Comic Title: Detective Comics:80 Years of Batman HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2019
On Sale Date: March 6, 2019 Direct Market Date March 6, 2019
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Direct Market Date March 13, 2019
Source: Previews, #363

Direct Market Date March 13, 2019
Source: DC Previews, #8

Cover Price: $29.99
Page Count: 424
Editor: Paul Levitz

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Challenge of Clay-Face"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #298 (1961)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #122; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #58)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #122; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #58)

Villain(s)

• Clayface (Matt Hagen; origin; next appearance in Detective Comics #304)
• Two henchmen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A mysterious new crook with the power to change shape, Clay-Face, arrives in Gotham and begins a life of crime. Clay-Face is really Matt Hagen, a crook who has found a pool of strange chemicals which allow him to change shape.

Clay-Face’s crimes put him at odds with Batman and Robin. His powers allow him to elude capture, but during one encounter they nearly fail him as they wear off. After escaping Hagen returns to the chemical pool and restores his powers.

To protect himself from further trouble Clay-Face hires two henchmen, but one leaves a clue at a crime scene which allows Batman to track him down. Batman captures the henchmen while Robin trails Hagen back to his hide-out. Together the Dynamic Duo stall Hagen until his powers wear off allowing them to make an easy arrest.