Clayface, alias Matt Hagen, is a villain who appears in The New Adventures of Batman.
History[]
Clayface must apply his special potion daily to maintain his powers as Clayface and often took on the forms of animals.
In the episode "Dead Ringers", Hagen forces former criminal-turned-acrobat Kit Martin to help him kidnap Arabian Oil Minister Basil Oram and hold him for a $10 million ransom in exchange for not telling Martin's boss of his criminal record. When Batman attempts to intervene, Clayface stages a car accident to knock him out and stow away in the Batmobile to infiltrate the Batcave, where he learns Batman developed amnesia and uses this to discover Batman's secret identity. Bat-Mite however distracts Clayface long enough for the Bat-Computer to create an antidote for Batman's amnesia. Clayface escapes by water, but Batman pursues him in the Batboat until the former's potion wears off, and he nearly drowns due to his inability to swim. Batman saves Hagen and hands him over to the police.
In the episode "Curses! Oiled Again", Clayface collaborates with Catwoman to steal a shipment of oil bound for Gotham City during a cold snap and steal the country's oil supply, but Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and Bat-Mite intervene and defeat the villains.
In the two-part episode "Have an Evil Day", Zarbor enlists Clayface, Catwoman, the Joker, and the Penguin to keep the Dynamic Duo busy while he steals America's nuclear power plants.
Appearances[]
The New Adventures of Batman[]
- Dead Ringers
- Curses! Oiled Again!
- Have an Evil Day (Part 1)
- Have an Evil Day (Part 2)