LADY CLAY | The Female Clayface

The Clayface retrospective continues now on to Clayface IV Sondra Fuller a.k.a Lady Clay. Batman's Rogues Gallery expands to include a female Clayface. Exploding out of the Outsiders Lady Clay would find herself in the Mudpack, linked to Clayface III (Preston Payne) and more even entering Rebirth, Doomsday Clock and Gotham City Monsters. Learn about it all here on Casually Comics.
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[@GoneFishingAmalgam]

She's a Classy Clady

[@pqcowboychanel]

I read that as lady at first

[@beaniepq]

She's a clady...woah woah woah, she's a clady.

[@beneficent2557]

Oof the puns.

[@odinez7010]

@@beneficent2557 Treeeeat her like a claaaday! The name's Face, Clady Face. I'm here cause she's back in this week's Detective Comics.

[@ValiareTheForsaken01]

I want to groan but I know for a fact that I'd be incredibly proud of myself if I'd thought of it first.

[@manis1551]

The relationship between Lady Clay and Preston Payne sounds remarkably wholesome. I'm even more shocked that she doesn't become a love interest of Batman.

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

Wow! A female villain character of Batman who doesn't want to be boned by him. Also...a female villain that the Batman has who is not at least bisexual. Ok...that might be questionable considering Batwoman gave her a pep talk...and that Lady Clay can be anyone and who knows how many fragments become male.

[@chloepainter4064]

It also sorta parallels/contrasts the relationship between the element man and chemical lady or whatever she’s called.

[@isaiahyoung3888]

Lady clayface is like a lot of female characters in comics she’s intended to have an interesting backstory and motivation but ultimately it’s not fleshed out enough to stick because she just becomes either forgotten or just a background character

[@RabbiJoeInJerusalem]

Now I'm tempted to add "At the time of this recording" every time I answer one of my kids' questions.

[@SEELE-ONE]

They should say that at school too! By the time I finished my bachelor’s, thing I had learned in the first year were already obsolete!

[@WarmLillie]

*Batman sees Lady Clay and signs* Batman: “Awww.... Shoot, here go again...”

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

Timer for the obvious question: Did any of the Clatfaces ever marry Lois Lane?

[@Shamazya]

It'd be pretty easy to make a story out of that since Clayface is good at disguises even in the oldest iteration

[@arpitpatel2781]

I could not find Lois Lane marrying Clayface. BUT I found Clayface kidnapped Lois Lane twice. So I think Clayface wants Lois Lane for sure. 1. Basil Karlo in "The Batman - Superman Story Pt. 1" kidnaps Lois Lane while impersonating Clark Kent. 2. Matt Hagen lured Lois Lane to his hideout, hoping to get Superman and all with the ultimate goal of luring Batman into a trap. His plan almost succeeded, but the heroes outsmarted him and returned him to prison. To prevent further problems, Superman evaporated

[@arpitpatel2781]

@@Shamazya Clayface did impersonate Clark Kent and kidnapped Lois, so in a way they are married!

[@greenrandall143]

@@arpitpatel2781 by the Carlo doesn’t have powers how did he impersonate Klerk cent

[@arpitpatel2781]

@@greenrandall143 It's in the animated series. In it the best parts of 1st three clayfaces are used to make the Clayface of this universe.

[@WarmLillie]

The Clayface playlist is really shaping up and taking form.

[@Chillgamesh]

Nice

[@low-fatmilklove1187]

Damn it

[@WarmLillie]

@@Chillgamesh Thxs

[@WarmLillie]

@@low-fatmilklove1187 I couldn’t resist...

[@jpboursaw4469]

HAH~HAAAAAaaaaa....I see what you did there...!

[@harryfailsgaming1246]

She’s got so much potential and I feel like a mini or maxi series would help her character as she’d be the soul focus and not one character in the cast of ten.

[@GenerationWest]

Oh yeah, it's Lady Clay, aka the one that looks like naked lady with curves for days, but covered in a layer of mud, with angel wings. It's weird knowing that she has character development, yet not really. You say who wants to be Clayface monster, but hey, it's like Resident Evil villains , they want the power, in spite of being a giant goo monster with no more use of their junk.

[@nooctip]

She and Clay 3 had a kid. She didn't give up quite as much for power as you think.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

I think that they missed the son. I think that his name was/is Cassius. No, really.

