Basil Karlo (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)

Basil Karlo
Biographical Information
Aliases	Codenames Clayface
Status	Deceased
Citizenship	American
Home Universe	Earth-Prime
Physical Information
Species	Metahuman
Gender	Male
Associations
Home	Gotham City; Illinois (formerly)
Occupation	Criminal (formerly)
Affiliation	Arkham Asylum (formerly)
Appearances
First Appearance	Elseworlds, Part 2 (unseen)
Last Appearance	Flesh and Mud (mentioned)

“	Joker's acid flower. Clayface's mud, Killer Croc's tooth. Why you collecting all this stuff from Batman's enemies? So I can succeed where they failed.	”
— Russell Tavaroff and Black Mask[src]

Basil Karlo, better known as Clayface, was an enemy of Batman with the ability to change his clay-body into different shapes and appearances.

Biography

At some point, Basil Karlo donned the alter ego of Clayface and became an enemy of Batman before being defeated. Afterwards, Batman kept a sample of his mud in the Batcave until it was stolen in 2021 by "Circe Sionis" and given to Black Mask.

Following his defeat, Clayface was dissected and researched by doctors all over Gotham City.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Malleable Clay-Like Body: Clayface had a clay-like body that he could alter into any shape and appearances as he wished. Additionally, the clay infected his prefrontal cortex which served as an inhibitor, making him an impulsive criminal.
  • Shape-Shifting: According to Luke Fox, Clayface had the ability to change his appearance, an ability that his successor retained.

Appearances

Appearances
	Elseworlds, Part 2	Unseen
	Kane, Kate	Mentioned
	Power (Batwoman)	Indirectly Mentioned
	Meet Your Maker	Name Seen
	Flesh and Mud	Mentioned

Gallery

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  Basil Karlo's cell door

References

Other versions of Basil Karlo