Matt Hagen and Basil Karlo.
|publisher      = [[DC Comics]]
|debut          = '''(Karlo)'''<br>''[[Detective Comics]]'' #40 (June 1940)<br>'''(Hagen)'''<br>''Detective Comics'' #298 (December 1961)<br>'''(Payne)'''<br>''Detective Comics'' #478 (August 1978)<br>'''(Fuller)'''<br>''[[Outsiders (comics)|The Outsiders]]'' #21 (July 1987)<br>'''(Cassius)'''<br>''[[Batman: Shadow of the Bat]]'' #27 (May 1994)<br>'''(Malley)'''<br>''Batman'' #550 (January 1998)<br>'''(Russell)'''<br>''[[Catwoman]]'' (vol. 3) #1 (January 2002)<br>'''(Williams)'''<br>''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'' #60 (February 2005)
|creators= '''(Karlo)'''<br>[[Bill Finger]] (writer)<br>[[Bob Kane]] (artist)<br>'''(Hagen)'''<br>Bill Finger (writer)<br>[[Sheldon Moldoff]] (artist)<br>'''(Payne)'''<br>[[Len Wein]] (writer)<br>[[Marshall Rogers]] (artist)<br>'''(Fuller)'''<br>[[Mike W. Barr]] (writer)<br>[[Jim Aparo]] (artist)<br>'''(Cassius)'''<br>[[Doug Moench]] (writer)<br>[[Kelley Jones]] (artist)<br>'''(Malley)'''<br>[[Doug Moench]] (writer)<br>[[Kelley Jones]] (artist)<br>'''(Russell)'''<br>[[Ed Brubaker]] (writer)<br>[[Darwyn Cooke]] (artist)<br>'''(Williams)'''<br>A. J. Lieberman (writer)<br>Javier Pina (artist)
|alter_ego      = Basil "Baz" Karlo<br>Matthew "Matt" Hagen<br>Preston "Bill" Payne<br>Sondra Fuller<br>Cassius "Clay" Payne<br>Peter Malley<br>"Todd Russell"<br>Johnny Williams<hr>'''Adaptations:'''<br>Chris Cassius<br>Ethan Bennett<br>Tanner Freyr<br>Virginia Devereaux
|alliances      = '''(Karlo)'''<br>[[Secret Society of Super Villains]]<br>[[Injustice League]]<br>[[List of Batman supporting characters#Bat-Family|Batman Family]]<br>'''(Hagen)'''<br>[[Anti-Justice League]]<br>'''(Fuller)'''<br>[[Strike Force Kobra]]<br>'''(All)'''<br>[[Mud Pack]]
|aliases        = '''(Karlo)'''<br>Ultimate Clayface<br>Clayface-Prime<br>'''(Fuller)'''<br>Lady Clay<br>'''(Malley)'''<br>Dr. Peter Malley<br>Clay-Thing
|species        = [[Metahuman]]
|powers         = '''(All)''':
* [[Shapeshifting]]
* Regeneration 
* [[Superhuman strength]], stamina, and durability
'''(Karlo, Hagen, & Fuller)''':
* Power replication
'''(Payne)''':
* Fatal touch
* [[Genius]]-level intellect
* [[Powered exoskeleton|Powered armor]]
'''(Cassius)''':
* Bio-fission
'''(Malley)''':
* Death glare
}}
'''Clayface''' is an alias used by several <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->characters appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Most incarnations of the character possess [[clay]]-like bodies and [[shapeshifting]] abilities, and all of them are [[List of Batman family enemies|adversaries]] of the [[superhero]] [[Batman]]. In 2009, Clayface was ranked as [[IGN]]'s 73rd-greatest [[comic book]] villain of all time.<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/73.html Clayface is number 73] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306053434/http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/73.html |date=2010-03-06 }}, [[IGN]]</ref>

Both a prominent enemy and ally of [[Batman]], Clayface has appeared in various forms of non-comics media; he has been voiced by [[Ron Perlman]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (DCAU) and [[Alan Tudyk]] in both ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'' and the [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]] (DCU) animated series [[Creature Commandos (TV series)|''Creature Commandos'']], among others, with live-action versions of the character appearing on the television series ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'', portrayed by Brian McManamon, and ''[[Pennyworth (TV series)|Pennyworth]]'', portrayed by [[Lorraine Burroughs]].

The character will headline a [[Clayface (film)|self-titled film]] (2026) written by [[Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)|Mike Flanagan]] and will be portrayed by [[Tom Rhys Harries]], also set in the DCU.

==Publication history==
Created by [[Bill Finger]] and [[Bob Kane]], the original Clayface, Basil Karlo, appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #40 (June 1940) as a [[B movie|B-list]] actor who began a life of crime using the identity of a villain that he had portrayed in a [[horror film]].<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book | last = Wallace | first = Dan | contribution = Clayface I-IV | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | page = 85 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = New York | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1 | oclc = 213309017}}</ref> Kane stated that the character was partially inspired by the 1925 [[Lon Chaney]] version of [[Erik (The Phantom of the Apollo)|Erik]] from ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' and that his name was derived from [[Boris Karloff]] and [[Basil Rathbone]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Kane |first=Bob |title=Batman and Me |date=1990 |publisher=[[Eclipse Books]] |isbn=978-1560600176 |location=Foestfille, California |page=111 |authorlink=Bob Kane}}</ref> The character only appeared twice in the Golden Age, but was the inspiration for the shape-shifting Silver Age version.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |authorlink2=Alex Irvine |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6 |page=30}}</ref>

In the late 1950s, [[Batman]] began facing a series of [[science fiction]]-inspired foes, including Matthew Hagen, a treasure hunter who was given vast shapeshifting powers and resiliency by exposure to a pool of radioactive [[protoplasm]] and became the second Clayface. He retained the title for the next several decades of comic book history.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fleisher |first1=Michael L. |title=The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume 1: Batman |date=1976 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Co |isbn=0-02-538700-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco01flei/page/178/mode/2up |access-date=29 March 2020 |pages=178–180}}</ref>

In the late 1970s, Preston Payne became the third Clayface.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |author-link=Jeff Rovin |title=[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]] |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |pages=59–60}}</ref> A scientist suffering from [[hyperpituitarism]], Preston Payne used the second Clayface's blood to create a cure for his condition. While the shapeshifting was brief tenure, he then became a clay-like creature that needed to pass his new condition on to others to survive with his melting touch.

Sondra Fuller of [[Strike Force Kobra]] used the terrorist group's technology to become the fourth Clayface, also known as Lady Clay. She formed the Mud Pack with the original and third Clayfaces. During this era, the original Clayface used the [[DNA]] of Payne and Fuller to become the Ultimate Clayface (as he now called himself).

Sometime after the Mud Pack event, Payne and Fuller had a son named Cassius "Clay" Payne, who, as the fifth Clayface, also had [[metahuman]] shapeshifting powers.

In a 1998 storyline, Dr. Peter Malley later uses a sample of Cassius Payne's skin to become Clay-Thing.

The Todd Russell version of Clayface was introduced in ''[[Catwoman]]'' (vol. 3) #4 (May 2002), and the Johnny Williams version of Clayface was introduced in ''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'' #60 (February 2005).

