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Secret Origins, #44 Newsstand

Published: September 1989

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Secret Origins #44

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Issue Contents:
Batman vs. the Mud Pack
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman
  • Clayface [Basil Karlo]
  • Clayface [Matt Hagen]
  • Clayface [Preston Payne]
  • Clayface [Sondra Fuller]
Credits
The Coming of Clayface
Story 1 14 pages superhero
Storyline

Sondra Fuller, the newest Clayface, visits the original Clayface, Basil Karlo, in the hospital where he tells her how he became Clayface.

Characters
  • Batman
  • Clayface [Basil Karlo]
  • Clayface [Sondra Fuller]
  • Robin
  • Julie Madison
  • Morris Bentley
  • Ned Norton
  • Kenneth Todd
  • Lorna Dane
  • Fred Walker
  • Roxy Brenner
  • Kobra (cameo)
  • Looker (cameo)
Credits
Story Notes

Based on the story from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #40. Origin of Basil Karlo, the original Clayface.

Featuring Mr. Bubble

Story 2 1 page

"Mr. Bubbles Tub Tales"

Credits
The Tragic Though Amusing Story of Clayface II

Featuring Clayface II

Story 3 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Matt Hagen finds a shipwreck which contains strange jars of clay that give him the ability to turn to clay.

Characters
  • Clayface [Matt Hagen]
  • Batman
Credits
Story Notes

The origin of Matt Hagen, the second Clayface, adapted from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #298 with a humorous twist.

His Name Is Clayface III

Featuring Clayface III

Story 4 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Clayface sees a special on TV about himself but is enraged when they don't bother to get the details of his origin correct.

Characters
  • Clayface [Preston Payne]
  • Had Hatter (cameo)
  • Two-Face (cameo)
  • Joker (cameo)
  • Jack Ryder
  • Batman
  • Henry Matlock
  • Helena
  • Clayface [Matt Hagen] (cameo)
Credits
Story 5 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Includes letters from Dale Coe and Robert A Lugibihl.