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, Matt Hagen, Peter Malley, Preston Payne, and Basil Karlo.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	(Karlo); Detective Comics #40 (June 1940); (Hagen); Detective Comics #298 (December 1961); (Preston Payne); Detective Comics #478 (August 1978); (Fuller); The Outsiders #21 (July 1987); (Cassius Payne); Batman: Shadow of the Bat #27 (May 1994); (Malley); Batman #550 (June 1997); (Russell); Catwoman #1 (July 2001); (Williams); Batman: Gotham Knights #60 (September 2004)
Created by	(Karlo); Bill Finger; Bob Kane; (Hagen); Bill Finger; Sheldon Moldoff; (Payne); Len Wein ; Marshall Rogers; (Fuller); Mike W. Barr; Jim Aparo; (Malley); Doug Moench; Kelley Jones; (Russell); Ed Brubaker; Darwyn Cooke; (Williams); A. J. Lieberman; Javier Pina
In-story information
Alter ego	Basil "Baz" Karlo; Matthew "Matt" Hagen; Preston Payne; Sondra Fuller; Cassius "Clay" Payne; Peter Malley; "Todd Russell"; Johnny WilliamsChris 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; (Preston Payne): Fatal touch; Genius-level intellect; Powered armor; (Cassius Payne): Bio-fission; (Malley): Death glare;

Clayface is an alias used by several characters 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.

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 and the DC Universe (DCU) animated series Creature Commandos, 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. The Matt Hagen incarnation of Clayface is the titular character of the 2026 DCU self-titled film written by Mike Flanagan, in which he is portrayed by Tom Rhys Harries.