Comic Title: Batman from the 30s to the 70s HC
Publisher: Crown/Harmony (Bonanza Books)
Cover Date: 1972
On Sale Date: February 29, 1972 Copyright Date February 29, 1972
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1972

Cover Price: $12.95
Page Count: 388

Title: (The Murders of Clayface)
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #40 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #1; next appearance in New York World's Fair Comics (#2))

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #1; next appearance in New York World's Fair Comics (#2))
• Julie Madison (last appearance in Detective Comics #39; next appearance in Detective Comics #49)

Villain(s)

• Clayface (Basil Karlo; next appearance in Detective Comics #49)
• Roxy Brenner and his men (gangsters; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Bentley (head of Argus Pictures; next appearance in Detective Comics #49)
• Lorna Dane (a movie star; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Fred Walker (Lorna's boyfriend; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Kenneth Todd and Ned Norton (an actor and a director; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Julie Madison gets a part in the movie Dread Castle. One of the stars, Lorna Dane is murdered on the set. Lorna’s boyfriend is also killed, but he mumbles the word Clayface. Batman investigates and prevents the killer from getting Julie. When the killer is captured, he is revealed to be the make-up man, ex-actor Basil Karlo.