==Fictional character biography==
===Basil Karlo===
====Golden Age====
The original version of Clayface, '''Basil Karlo''', first appeared in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #40 (June 1940).<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |authorlink2=Alex Irvine |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=69}}</ref> He is a B-list actor who is driven insane when he hears that a remake of the classic [[horror film]] he had starred in, ''Dread Castle'', would be shot without him acting in the film, even though he is to be one of the advising staff. Donning the costume of Clayface, a villain he once played in a different movie, he begins killing the actors playing characters he killed in the order and way they die in the film, along with someone who knew his identity. Last, he plans to murder the actor playing the Clayface killer. He is foiled by [[Batman]] and [[Dick Grayson|Robin]].<ref>''[[Detective Comics]]'' #40 (June 1940)</ref>

He reappears after the prison ambulance he is riding in plunges off a cliff. He once again dons the mask of Clayface and targets Bruce Wayne's fiancée, [[Julie Madison]]. Once again, the Dynamic Duo foil his plans.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #49 (March 1941)</ref>

====Silver Age====
While Earth-One's version of Clayface has a similar history, he was only seen in a flashback as Alice Chilton reminiscences about Bruce Wayne's growth from when her son [[Joe Chill]] shot [[Thomas Wayne]] and [[Martha Wayne]] to his path to becoming Batman.<ref>''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #208 (February 1969)</ref>

Clayface was later killed by [[#John Carlinger|John Carlinger]] during his attack on Carlinger's yacht.<ref name="Detective Comics #496">''Detective Comics'' #496 (November 1980)</ref>

====Post-Crisis====
In the Post-''Crisis'' continuity, Karlo languishes in a prison hospital, when the current Clayface (Sondra Fuller) visits him out of curiosity. Karlo proposes an alliance between all living Clayfaces to kill Batman and did an attempt to resurrect Matt Hagen. He even arranges for a small piece of the remains of Matt Hagen to be gathered to make him a post-mortem member of the "[[Mud Pack]]" as the group called itself. Even though the "Mud Pack" is defeated, Karlo injects himself with blood samples from Preston Payne and Sondra Fuller, gaining the abilities to shapeshift and melt with a touch; he becomes the self-declared "Ultimate Clayface". He is defeated by the combined efforts of Batman and [[Looker (character)|Looker]] of the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]] by overloading his abilities, making him melt into the ground. He literally sinks into the Earth's crust when he loses control of his powers;<ref>''[[Secret Origins]]'' (vol. 2) #44 (September 1989)</ref><ref>''Detective Comics'' #604 (September 1989)</ref> he survives, however, and now his body sports crystals similar to [[quartz]] that endow him with greater power. Karlo escapes his underground prison when [[Gotham City]] is struck by a great [[Batman: Cataclysm|cataclysm]]. He captures Batman and is about to kill him, but he gets into a feud with [[Mr. Freeze]] about who has a right to kill Batman. Using that distraction, Batman soundly defeats both of them.<ref>''[[Batman: Shadow of the Bat]]'' #75 (June 1998)</ref>

In ''[[Batman: No Man's Land]]'', Karlo holds [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]] prisoner in Robinson Park. After she is freed from her prison by Batman, Ivy battles and defeats Karlo, sinking him deep into the ground. Clayface is apparently destroyed in this battle.<ref>''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #88 (August 1999)</ref>

In ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', Clayface resurfaces as a member of [[Alexander Luthor Jr.]]'s [[Secret Society of Super Villains]].<ref>''[[Superman/Batman]]'' #19 (May 2005)</ref>

Later, he seeks to increase his already formidable powers by absorbing [[Wonder Woman]] (a clay construct similar to him), giving him an amount of powers that border on invulnerability. While he is successful in absorbing some of the heroine's powers, causing her to regress to a teenage appearance resembling [[Donna Troy]], he is ultimately returned to normal when Wonder Woman and Donna trick Clayface into entering a train carriage with Wonder Woman while she was disguised as Donna, Donna subsequently using the [[Lasso of Truth]] to swing the carriage around and turn it into a mystical [[centrifuge]], causing the clay Clayface had taken from Wonder Woman to split away from him and re-merge with Wonder Woman due to the differences between the two types of clay.<ref>''[[Wonder Woman (comic book)|Wonder Woman]]'' (vol. 2) #160 (September 2000)</ref>

Basil Karlo is among the members of the [[Injustice League]] and is among the villains seen in ''[[Salvation Run]]''.

In ''[[Final Crisis]]'', Clayface joins [[Libra (DC Comics)|Libra]]'s Secret Society of Super Villains. He triggers an explosion at the ''[[Daily Planet]]'' under Libra's orders when [[Lex Luthor]] orders Libra to do something that will draw [[Superman]] to them.<ref>''[[Final Crisis]]'' #2 (August 2008)</ref>

[[Black Mask (character)|Black Mask]] attempts to control Karlo by implanting a device in his body. He escapes Black Mask, but is captured and imprisoned by the Outsiders.<ref>''[[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]]'' (vol. 4) #22 (November 2009)</ref>

====The New 52====
In 2011, "[[The New 52]]" rebooted the DC universe. His origin is given in the Batman: The Dark Knight storyline “Clay”. As a child, Basil Karlo came from a poor family. Still, they were able to afford the necessities. Karlo, desperate to become noticed, decided to join his school’s acting program, but was repeatedly turned down. As Karlo grew up, he joined more and more acting programs, and kept getting denied. One day, Karlo heard from a fellow actor Penguin had access to a chemical formula that would make anyone a great actor. Karlo sought out Penguin, and, finding him, used the formula excitedly. Penguin handed over the formula as he had no use for it. Karlo learned he could become malleable. Soon, he was a successful actor, appearing in horror and romance films frequently. But, soon, Penguin was losing money due to a gang war, and called upon Karlo to give it to him. Turning to crime, Karlo became a killer, and slowly lost his sanity. When he decided to become an actor again, he lashed out at a cast member and was fired. He then realized he had swapped DNA too much to hold his general form together, and became a massive clay creature, able to imitate any and all features except his own. As a part of the "[[Death of the Family]]" storyline, Poison Ivy breaks Basil Karlo out of [[Arkham Asylum]], claiming she wants to marry him.<ref>''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #14 (January 2013)</ref> This turns out to be a ruse, however; Ivy is using him as part of a larger scheme. Upon realizing this, he seeks revenge.<ref>''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #15 (February 2013)</ref> Karlo later returns with a new plan: to use his [[DNA]]-duplication abilities to impersonate Bruce Wayne and take control of [[Wayne Enterprises]]. He even guesses that Wayne is Batman's true identity. However, Batman plants false evidence to suggest that he anticipated Karlo's attempt to take his DNA and tricked him into taking a fake sample. Batman eventually stops Karlo by trapping him in a security system that can only be deactivated with Karlo's original DNA, reasoning that he has changed too much for his original DNA to be present in his system.<ref>''Batman'' (vol. 2) #20 (July 2013)</ref>

====DC Rebirth====
In 2016, DC Comics implemented a relaunch of its books called "[[DC Rebirth]]", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". Basil Karlo is re-imaged as a handsome young actor who was disfigured in a car accident. In a desperate bid to salvage his career, he began abusing an industrial make-up chemical known as "Re-Nu" which, when combined with clay and putty, warps flesh into new shapes and forms; a secret he discovered from his father Vincent Karlo, a former special effects artist. However, the chemical is long out of production, and Karlo resorts to theft when he can no longer purchase it legally. Batman apprehends him during one such robbery, which reveals his secret to the world. Karlo's career is ruined, and his girlfriend Glory Griffin dumps him. Batman attempts to get Karlo to testify against the creator of Re-Nu, Roland Daggett, but he refuses. Instead, he attempts to break into the warehouse where the police are holding his stolen stash of Re-Nu. He is exposed to a massive dose of the chemical in the process and is transformed into a clay-like metahuman. Driven mad, he rampages on the set of the film he was fired from. Batman attempts to evacuate the set, but Clayface flings him off into the distance and begins massacring everyone in sight. As an added bit of revenge, Clayface disfigures Glory, who is working on the film as a production assistant, before Batman apprehends him.<ref>''Detective Comics'' Annual (March 2018)</ref> This incident leads Glory to become Mudface of the Victim Syndicate.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #943 (December 2016)</ref>

In the 2016 Batman story arc "Night of the Monster Men", the villainous Professor [[Hugo Strange]] uses a serum to transform living and dead human beings into monsters. Batman initially suspects Karlo, who has broken out of Arkham Asylum. Realizing Karlo needs treatment more than imprisonment, Batman asks him to join his team.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #934 (August 2016)</ref> Karlo agrees, and working with Batman, [[Nightwing]], [[Batwoman]], [[Cassandra Cain|Orphan]], and [[Stephanie Brown (character)|Spoiler]] helps to defeat Strange's monsters. The government agency [[A.R.G.U.S.]] creates a quarantine zone encompassing the neighborhood where the creature died, nicknaming it "Monstertown".<ref name=detective948>''Detective Comics'' #948 (March 2017)</ref> A.R.G.U.S. consultant [[Victoria October]], takes charge of "Monstertown", the area of Gotham City affected by Strange's serum.<ref name=detective948/> Clayface patrols the sewers beneath Monstertown, retrieving monsters who were created by leaking serum.<ref name="detective963">''Detective Comics'' #963 (October 2017)</ref>

