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Detective Comics#478
Cover: Marshall Rogers & Terry Austin

Detective Comics #478

Jul 1978 · DC · 0.35 USD
“The Coming of... Clayface III!”

Preston Payne uses blood from Matt Hagen, the second Clayface, to try to change the effects of hyperpituitarism on his appearance. But the "cure" causes Payne's flesh to melt like wax and forces him to periodically dissolve others into protoplasm. When Batman interferes with Payne's theft of the components necessary to reverse his condition, he may become Clayface's next victim.

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writer Len Wein · artist Marshall Rogers · inker Dick Giordano · colorist Glynis Wein · letterer Ben Oda · cover Marshall RogersTerry Austin

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writer Len Wein
colorist Glynis Wein
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils Marshall Rogers
cover inks Terry Austin

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Preston Payne uses blood from Matt Hagen, the second Clayface, to try to change the effects of hyperpituitarism on his appearance. But the "cure" causes Payne's flesh to melt like wax and forces him to periodically dissolve others into protoplasm. When Batman interferes with Payne's theft of the components necessary to reverse his condition, he may become Clayface's next victim.

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