| CLAYFACE III (Preston Payne) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Len Wein and Marshall Rogers |
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CHRONOLOGY
Clayface first appeared in Detective Comics #478 (July-August 1978).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Clayface in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Clayface Chronology
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| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #44/3 (September 1989): "His Name Is Clayface III" [Flashback] |
| Detective Comics #478 (July-August 1978): "The Coming of Clayface III" [Flashback] |
| Detective Comics #477 (May-June 1978): [Framing Sequence] |
| Detective Comics #478 (July-August 1978): "The Coming of Clayface III" |
| Detective Comics #479 (September-October 1978): "If a Man Be Made of Clay...!" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #52 (September 1986): "Natural Consequences" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #400 (October 1986): "Resurrection Night!" |
| Batman Annual #11 (1987): "Mortal Clay" |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #66 (November 1987): "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |
| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #23/2 (February 1988): "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" [Flashback] |
| Arkham Asylum (1989): "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth" |
| Detective Comics #604 (September 1989): "The Mud Pack, Part 1: Men of Clay" |
| Detective Comics #605 (September 1989): "The Mud Pack, Part 2: Heart of Steel; Feet of Clay?" |
| Detective Comics #606 (October 1989): "The Mud Pack, Part 3: Killer Clay!" |
| Detective Comics #607 (October 1989): "The Mud Pack, Part 4: The China Clay Syndrome" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #26 (April 1994): "Creatures of Clay: Diary of a Lover" |
| Batman: Shadow of the Bat #27 (May 1994): "Creatures of Clay: Child's Clay" |
| Batman #550 (January 1998): "Chasing Clay" |