October offers to work on a means of returning Clayface to human form permanently.<ref name="detective959">''Detective Comics'' #959 (August 2017)</ref> She asks him to stay in his monstrous form for as long as possible so she can chart the mental degradation he undergoes the longer he remains nonhuman. She also acts as his counselor when he despairs of a cure.<ref name=detective963/> October calls the Clayface persona a "fear response" that occurs Karlo's mind abandons empathy and embraces anger.<ref name=detective972/> Batman has Clayface wear a high-technology forearm device (later replaced with a smaller wristband with a longer-lasting power source)<ref name="detective950">''Detective Comics'' #950 (April 2017)</ref> that enables him to regain human form without using his powers—reducing the psychotic effect being Clayface has on Karlo. The device is not a cure, as the Clayface DNA consumes Karlo's human DNA whenever he is locked into human form.<ref name=detective950/> October gives him a "[[placebo]]" bracelet with messages from his close friend Cassandra Cain (Orphan), which helps him focus on retaining his sanity. After pushing past the twelve-hour mark, Clayface loses his sanity and attacks October. Orphan intervenes, saving her life by putting the real bracelet back on.<ref name="detective964">''Detective Comics'' #964 (November 2017)</ref>

Victoria cares deeply for Karlo,<ref name=detective972>''Detective Comics'' #972 (March 2018)</ref> and later calls him a "great friend".<ref name="detective974">''Detective Comics'' #974 (April 2018)</ref> October expresses a desire to test her cure on a less serious case, and Karlo tells her of Glory Griffin.<ref name="detective970">''Detective Comics'' #970 (February 2018)</ref> Karlo also tells Glory about the potential cure, although she refuses to forgive him for what he did to her.<ref name=detective964/> Later, with the cure close to being finished, Clayface is captured by Glory when the villain First Victim takes over Arkham Asylum and releases her.<ref name=detective970/> Glory removes Clayface's wrist controller, and he goes insane.<ref name="detective971">''Detective Comics'' #971 (February 2018)</ref>{{Efn|Clayface himself destroys the device later in the same issue.<ref name=detective971/>}} As Clayface rampages through Gotham to confront Batman, Batwoman obtains a weapon which can destabilize Karlo's molecular structure, killing him. During his attack on Old Wayne Tower, Karlo is accidentally doused with hundreds of gallons psychoactive mud, worsening his insanity.<ref name=detective972/>{{Efn|Readers learn from a flashback featuring Tim Drake that [[Wayne Enterprises#Wayne Chemicals|Wayne Chemicals]] had collected hundreds of gallons of material from Clayface over the years. Drake placed this "mud" into a "mudroom", where the [[Batcomputer]] could cause it to take any form. The "mudroom" was used for battle training by Batman and his associates.<ref name=detective973/>}} October attempts to cure Karlo, but the effect is only temporary,<ref name="detective973">''Detective Comics'' #973 (March 2018)</ref> and Batwoman kills Karlo.<ref name=detective973/> Three days later, October cures Glory Griffin, saying she did so only for the sake of Basil Karlo.<ref name=detective974/>

Clayface did not die, however. Seven issues later, in ''Detective Comics'' #981, it is revealed that Karlo is still alive and retains his powers to some degree. For reasons unstated, October conspired with him to fake his death. Karlo leaves a message for Cassandra Cain and then allows October to take him out of Gotham City.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #981 (July 2018)</ref>{{Efn|Ian Cardona, writing for the web site CBR, argues that Dr. October either found a way to resurrect Karlo, or lied about his death so that Karlo could avoid being returned to Arkham Asylum and find his way in the world without the Clayface emotional baggage following him.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cardona|first=Ian|title=Detective Comics: [SPOILER] Has Returned From the Dead—But How?|website=CBR|date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2019|url=https://www.cbr.com/detective-comics-finale-clayface-alive/}}</ref>}}

In a flashback, Clayface is among the villains who protect Ingrid Karlsson during a riot. Before Ingrid was killed by an inmate using a rogue batarang despite the villains getting her away from the riot, she gave birth to [[Astrid Arkham]], who would later become the Arkham Knight.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #1004 (July 2019)</ref>

====Infinite Frontier====
In ''[[Infinite Frontier]]'', Basil Karlo, bringing [[Killer Croc]], [[Firefly (DC Comics)|Firefly]], [[Cheshire (comics)|Cheshire]], and [[Knockout (DC Comics)|Knockout]] as potential allies seeking a second chance. Then Karlo assures Selina that her Alleytown stronghold will inevitably come to a head with the Magistrate, which can be better served with formidable allies by her side. Clayface and Killer Croc attack Valley, giving Selina a chance to escape into the water, as the Magistrate Croc Tell Basil to retreat and before that Valley destroys Clayface with a grenade.<ref>''[[Catwoman (comic book)|Catwoman]]'' (vol. 5) #36 (December 2021)</ref>

In "[[DC All In]]", Basil Karlo puts together a Clayface gathering called the Fraternity of Mud at the restaurant Synesthesia. The gathering is accidentally crashed by Harley Quinn. When Karlo and the other Clayfaces swarm over Harley, they fall through the floor into a laboratory. When Harley uses [[formaldehyde]] on Clownface, the Clayfaces stop their attack. Harley learns that Synesthesia was owned by the sous chef who hired her to break in as it was going out of business and planned to collect the insurance money for supervillain damages caused by the Clayfaces.<ref name="Harley Quinn #47">''[[Harley Quinn (comic book)|Harley Quinn]]'' (vol. 4) #47 (March 2025)</ref>

===Matt Hagen===
[[File:Dc298.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Matt Hagen as Clayface on the cover of ''Detective Comics'' #298 (December 1961)]]
The second version of Clayface, '''Matthew "Matt" Hagen''', first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #298. A treasure hunter, Hagen finds a mysterious radioactive pool of [[protoplasm]] in a cave. Immersing himself in it by accident, he is transformed into a malleable [[clay]]-like form which could be shaped into almost anything he desires. This is only a temporary effect, however, requiring him to return to the pool periodically to maintain use of his powers. His criminal activities attracted the attention of Batman and Robin. Batman discovered his weakness and defeated him.<ref name="dc-ency" /><ref>''Detective Comics'' #298 (December 1981)</ref>

Hagen later escapes from prison and decided to investigate the protoplasmic substance that turned him into Clayface so that he can find a way to prolong his powers. Clayface poses as wealthy civilians of Gotham to learn more about his criminal activities. Batman and Robin later confront Clayface at his hideout, using a combination of a freeze gun and the protoplasmic substance to defeat Clayface and return him to prison.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #304 (June 1962)</ref>

Hagen eventually breaks out of prison and uses the protoplasmic pool to become Clayface again. This time, Batman defeats Clayface by immersing himself in the protoplasm, with the resulting battle causing Batman to destroy the cave that contained the protoplasmic pool.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #312 (February 1963)</ref>

Clayface later appears as a member of [[Queen Bee (comics)|Queen Bee]]'s [[Anti-Justice League]] to capture the [[Justice League]]. They are defeated by the Justice League.<ref>''[[Action Comics]]'' #443 (January 1975)</ref>

During the "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]" storyline, Matt Hagen is killed by one of the [[Anti-Monitor]]'s Shadow Demons, together with the [[Bug-Eyed Bandit]].<ref>''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' #12 (March 1986)</ref>

In ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', Hagen resurfaces and joins [[Alexander Luthor Jr.]]'s [[Secret Society of Super Villains]].<ref>''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' #7 (June 2006)</ref>

In ''[[Infinite Frontier]]'', the Matt Hagen version of Clayface first appears as one of the escapees at Arkham Asylum. He briefly fought Batman before escaping into the sewers. By the time Batman caught up to Clayface, he tried to fool him in the form of [[Damian Wayne]] only for Batman to throw a net on him. When Clayface breaks free, Batman has Penny-One use the [[Batmobile]]'s sonic cannon on him. Penny-One then tells Batman that it has alerted the police who will take Clayface back to Arkham Asylum.<ref>''Batman: Knightwatch - Batman Day Special Edition'' (November 2021)</ref>

