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Clayface (DC) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

Clayface portrait

Character/DC

Clayface

Preston Payne, from Batman

59 appearancesSince 1978

Part of the Clayface mantle · 3 known bearers →

Clayface first appeared in Detective Comics #477 (1978-05), published by DC. 59 appearances are indexed across 43 series.

Also known as Preston Payne

Alias associated with Preston Payne, the third Clayface incarnation.

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

Detective Comics
#477
first appearance · intro
1978-05-00
Detective Comics
#478
origin
1978-07-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

43 series

Detective Comics
1937–2011
9 issues →
Batman
1940–2011
2 issues →
Secret Origins
1986–1990
2 issues →

Batman: Shadow of the Bat cover

Batman: Shadow of the Bat

1992–2000

2 issues →

Batman: The Dark Knight Detective cover

Batman: The Dark Knight Detective

2018–2023

2 issues →

Batman Annual cover

Batman Annual

1961–2011

1 issue →

The Untold Legend of the Batman cover

The Untold Legend of the Batman

1980–1980

1 issue →

Shadow of the Batman cover

Shadow of the Batman

1985–1986

1 issue →

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe cover

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe

1985–1987

1 issue →

Wonder Woman cover

Wonder Woman

1987–2006

1 issue →

The Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition] cover

The Untold Legend of the Batman [MPI Audio Edition]

1989–1989

1 issue →

The Untold Legend of the Batman [Batman Cereal Edition] cover

The Untold Legend of the Batman [Batman Cereal Edition]

1989–1989

1 issue →

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight cover

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

1992–2007

1 issue →

JLA: The Nail cover

JLA: The Nail

1998–1998

1 issue →

Justice League of America: The Nail cover

Justice League of America: The Nail

1998–1998

1 issue →

Batman: Strange Apparitions cover

Batman: Strange Apparitions

1999–1999

1 issue →

Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore cover

Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore

2003–2003

1 issue →

DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore cover

DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore

2006–2006

1 issue →

Chase cover

Chase

2011–2011

1 issue →

Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers cover

Legends of the Dark Knight: Marshall Rogers

2011–2011

1 issue →

Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo cover

Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo

2012–2017

1 issue →

Batman: Knightfall cover

Batman: Knightfall

2012–2012

1 issue →

DC Universe by Alan Moore cover

DC Universe by Alan Moore

2012–2012

1 issue →

DC Universe by Alan Moore cover

DC Universe by Alan Moore

2013–2013

1 issue →

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Tales of the Batman: J. H. Williams III
2014–2014
1 issue →
Tales of the Batman: Len Wein
2014–2014
1 issue →
Batman by Doug Moench & Kelley Jones
2014–2018
1 issue →
Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle
2015–2018
1 issue →
Batman: Shadow of the Bat
2016–2019
1 issue →
Batman: Knightfall Omnibus
2017–2018
1 issue →
Batman Arkham: Clayface
2017–2017
1 issue →
Justice League of America: The Nail The Complete Deluxe Edition
2017–2017
1 issue →
Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade
2018–2018
1 issue →
The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus
2019–2019
1 issue →
Justice League of America: The Nail The Complete Collection
2020–2020
1 issue →
Harley Quinn
2021–
1 issue →
Nightwing 2021 Annual
2022–2022
1 issue →
Nightwing: Fear State
2022–2022
1 issue →
NFSCape Archive 2023
Nightwing: Fear State
2023–2023
1 issue →
DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two
2024–2024
1 issue →
LETCape Archive 2025
Limited Edition: The Untold Legend of the Batman
2025–2025
1 issue →
HQCape Archive 2025
Harley Quinn
2025–
1 issue →
DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies
2025–2025
1 issue →