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 Williams Adaptations: 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): Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability Shapeshifting Regeneration (Karlo, Hagen, & Fuller): Power mimicry (Hagen): Chemistry skills (Payne): Genius-level intellect Fatal touch 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.