In "[[DC All In]]", Matt Hagen appears at a Clayface gathering called the Fraternity of Mud. When Harley Quinn accidentally crashes the gathering, Hagen and the other Clayfaces attack her. The Clayfaces stop their attack when Harley uses formaldehyde on Clownface.<ref name="Harley Quinn #47"/>

===Preston Payne===
The third version of Clayface, '''Preston Payne''', first appeared at the end of ''Detective Comics'' #477 before making his first full appearance in ''Detective Comics'' #478–479. Suffering from [[hyperpituitarism]], Payne works at [[S.T.A.R. Labs]]-Gotham division searching for a cure. He obtains a sample of Matt Hagen's blood, and isolates an [[enzyme]] which he introduces into his own bloodstream. Although he is briefly able to shape his own appearance, this effect is short-lived: while on a date, his flesh begins to melt, and when he grabs his horrified girlfriend's arm, she completely dissolves into protoplasm. Payne builds an exoskeleton to support his body and contain his contagion, but he soon learns that he needs to transmit this dissolving contagion onto others to survive by touching them. During this time, his mental health starts to slip as he falls in love with a wax mannequin he names "Helena", thinking that she is the only woman who is immune to his touch.<ref>''Batman Annual'' #11 (June 1987)</ref>

During the "Mud Pack" storyline, Sondra Fuller, the fourth Clayface, begins masquerading as the superheroine [[Looker (character)|Looker]] and visits Payne at Arkham. That same night, he gets into an argument with Helena and unintentionally knocks her head off. Believing that he has killed her, Payne goes on a rampage until he is subdued by guards. Fuller, who is still using Looker's appearance and powers, rescues him and influences him to follow Basil Karlo's commands. Karlo ultimately betrays Payne and Fuller and takes samples of both their blood to inject into himself. Payne finally breaks free of Fuller's control and is about to kill her when she admits how sorry she is for using him. The two, after escaping, fall in love and go on to live together while on the run, leading to Fuller becoming pregnant with their child, Cassius.<ref>''[[Secret Origins]]'' (vol. 2) #44 (September 1989)</ref><ref>''Detective Comics'' #604–607 (September - November 1989)</ref><ref name="Batman Shadow of the Bat #26-27" />

Payne next appears in the ''[[Justice League: Cry for Justice]]'' miniseries, having been coerced into working for [[Prometheus (DC Comics)|Prometheus]], who had threatened the life of his son. Prometheus had further mutated Payne, giving him back his old shapeshifting abilities, curing him of his contagion, and had him act as a decoy for the [[Justice League]]. When the ruse was discovered, an explosive device planted inside Payne's body detonates, killing him.<ref>''[[Justice League: Cry for Justice]]'' #3 (November 2009)</ref>

Following [[The New 52]] reboot and the [[DC Rebirth]] relaunch, Payne is reintroduced in ''[[Infinite Frontier]]''. He first appears where Nightwing and Red Hood find him impersonating Red Hood and Batman. Red Hood subdued Clayface with a freeze gun. Later at the kitchen at Lineker's restaurant, Nightwing and Red Hood use a freezer to interrogate him on why he impersonated Red Hood. Clayface states that Red Hood is the most violent of the Batman family. Red Hood intimidates Clayface on who hired him to impersonate Red Hood. Clayface states it was a dealer named Wolfgang Bylsma who already planning to depart on an airplane to the Maldives. After freezing and shattering Clayface, Red Hood asks Nightwing to help pick up the pieces so that the feds can retrieve him.<ref>''[[Nightwing (comic book)|Nightwing]] Annual'' (vol. 4) #1 (January 2022)</ref>

In "[[DC All In]]", Preston Payne appears at a Clayface gathering called the Fraternity of Mud. It is mentioned that he and Sondra have separated and he is still carrying around Helena. When Harley Quinn accidentally crashes the gathering, Payne and the other Clayfaces attack her. The Clayfaces stop their attack when Harley uses formaldehyde on Clownface.<ref name="Harley Quinn #47"/>

===Sondra Fuller===
The fourth version of Clayface, '''Sondra Fuller''' (also known as '''Lady Clay'''), first appeared in ''[[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]]'' #21. She is a member of [[Strike Force Kobra]] who is transformed into a shapeshifter by her employer [[Kobra (DC Comics)|Kobra]]'s technologies. She agreed to going through with the process because she hates her own face. The process works and she becomes a member of Strike Force Kobra. Clayface possesses identical abilities to those of Matt Hagen, but they are permanent without the requirement for exposure to a source of protoplasm. She can additionally copy any special powers of the being she is mimicking. Clayface is defeated by the Outsiders, but got away.<ref name="dc-ency"/><ref>''Outsiders'' #21-22 (July - August 1987)</ref>

Later, after the Mud Pack forms and battles Batman, Fuller falls in love with Preston Payne. After Clayface-Prime (Karlo) is defeated, Preston Payne and Sondra Fuller escape and get married while on the run, and they have a child named Cassius "Clay" Payne, a play on boxer [[Muhammad Ali]]'s birth name. After [[Abattoir (comics)|Abattoir]] kidnaps the child, the couple get into a fight involving [[Jean-Paul Valley|Azrael/Batman]]. Batman eventually defeated them both, and Fuller was put into custody.<ref name="Batman Shadow of the Bat #26-27">''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #26–27 (April - May 1994)</ref>

The [[DC Rebirth]] version of Sondra Fuller appears in ''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'', where she claims that Kobra was not the person who gave her the powers of shapeshifting after all. Instead, she claims that her powers were the result of a government conspiracy to create superpowered beings. Her proclamation further adds to the global scandal known as the Supermen Theory, which suggests that the United States has been secretly creating superheroes and supervillains for an unknown/unstated purpose.<ref>''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'' #3 (March 2018)</ref> Clayface later accompanies [[Black Adam]] in his attack on the White House.<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #11 (November 2019)</ref>

In "[[DC All In]]", Sondra Fuller appears at a Clayface gathering called the Fraternity of Mud. It is mentioned that she and Preston have separated. When Harley Quinn accidentally crashes the gathering, Fuller and the other Clayfaces attack her. The Clayfaces stop their attack when Harley uses formaldehyde on Clownface.<ref name="Harley Quinn #47"/>

===Cassius "Clay" Payne===
After the Mud Pack incident, Payne and Fuller escape and fall in love while on the run. They eventually have a child together named '''Cassius "Clay" Payne''',<ref name="Batman Shadow of the Bat #26-27"/> who becomes the fifth version of Clayface and debuted in ''Batman'' #550. The boy is separated from his parents and held in a government laboratory. The name "Cassius" is a pun on "Cassius Clay", the birth name of boxer [[Muhammad Ali]].<ref>''Batman'' #550 (January 1998)</ref>

If a piece of him is separated from his body, it can grow a mind of its own, but it mostly thinks in an unstable form of what Cassius wants. If bonded with another human, it becomes a '''Clay-Thing'''; the piece can give that human Clayface-like abilities, such as becoming soft and malleable, being able to withstand bullets and other forms of harm, and could also manifest Payne's ability to melt objects; all this person would have to do to perform such an action is to think about it. Cassius finds it very painful and distressing to have pieces of himself taken, and will go to crazed lengths to recover them.

When [[Hush (character)|Thomas Elliot]] attempted to give himself the shapeshifting abilities of the Clayfaces, he determined that Cassius is the only 'pure' Clayface in existence, as all others retain fragments of their former human DNA where Cassius is the only Clayface who was never human.

In an issue of ''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'', Cassius is depicted as having the clay-like appearance of his mother and father, but can only stay in this form while awake.<ref>''Batman: Gotham After Midnight'' #3–4 (September - October 1998)</ref>

During the "[[Infinite Crisis]]" storyline, Cassius appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #2 (January 2006)</ref>

Following the "[[Final Crisis]]" storyline, Cassius attacks the National Guard on the roadblock, but when he was approached by [[General Immortus]]'s team, he is able to recognize one of the team, [[Human Flame]]. Cassius attacks and blames him for [[Libra (DC Comics)|Libra]] enslaving Earth. The Justice League arrives to end the fight as Human Flame and Immortus's team teleport away, leaving Cassius to be captured. After the League interrogates him, he is taken to some FBI vehicles, but the measures to contain him prove to be useless; Cassius escapes into the desert.<ref>''Final Crisis Aftermath: Run!'' #3 (September 2009)</ref>

In "[[DC All In]]", Cassius Payne appears at a Clayface gathering called the Fraternity of Mud. When Harley Quinn accidentally crashes the gathering, Payne and the other Clayfaces attack her. The Clayfaces stop their attack when Harley uses formaldehyde on Clownface.<ref name="Harley Quinn #47">''Harley Quinn'' Vol. 4 #47. DC Comics.</ref>

===Peter "Clay-Thing" Malley===
The sixth version of Clayface, known as the '''Clay-Thing''', also debuted in ''Batman'' #550. Clay-Thing is created when a skin sample from Cassius Payne comes to life and merges with [[Department of Extranormal Operations|D.E.O.]] scientist '''Peter Malley'''. He has the ability to melt objects simply by looking at them. Clay-Thing is destroyed when [[Chase (comics)|Cameron Chase]] turns his own powers against him, and his remains are stored at the D.E.O. headquarters.

