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DC AND CLAYFACE GO WAY BACK The star of the upcoming project may be a B-list Batman villain, but Clayface shares an illustrious history with the Dark Knight. Appearing first as Basil Karlo — a failed actor with a clay mask — in DC’s Golden Age, the theatrical miscreant has been a comics mainstay for 85 years. Usually a wannabe thespian variously turned into a shapeshifting ne’er-do-well by serums, protoplasm and out-of-control chemicals, he’s a thorn in Bats’ side.