[@chidaluokoro9104]

How does a clay monster get pregnant?

[@GenerationWest]

@@chidaluokoro9104 Very carefully.

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@matthewschwartz6607 That pun name is too much.

[@Xehanort10]

The reason their son is called Cassius Clay is a reference to Muhammad Ali's real name.

[@210SAi]

@@toshomni9478 how is it a pun? It’s more like actual fact

[@Deoxys911]

It's pretty weird that they would just blatantly lift his birth name like that, honestly. Is the next Clayface going to be named Clay Aiken?

[@PakistaniSenpai]

Original name*, Muhammad Ali is his REAL name.

[@bgood8299]

In time, Lady Clay will come to realize that the real tragedy is Looker's costume.

[@truefanforum3273]

Agreed, that costume is horrible. It's like the artist just took a bunch of different ideas and slapped them together. It reminds me of a video of Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld drawing a character together. What a mess.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Has Looker been seen since 52? Didn’t she know Batman’s identity?

[@bgood8299]

@@matthewschwartz6607 I don't think she has been seen since N52. I can't recall if she knows Batman's real identity, but if I had to bet, I'd say she probably does. I can picture Bruce falling for her whole vampire thing and telling her in a retconned story we'll get at some point.

[@aberido9665]

Lady Clay's characterization reminds me of Element Girl from the Sandman story 'Facade' reprinted in the Dream Country TPB. They have similar powers and emotional issues.

[@molsongrrrl]

Claylist. Hee. I appreciate all this comic book history. I really enjoyed the clayface version in the Harley Quinn show but didn't know anything about his history.

[@amandak.5967]

I stan her modern makeover - the gray and wings give me gargoyle vibes. Also if she's Lady Clay, can we start calling Sebastian, Guy Cheetah? XD Btw, Lia Briggs is also in the cartoon Young Justice for a bit minus the Looker pseudonym-- with a really cute short hair cut and a less... out there costume.

[@Jsouza1226]

I love Sasha’s Batman voice so so much, it’s hilarious but just like everyone reads it 😂

[@timothylewis2527]

Looks like Norm Breyfogle art in the 90s stories. He was a favorite of mine. Rest in peace, Norm!

[@Starlesslight]

I agree. He was the biggest reason I was collecting Detective Comics at the time, although the stories were pretty good too.

[@user-zm4ro7yh4e]

There are so many Clayfaces, they are starting to form families. It won't surprise if eventually we get an entire clayface community. *also, nice of her growing wings

[@arpitpatel2781]

There are 11 clayface, so they can form a community.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Looker was a term for a hot lady. It fell out of use. The costume was a compilation of fashion trends due to being a model. Her evil version is Model Citizen.

[@Shamazya]

The last take on Lady Clay reminds me of a character I made who has similar struggle with identity because they have shape-shifting powers too. More specifically with their voice, which they've forgotten over time so they don't like to talk when out of disguise because they feel dissonance from having 'the wrong voice'.

[@NerdyBirdy80]

It’s interesting that they don’t seem to spend a lot of time showing what she looked like pre-clay powers since it’s more focused on her insecurities (which can develop no matter what someone looks like.)

[@blackrazer22]

If she had a origin story that just focused on her, it would have gone better. It looks like she just appears in team books as one more goon. Despite the attempt I don't think there was ever any real plan to make here equal to the other clayfaces. She is more of the "we need a team of bad guys. Who do we put on the team", type of situation I don't think the plan was to ever give her a good backstory and characterization.

[@alexwimberly1268]

Oh jeez, theres a Clayface for almost every decade there. I really do like how the kinda put her against Looker and the Outsiders though instead of her going straight for Batman. Really looking forward to the Mud Pack vid and any other vids on B and C list villain teams

[@bombseel]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who remembers Gotham City Monsters! I genuinely wanted it to be longer, it's a great concept that needed a little more love and time than six issues

[@michaellangwaller]

"The girl is a monster, (Mo-mo-mo-monster) The girl is a monster," I prefer the Monster Squad Lady Clay though her battle with Azrael Batman was cool.