==="Todd Russell"===
The seventh version of Clayface debuted in ''Catwoman'' (vol. 3) #1 (January 2002), but is not actually shown until ''Catwoman'' (vol. 3) #3 (March 2002). This character does not remember his true identity, but it is said that he resembles actor Todd Russell. Struggling with his memory loss, he used aliases such as Brian, Greg, and Todd. Having the power to change into virtually any shape and size, he preys upon prostitutes in Gotham's East End until [[Catwoman]] is able to contain his severed head inside of a freezer. There are very few background details given about this character's past. He was in the Army, suffered injuries, and was subsequently experimented on before losing most of his memory and discovering his new powers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therealbatmanchronoproject.blogspot.com/2009/11/modern-age-year-eighteen.html |title=The Real Batman Chronology Project: Modern Age (Year Eighteen) Part One |publisher=therealbatmanchronoproject.blogspot.com |access-date=2010-12-29}}</ref> After his capture, he is held captive and further experimented upon for almost two years at [[S.T.A.R. Labs]] in Gotham before being freed by Catwoman.<ref>''Catwoman'' (vol. 3) #44 (August 2005)</ref>

In "[[DC All In]]", Todd Russell appears at a Clayface gathering called the Fraternity of Mud. When Harley Quinn accidentally crashes the gathering, Russell and the other Clayfaces attack her. The Clayfaces stop their attack when Harley uses formaldehyde on Clownface.<ref name="Harley Quinn #47"/>

===Johnny Williams===
[[File:Gothamknights69.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Johnny Williams as Clayface on the cover of ''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'' #69 (November 2005). Art by [[Claudio Castellini]]]]
The eighth version of Clayface, '''Johnny Williams''', debuted in ''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #60 (February 2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therealbatmanchronoproject.blogspot.com/2010/03/modern-age-year-eighteen-part-three.html |title=The Real Batman Chronology Project: Modern Age (Year Eighteen) Part Three |publisher=therealbatmanchronoproject.blogspot.com |date=2006-09-02 |access-date=2010-12-29}}</ref> Williams is a former firefighter who is transformed into a clay-based creature after an explosion in a chemical plant. He first discovers his transformation after he accidentally kills a prostitute; horrified and stricken with guilt, he plans to commit suicide.

Before he can do so, he is approached by [[Hush (character)|Hush]] and the [[Riddler]], who tell him that the chemicals turned him into the latest Clayface. They begin to manipulate Williams, promising a cure if he does their bidding. This includes pretending to be Tommy Elliot (Hush's true identity) and [[Jason Todd]] to hurt Bruce Wayne.<ref>''Batman'' #614 (June 2003)</ref><ref>''Batman'' #617–618 (September - October 2003)</ref>

Elliot also takes some samples from Williams to try and determine how he can duplicate the shapeshifting aspects of Clayface without losing his original form, also using these samples to infect Batman's ally [[Alfred Pennyworth]] with a virus that allows Hush to exert some degree of control over Alfred, forcing him to commit murder. Eventually, Williams realizes he is being manipulated and Hush will never help him after Hush tries to steal a sample of Cassius.

Knowing that he is going to die, Williams offers Batman assistance against Hush in exchange for protecting his family. He redeems himself by providing Batman with a sample of himself so that Batman can find a cure for the virus infecting Alfred.<ref>''[[Batman: Gotham Knights]]'' #69–71 (November 2005 - January 2006)</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Each of the Clayfaces have different powers, but they all share the ability to shapeshift.

* In his earliest appearances, Basil Karlo had no superpowers, but wore a clay mask. In later comics, his body is made out of mud upon taking the cell samples from Clayface III and IV, thus enabling him to gain their powers combined.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #606 (October 1989)</ref> In ''The New 52'', these are improved to a level, in which he can mimic the DNA of others.<ref>''[[Justice League of America]]'' (vol. 3) #11 (March 2014)</ref>
* Matt Hagen has temporary shapeshifting, voice mimicry, and a malleable clay-like body, which allows him to manipulate his physical features at will. He must reimmerse himself in a pool of protoplasm that gave him his powers to [[Recharge (battery)|recharge]] them every 48 hours or else he would regress back into his human form. Later, Hagan duplicated the protoplasm by scientific means, but only for five hours before needing to be renewed.<ref>''World's Finest'' #140 (March 1964)</ref>
* Preston Payne originally had an amorphous physiology, yet ended up gaining the ability to melt people with his touch. He has immense strength from his anti-melting exoskeleton.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #607 (November 1989)</ref> Preston's metamorphic abilities were later restored by Prometheus.<ref>''Justice League: Cry for Justice'' #4 (December 2009)</ref>
* Sondra Fuller has powers identical to Clayface II, except these superpowers are permanent.<ref>''Outsiders'' #21-22 (July–August 1987)</ref>
* Cassius "Clay" Payne possesses the combined powers of both his parents.<ref>''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #27 (May 1994)</ref> If a piece of him is separated from his mass, it can develop its own consciousness and even "bond" with human hosts to transform them into "Clay-Things". Hush has noted that Cassius is essentially the only "pure" Clayface as the only one who was never human to begin with, all other Clayfaces retaining some aspect of their human DNA that prevents others simply taking samples to imitate their transformations.
* Peter Malley gained similar abilities like Clayface V, but is capable of dissolving people via eye contact.<ref>''Batman'' #550 (January 1998)</ref>
* Both "Todd Russell" and Johnny Williams have shape-changing capabilities.<ref>''Catwoman'' (vol. 3) #1-4 (January–April 2002)</ref><ref>''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #60 (February 2005)</ref>

==Other characters named Clayface==
===John Carlinger===
'''John Carlinger''' was a renowned actor and director who held a film exhibition aboard the yacht Varania III. Basil Karlo, the original Clayface, assaulted Carlinger with murderous intent because Carlinger neglected to "invite" him to the event, but Carlinger killed Karlo instead. Feeling threatened by a few actors attending the exhibition who were rumored to be demanding an audit of his production company's finances, Carlinger used Karlo's alter ego to mask his true identity and intentions when he gunned these actors down in cold blood. Batman deduced "Clayface's" true identity by the water-solubility of his makeup, revealing it to be a type of makeup used by modern actors instead of the greasepaint Karlo was more likely to use. Batman punched Carlinger's lights out and exposed his murder scheme.<ref name="Detective Comics #496"/>

In "[[DC All In]]", John Carlinger appears at a Clayface gathering called the Fraternity of Mud. His history of his encounter with Basil Karlo and the identity theft remains intact, with Carlinger expressing remorse for the incident. When Harley Quinn accidentally crashes the gathering, Carlinger and the other Clayfaces attack her. The Clayfaces stop their attack when Harley uses formaldehyde on Clownface.<ref name="Harley Quinn #47"/>

===The Clayface of Japan===
The ninth version of Clayface, '''the Clayface of Japan''', debuted in ''Batman Incorporated'' #6 (June 2011) as part of "[[The New 52]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.therealbatmanchronologyproject.com/the-modern-age/post-year-one-era-20-23/year-twenty-three-p-1/ |title=The Real Batman Chronology Project: Modern Age (Year Twenty-Three Part One) |publisher=therealbatmanchronologyproject.com |date=2011-09-05 |access-date=2014-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903012348/http://www.therealbatmanchronologyproject.com/the-modern-age/post-year-one-era-20-23/year-twenty-three-p-1/ |archive-date=2014-09-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Batman tasks Batman Japan (Jiro Osamu) to fight the Clayface of Japan about {{frac|2|1|2}} months into his [[Batman Incorporated]] venture.<ref>''[[Batman Incorporated]]'' #6 (June 2011)</ref> Not much is known about this Clayface, except that he resembles all of the previous Clayfaces and seems to have their same set of powers. Presumably, this Clayface, as a rival to Osamu, is a native of Japan. Batman states that this Clayface is a newcomer, a [[samurai]], and operates in or around [[Hokkaido]].<ref>''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 2) #0 (November 2012)</ref>

