Batman Classic: Who Is Clayface?

by Donald Lemke, Steven E. Gordon (Illustrations), Eric A. Gordon (Illustrations)

Batman Who Is Clayface? is an exciting, action-packed book perfect for children who have mastered the reading basics, but still need some help reading alone. Part of the I Can Read series, Who Is Clayface? is designed to encourage a lifelong love of reading. In this adventure, Clayface, who can twist his malleable body into different forms, is out to cause trouble at a Gotham City bank. It’s up to our superhero, Batman, to stop the super-villain and discover exactly who he is. Full-color illustrations make the battle between Batman and Clayface jump off the page.

Genres: Superheroes, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2013

About the author

Donald Lemke works as a children's book editor. He has written dozens of all-age comics and children's books for Capstone, HarperCollins, Running Press, and more. Donald lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with his beautiful wife, Amy, toddling toddler, Cleo, and a not-so-golden retriever named Paulie.

Reviews

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whoa mama. Boy, do I feel silly. I grew up on BTAS( Bats the Animated Series), and in that delightful program Matt Hagen, one of several Clayfaces, was a struggling actor looking for a useful facial cream. I did NOT know that Matt Hagen was actually a treasure hunter in the comics. In this fun little children's book, we see Matt Hagen, the treasure hunter. At first I was like "hold the phones, this ain't right," but I looked it up on computers and sure enough, guy was a treasure hunter. VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK. The way that Batman deals with Clayface is pretty twisted, though, I think.

[John Yelverton · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not that enjoyable of a read, and the re-imagining of the Clayface origin story was disconcerting too. I wanted to teach my son how to read, not answer questions of why this Clayface was different.

[Mellanie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually love these Batman stories. The boys in my homework room like them, too.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy read.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clayface is new to us, but by his description he seems to e like the Sandman from Spiderman 3 (film), although he is a treasure hunter gone evil, as a shape shifter. This is a story for Batman Classic and it is full of amusing puns and humor as well as some good history points. Definitely a good one for super hero fans in this Level Two reader.

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