===Clayface clones===
In "[[The New 52]]", a villain named Jeffrey Bode makes several short-lived clones of Clayface.<ref>''[[Deathstroke]]'' (vol. 2) #1 (November 2011)</ref>

===Clownface===
The being known as '''Clownface''' began as a stray piece of Clayface's body that became unattached and gained enough sentience to morph itself into a mute old man. This man was found and taken to Arkham Manor because of his unresponsiveness.<ref>''Arkham Manor'' #2 (January 2015)</ref> Later, the Joker infected this portion of Clayface with Joker venom, morphing it into a separate entity dubbed Clownface.<ref>''Arkham Manor'' #3 (February 2015)</ref>

In "[[DC All In]]", Clownface appears at a Clayface gathering called the Fraternity of Mud. When Harley Quinn accidentally crashes the gathering, Clownface and the other Clayfaces attack her. The Clayfaces stop their attack when Harley uses formaldehyde on Clownface.<ref name="Harley Quinn #47"/>

==Alternative versions==
* An alternate universe variant of Clayface from [[Earth-9]] appears in ''[[Tangent Comics|Tangent]]: Superman's Reign''.<ref>''[[Tangent: Superman's Reign]]'' #10 (February 2009)</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Basil Karlo / Clayface appears in ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' as a member of [[Deathstroke]]'s pirate crew.<ref>''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' #2 (June 2011)</ref><ref>''Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager'' #2 (July 2011)</ref>
* An unidentified, alternate universe variant of Clayface appears in ''[[Batman: White Knight]]''.
* An original, unidentified incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Batman: Earth One]]''.
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface, amalgamated with [[Bebop and Rocksteady|Rocksteady]], makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''.
* A ''[[Gotham by Gaslight]]''-inspired incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]: Shazam!'' #2.<ref>''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]: Shazam!'' #2 (July 2015)</ref>
* An unidentified Clayface appears on an alternate cover for ''New Suicide Squad'' #10.<ref>''New Suicide Squad'' #10 (September 2015)</ref>
* The Matthew Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in ''Super Powers!'' (vol. 4) #6.<ref>''Super Powers!'' (vol. 4) #6 (June 2017)</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
====Live-action====
[[File:Clayface (Birds of Prey).png|thumb|Clayface as he appears in ''Birds of Prey''.]]
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in the [[opening credits]] of ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' (1966), but was replaced in show with '''[[False-Face]] ('''portrayed by [[Malachi Throne]]).
* The Cassius Payne incarnation of Clayface appears in the ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]'' episode "Feat of Clay", portrayed by [[Kirk Baltz]]. This version is a sculptor who is inspired by other people's pain and gains his powers from a special formula created specifically for him by a crooked scientist. Sometime prior to the series, Payne was hired by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] to kill [[Catwoman]], but was defeated and imprisoned in Arkham Asylum. In the present, his son '''Chris Cassius''' (portrayed by Ian Reed Kesler) takes the formula for himself and gains the ability to turn people into clay. Upon learning of what happened, Payne breaks out of Arkham to stop him despite running afoul of the [[Birds of Prey (team)|Birds of Prey]]. Chris is eventually defeated by [[Huntress (Helena Wayne)|Helena Kyle]] while Payne turns himself in.
* Basil Karlo appears in ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'', portrayed by Brian McManamon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/2015/04/05/gotham-to-introduce-clayface-mr-freeze-and-mad-hatter-in-season-/|title=Gotham To Introduce Clayface, Mr. Freeze and Mad Hatter in Season Two|publisher=Comic Book.com|last= Burlingame|first=Russ|date=April 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/2016/03/18/exclusive-brian-mcmanamon-cast-as-clayface-in-gotham/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Brian McManamon Cast As Basil Karlo AKA Clayface In Gotham|publisher=Comc Book.com|last=Jayson|first=Jay|date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=McManamon |first1=Brian |url=https://twitter.com/BrianMcManamon/status/708425976460546049 |title=Psyched to be guest starring (& bald!) in an upcoming episode of @Gotham with the gracious & talented @ben_mckenzie |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2016-03-11 |access-date=2016-09-24}}</ref> This version is a deceased actor who was revived by [[Hugo Strange]] and Ethel Peabody using [[octopus]] DNA, which gave him the ability to alter his face to resemble anyone he wants.
* An original incarnation of Clayface appears in the third season of ''[[Pennyworth (TV series)|Pennyworth]]'', portrayed by [[Lorraine Burroughs]]. This version is a P.W.E., an enhanced being who can alter her appearance to perfectly mimic someone else's, who poses as '''Virginia Devereaux''', a high-ranking CIA official who travels with Patrick Wayne to England. Throughout her appearances, she has assumed the identities of Mary Pennyworth (portrayed by [[Dorothy Atkinson]]) and [[Martha Wayne]] (portrayed by [[Emma Paetz]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Josh |date=October 6, 2022 |title=NYCC: Season 3 of 'Pennyworth' actually shared a set with Matt Reeves' 'The Batman' |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/pennyworth-season-3-shared-set-with-the-batman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007040332/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/pennyworth-season-3-shared-set-with-the-batman |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |access-date=October 6, 2022 |work=[[Syfy Wire]]}}</ref>

====Animation====
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[The New Adventures of Batman]]'', voiced by [[Lou Scheimer]].
* Two incarnations of Clayface appear in ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''.
** Series original character '''Ethan Bennett''' (voiced by [[Steve Harris (actor)|Steve Harris]])<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Clayface Voices (Batman) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Batman/Clayface/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> is a GCPD detective partnered with [[Ellen Yin]] and was Bruce Wayne's best friend until being mutated by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]]'s [[mutagenic]] Joker Putty. Bennett battles Batman several times, gradually gaining control over his powers, before eventually choosing to reform and turn himself in. After learning Basil Karlo became his own version of Clayface, Bennett joins forces with Batman and [[Dick Grayson|Robin]] to defeat him, with Bennett restraining Karlo so Batman can administer an antidote to them. Re-imprisoned in Arkham, a cured Bennett plans on finishing his sentence and focusing on reforming himself. In a potential future depicted in the episode "Artifacts", Bennett is reinstated into the GCPD and becomes its Chief of Police.
** Basil Karlo (voiced by [[Wallace Langham]] in "Clayfaces" and [[Lex Lang]] in "The Batman/Superman Story")<ref name="btva" /> is an untalented actor who breaks into [[Wayne Enterprises]] and drinks a refined Joker Putty sample. After being rejected once more, Karlo snaps and uses his new powers to attack the people who rejected him, realizing that becoming a supervillain will increase his popularity.
* A portrait of the Preston Payne incarnation of Clayface appears in the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "Joker: The Vile and the Villainous!".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formspring.me/IdiotStyle/q/186901759489244181 |title=Formspring forum thread |access-date=2013-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002001139/http://www.formspring.me/IdiotStyle/q/186901759489244181 |archive-date=2012-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced by [[Nolan North]].<ref name="btva" /> In the fourth season, ''Young Justice: Phantoms'', [[Superman]] and [[Black Lightning]] consider him, among others, for reserve membership in the [[Justice League]].
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'', voiced by [[Fred Tatasciore]].
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'', voiced by [[Alan Tudyk]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collinson |first=Gary |date=February 9, 2018 |title=Harley Quinn animated series supporting character breakdowns revealed |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/02/harley-quinn-animated-series-supporting-character-breakdowns-revealed/ |access-date=April 20, 2019 |website=Flickering Myth |language=en-US}}</ref> while Jonah Platt provides his singing voice.<ref name="btva" /> This version is stated to be a classically trained yet terrible actor who gained his abilities from a "terrible pottery accident" and is considered one of [[Gotham City]]'s lesser villains. Additionally, his body parts can develop sentience if separated from him. Introduced in the episode "So, You Need a Crew?", Clayface works as a bartender until he is recruited into [[Harley Quinn]]'s crew. As of the fourth season, he left the crew to become a Las Vegas performer.
** Basil Karlo / Clayface appears in the ''[[Kite Man: Hell Yeah!]]'' episode "Sexiest Villain Alive, Hell Yeah!", voiced again by Tudyk.
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Suicide Squad Isekai]]'', voiced by [[Jun Fukuyama]] in Japanese and Brandon Hearnsberger in English.<ref name="Cast">{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=December 1, 2023 |title=Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals Main Cast in New Trailer |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-01/suicide-squad-isekai-anime-reveals-main-cast-in-new-trailer/.205004 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rondina |first=Steven |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Suicide Squad Isekai: All release date details and where to watch |url=https://gameland.gg/suicide-squad-isekai-all-release-date-details-and-where-to-watch/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=gameland.gg |language=en-US}}</ref> This version is a member of the eponymous [[Suicide Squad]] whose human form resembles [[Michael Jackson]].
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in the ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]'' episode "...And Be a Villain", voiced by Dan Donohue.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Batman: Caped Crusader first look reveals Asian American Harley Quinn, 'weird' Dark Knight, more |url=https://ew.com/batman-caped-crusader-exclusive-first-look-asian-american-harley-quinn-8645683 |access-date=May 10, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Flook |first=Ray |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Batman: Caped Crusader Profile Teaser: Meet Clayface & Onomatopoeia |url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/batman-caped-crusader-profile-teaser-meet-clayface-onomatopoeia/ |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> This version was [[typecast]] as villains due to his unique appearance, leading him to use an experimental serum to alter his face.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=James |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Batman: Caped Crusader Premieres Aug. 1, 2024 On Prime Video, First Images Revealed |url=https://dcanimated.com/2024/05/batman-caped-crusader-premieres-aug-1-2024/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> After being rejected by fellow actor Yvonne Francis, he adopts a disfigured appearance and murders his co-stars along with the serum's creator until he is defeated by Batman.
* An unidentified Clayface appears in the ''[[Batwheels]]'' episode "Clay Date", voiced by [[Chad Kroeger]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 13, 2024 |title=Clay Date - ''Batwheels'' (Season 2, Episode 31) - Apple TV |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/clay-date/umc.cmc.4hh2vyzthxth4tokkh3jz0qs1?showId=umc.cmc.1iqvymkwphkwlxxpc76gnmtql |access-date=December 14, 2024 |website=Apple TV |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The "Todd Russell" incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Bat-Fam]]'', voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Flook|first=Ray|date=October 11, 2025|title=''Bat-Fam'' Official Trailer: For The Dark Knight, It's a Family Affair|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/bat-fam-official-trailer-for-the-dark-knight-its-a-family-affair/|access-date=October 11, 2025|website=Bleeding Cool News}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> This version is African-American and used to work with [[Volcana (DC Comics)|Volcana]].

=====DC Animated Universe=====
The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface, with elements of Basil Karlo, appears in series set in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (DCAU), voiced by [[Ron Perlman]].<ref name="btva" />
* First appearing in the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Feat of Clay", this version is an actor who was previously disfigured in an accident. Corrupt businessman Roland Daggett gives him Renuyu, a beauty cream that restores his face and enables him to change it to that of another person's, but its effects prove temporary and addictive. Daggett hires Hagen to aid him in his criminal activities in exchange for more Renuyu, but Hagen eventually refuses to cooperate, leading to Daggett's men force-feeding him a large quantity of Renuyu that transforms him into Clayface. Following a failed attempt on Daggett's life and being defeated by Batman, Hagen goes into hiding. In the episode "Mudslide", Hagen steals an isotope from Wayne Biomedical Labs to stabilize himself when his body begins to deteriorate before seeing Stella Bates, a former medical adviser on one of his films who fell in love with him. Hagen is nearly restored, but Batman finds them and aborts the treatment. In the ensuing fight, Clayface falls off a cliff and into the ocean, where he dissolves and is presumed dead.
* Hagen returns in ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''. Following a minor appearance in the pilot episode "Holiday Knights", the episode "Growing Pains" reveals that after falling into the ocean, his remains drifted near a pipe leaking chemicals into the ocean, restoring some of his strength. While recovering, he sent a portion of himself disguised as a little girl named Annie (voiced by [[Francesca Marie Smith]])<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Annie Voice - ''The New Batman Adventures'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/The-New-Batman-Adventures/Annie/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> away to see if it was safe for him to resurface, but she develops her own personality and encounters [[Tim Drake|Robin]], who falls in love with her. Hagen eventually poses as Annie's abusive father while committing robberies to make a living before recovering and cornering Robin and Annie, with the latter allowing herself to be reabsorbed to save him. An enraged Robin nearly kills Hagen, but Batman intervenes and Hagen is subsequently arrested and imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.
* Hagen appears in the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' two-part episode "Secret Society". Sometime prior to the series, [[Morgan Edge]] captured Hagen until [[Gorilla Grodd]]'s [[Secret Society of Super Villains|Secret Society]] free him and add him into their ranks. Having grown less aggressive and psychopathic, he is initially reluctant to join them until Grodd promises to help Hagen restore his human form while maintaining his shapeshifting powers. However, he and the Society are defeated by the [[Justice League]].

===Film===
* The unidentified ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox]]''. Similarly to his comics counterpart, he is a member of [[Deathstroke]]'s pirates who fights [[Aquaman]]'s army until he is killed by [[Ocean Master]].<ref name="btva" />
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in the ''[[Batman Unlimited]]'' series of films, voiced by [[Dave B. Mitchell]].<ref name="btva" />
** First appearing in ''[[Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem]]'', Clayface joins the [[Joker (character)|Joker]]'s gang of monsters to wreak havoc on [[Gotham City]].
** In ''[[Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants]]'', [[Mr. Freeze]] and the [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]] free Clayface, among other supervillains, from Arkham Asylum before the Penguin tasks Clayface with helping him betray Freeze and injects him with a serum that turns him into a lava monster. Freeze, [[Damian Wayne|Robin]], the [[Barry Allen|Flash]], [[Man-Bat]], and [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]] subdue Clayface, but he is accidentally freed by a group of children and, having reverted to his original form, escapes into the sewers.
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'', voiced by [[Kate Micucci]].<ref name="btva" />
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]].<ref name="btva" /> Sometime prior to the film, Clayface had picked up a corrosive strain of bacteria that makes it harder for him to hold his shape and is offered a cure by the [[Riddler]]. In return, Clayface creates a clay decoy to impersonate the Riddler while he was disguised as the [[Question (character)|Question]] and takes the form of the '''Crimson Cloak''', the supposed ghost of scientist Leo Scarlett who wants revenge on Batman for failing to save him. As the Crimson Cloak, Clayface steals isotopes to recreate [[Professor Milo]]'s teleportation device, which both Scarlett and the Riddler worked on, while also framing Batman and [[List of Scooby-Doo characters#Mystery Incorporated|Mystery Inc.]] for the crimes to keep them distracted. Ultimately, Mystery Inc. deduce Crimson Cloak's identity and defeat Clayface.
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Batman: Hush (film)|Batman: Hush]]''.<ref name="btva" /> While operating as Hush, the Riddler brainwashes Clayface and has him impersonate his original identity. After Batman exposes him, Clayface attacks him, but is defeated by Batman and [[Jim Gordon (character)|Commissioner Gordon]].
* An unidentified Clayface makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''[[Injustice (2021 film)|Injustice]]''.<ref name="btva" />

=== DC Universe ===
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in the [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]] franchise. 
** Hagen is introduced in the first season of ''[[Creature Commandos (TV series)|Creature Commandos]]'', voiced by Alan Tudyk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |date=October 19, 2024 |title=Creature Commandos NYCC Trailer Reveals First Look at Clayface and Circe |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/creature-commandos-nycc-trailer-reveals-first-look-at-clayface-and-circe |access-date=October 21, 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinsdale |first=Ryan |date=November 19, 2024 |title=Alan Tudyk Plays Clayface in DC's Creature Commandos and Possibly 2025's Superman Movie |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/alan-tudyk-plays-clayface-in-dcs-creature-commandos-and-possibly-2025s-superman-movie |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Freitag |first=Lee |date=November 19, 2024 |title=Creature Commandos Features a Familiar Voice Actor for DCU's Clayface |url=https://www.cbr.com/creature-commandos-clayface-voice-actor-revealed/ |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=Comic Book Resources}}</ref>
** [[Tom Rhys Harries]] will portray Hagen in a [[Clayface (film)|self-titled film]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=June 17, 2025 |title=Tom Rhys Harries Lands Starring Role in DC Studios' 'Clayface' |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/tom-rhys-harries-starring-role-dc-studios-clayface-1236434058/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617163748/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/tom-rhys-harries-starring-role-dc-studios-clayface-1236434058/ |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |access-date=June 17, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

===Video games===
====''Lego Batman''====
The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in the ''[[Lego Batman]]'' series.
* Karlo appears as the first boss of ''[[Lego Batman: The Videogame]]'', voiced by [[Ogie Banks]]. This version is a lieutenant of the [[Riddler]] who resembles the [[DC Animated Universe]] incarnation of Matt Hagen / Clayface, who appears in the [[Nintendo DS]] version in place of Karlo.<ref>''Game Informer'' features a two-page gallery of the many heroes and villains who appear in the game with a picture for each character and a descriptive paragraph. See "''LEGO Batman'': Character Gallery", ''Game Informer'' 186 (October 2008): 93</ref>
* Karlo appears as a boss and unlockable character in ''[[Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]'', voiced by [[Fred Tatasciore]].
* Karlo appears in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', voiced again by Fred Tatasciore.<ref name="btva" /> This version's design is inspired by the New 52 incarnation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nieves |first=Davey |date=July 22, 2018 |title=SDCC'18: LEGO DC SUPER VILLAINS Cast and Devs Dish on Funever Evil |url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc18-lego-dc-super-villains-cast-and-devs-dish-on-funever-evil/ |website=The Beat}}</ref>
* Karlo appears as a boss in ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'' via ''The Lego Batman Movie'' DLC pack.

====Other games====
[[File:Clayface in The Adventures of Batman and Robin.png|thumb|Clayface as he appears in ''The Adventures of Batman & Robin'']]
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[The Adventures of Batman & Robin (video game)|The Adventures of Batman & Robin]]'', voiced again by Ron Perlman.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} In the [[Sega CD]] version, he serves as the final boss, takes on [[Rupert Thorne]]'s likeness, and hires other villains to distract Batman and [[Dick Grayson|Robin]] from his operations. Once the Dynamic Duo discover Clayface, they fight and defeat him, after which Clayface falls into a river and dissolves. The game's cutscenes were later revealed to have come from the "Lost Episode" of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', though it is not considered canonical to the DC Animated Universe. In the [[SNES]] version, Clayface appears in the final level and joins several supervillains in an attempt to defeat Batman.
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears as a boss in ''[[Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu]]'', voiced again by Ron Perlman.<ref name="btva" />
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[DC Universe Online]]'', voiced by Benjamin Jansen.<ref name="btva" />
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in the ''[[Batman: Arkham]]'' franchise, voiced by [[Rick D. Wasserman]].
** In ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'', he is imprisoned in the eponymous asylum within a reinforced glass cell and takes on various likenesses in an unsuccessful attempt at tricking Batman into freeing him.
** Clayface appears as the final boss of ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''. In between games, he escaped Arkham Asylum by posing as asylum director Quincy Sharp and went on the run from [[Hugo Strange]]. Karlo was later found by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]], who hired the former to pose as him. Throughout the story mode, Karlo uses the Joker's likeness to distract Batman from the Joker's attempts to acquire a cure for the Titan formula, which was slowly killing the latter, before Karlo eventually reveals himself to fight Batman. Their fight takes them to a Lazarus chamber, where Batman pushes Clayface into a Lazarus Pit to prevent the Joker from using it to gain immortality and retrieves the cure.
* The Basil Karlo, Matt Hagen, Preston Payne, and Sondra Fuller incarnations of Clayface appear as character summons in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears as a boss in ''[[Gotham Knights (video game)|Gotham Knights]]'', voiced by Brian Keane.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=GothamKnights|number=1565761574308036608|title=Brian Keane is Clayface.|date=September 2, 2022|access-date=September 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Justice League: Cosmic Chaos]]'', voiced again by [[Nolan North]].<ref name="btva" />

===Miscellaneous===
* The [[DC Animated Universe]] incarnation of Matt Hagen / Clayface appears in ''[[The Batman Adventures]]''.
* The ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' (1966) incarnation of '''[[False-Face]]''' appears in ''[[Batman '66]]'' #23, in which his real name is revealed to be Basil Karlo and he obtains a shapeshifting formula that transforms him into Clayface.<ref>''Batman '66'' #23. DC Comics.</ref>
* The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold (comics)|All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''.
* The ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' incarnation of Matt Hagen / Clayface appears in the series' self-titled tie-in comic book series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Young Justice'' #12 - The Pendulum (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/young-justice-12-the-pendulum/4000-312014/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Comic Vine]] |language=en}}</ref> In issue #12, it is revealed that this version was a member of the [[League of Shadows]] who romanced [[Talia al Ghul]] to gain access to a Lazarus Pit and heal his cancer. After learning of this, Talia takes revenge on him by locking him in it for months, which mutates him into Clayface. He attacks Talia, but is subdued by [[Ra's al Ghul]] and [[Sensei (DC Comics)|Sensei]]. Ra's then has Sensei take Clayface to Gotham to attack Batman, leading into his appearance in the animated series episode "Downtime".
** The ''Young Justice'' incarnation of Matt Hagen / Clayface appears in the tie-in audio play "The Prize", which is set between the third and fourth seasons. By this time, he has reformed, changed his name to "Harlan Matthews", and become an employee at [[Roy Harper (character)#Animation|Will Harper]]'s company, Bowhunter Security. While guarding a [[WayneTech]] shipment, Clayface is kidnapped by [[Task Force X]], who attempt to bring him to [[Amanda Waller]]. Clayface is rescued by the Team and offered a spot in the Justice League by [[Kaldur'ahm|Aquaman]], which he turns down in favor of continuing to work for Harper.
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in the ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us (comics)|Injustice: Gods Among Us]]'' prequel comic.
* An original, female incarnation of Clayface named '''Mrs. Clayface''' appears in ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'', voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]. She is married to an unidentified Clayface.
* The ''Batman: Arkham'' incarnation of Basil Karlo / Clayface appear in the ''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'' prequel comic. Following the events of ''Arkham City'', Karlo was taken in by the GCPD, though he is unable to retake his original form due to his body being exposed to Lazarus particles. Additionally, samples of Karlo are used by several parties for their own ends, such as [[Simon Stagg]] for "[[Metamorpho|Project: Meta]]" and [[Hush (character)|Hush]] to hide his cosmetic surgery scars.
* An original incarnation of Clayface appears in the first issue of the [[Arrowverse]] comic miniseries ''Earth-Prime''. A teenager named '''Tanner Freyr''' was pushed into mud containing a sample of Basil Karlo / Clayface by bullies, which transformed him into a new Clayface. Freyr takes revenge on his bullies until [[Ryan Wilder|Batwoman]] defeats him using [[Mr. Freeze]]'s liquid nitrogen. After being incarcerated in Arkham Asylum under heavy guard, Freyr is contacted by [[Magog (DC Comics)|Magog]], who breaks him out in exchange for an opportunity to take revenge on Batwoman.<ref>''Earth-Prime'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* An unidentified Clayface makes a cameo appearance in ''[[DC Super Friends]]'' #15.
* The Basil Karlo incarnation of Clayface appears in ''[[Batman: Resurrection]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patches |first=Matt |date=September 16, 2024 |title=A new sequel to Batman 1989 brings Clayface into the Burtonverse — here's a taste |url=https://www.polygon.com/books/451732/batman-resurrection-book-batman-returns-sequel-john-jackson-miller-excerpt |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> This version, also known by his real name '''Karlo Babić''', is a struggling actor who becomes deformed after being exposed to remnants of the [[Joker (Jack Napier)|Joker]]'s Smylex chemicals.

==See also==
* [[List of Batman family enemies]]

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