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

Last time I was this early, the New 52 was just a glimmer in Dan DiDio’s eye…

[@fredcampbell4066]

We may not have asked for it but definitely needed and enjoyed it. And i have never done this before but first

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

Totally agree. And congratulations.

[@yona4121]

Looker’s costume reminds me of a fashion nova outfit- kinda iconic

[@fumochabalala6284]

This low key became a therapy session at the end

[@kostisbeckiaridisstratilak8578]

I am like nothing interesting *about to go to sleep* Sasha : uploads video Me : *excited noises*

[@ken.droid-the-unique]

Please don't throw shade on your channel not being current or topical; the charm of your channel is based on following your whims wherever they take you. Keep on trucking

[@carloscrecelius9597]

I had no idea there were that many clayfaces. This was definitely the best looking one.

[@VicEntity]

Nice to see the claylist being made. It is good to see you are giving the this awesome Batman villain the Clayspace. Loving this era of Claysually Comics

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

That thumbnail tho. She got more clay on that backside than a mountain.

[@kcollier2192]

personally I'd love to see her or another version of Lady Clay in Batman Beyond. Honestly, I can't recall if any version of Clayface showed up in Batman Beyond- if not she would make an interesting first and have more room for character development.

[@Batkoku]

Cassius Clay. Hey there Ali!

[@grey1213a]

Until you had mentioned her in this series, I had totally forgotten about her (and Clayface III, oincidentally). She does seem to have a lot of potential as a character, and I would be down for a series on her current adventures (mini or otherwise).

[@seanmoore5747]

I'm loving these looks at the various Clayfaces you've been doing, as Clayface was always a favorite Bat-villain of mine. Lady Clay is interesting for me, as I was never really able to find out much about her when I was younger and she was more prominent in the books - I mostly knew her from trading cards as "the one that hooked up with the other Clayface and had a Claybaby". Now that I know more about her, I do kind of like the angle they took in the Gotham Monsters with her... I think there is alot of story potential to be explored with her, and would like to see her get some more focus in future books.

[@Libertyfudge]

I love these videos! It’s fun to just geek out about comics

[@bio1656]

I didn't even know that there was a lady clayface .

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I cant wait for a full coverage discussion on the issue mudpack where all the clayfaces were ( somewhat) interconnected! It was a fantastic issue!

[@quinnwilder6990]

Love these videos so much! Who wouldn't want Clayface's powers? Just think about the money one could save on wigs alone. 👩‍🦱👱‍♀️👩‍🦱👩‍🦳👩‍🦰

[@KnucklesxReala911]

Lady clayface does feel indeed as she could have an interesting potential, since part of her does feel like a proto idea of when they tried to mix all clayfaces on one single villain but didn't quite success until btas!hagen (i wonder if you gonna do a vid of him since how things have been reworked on the comics) I just feel bad that as most female villains, she gotta be turned technically good, i like they are given depth but is always at cost of taking away any villain persona in general

[@nigelflood7074]

Damn , Gotham City Monsters sounds like a great series , shame I missed it the first time round. Time to track it down .

[@truefanforum3273]

Cobra! Quick, someone call G.I.Joe. Oh wait, that's Kobra with a "K". Never mind.

[@blacklash2258]

I'm liking this series. I didn't know there was a Lady Clay, let alone multiple Clayfaces! She actually seems more interesting, than the others

[@jonathonriddle9922]

... and there was her Grammy-winning album: "Lady Slimes the Blues"

[@Bolsonaro_em_Haia]

As a concept, she has a lot of potential, particulary given how even her origin has a subservient streak to it that enhances the horror. I believe the right writer could make a very solid, very worthwhile Vertigo-like miniseries based on her struggle for self-acceptance and autonomy. But it could be difficult to use the character later; it might work best as an out-of-continuity tale.

[@syntrick2815]

No matter how much I catch up on stuff; THE Batman's "voice" always gets me.

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

"Don't make me go down this rabbit hole" I am so using this line next time my friends and I are debating fan theories.

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

sondra going on adventures with herself would be fun. she splits herself into two or more and they have a nice duo or group trip lmao

[@Moonbeam143]

These videos really mold my understanding of all the Clayfaces.

[@htdmedia2361]

I love your channel are you excited for infinite frontier? cause I sure am

[@CasuallyComics]

I'd label myself as intrigued lol and happy to see my boy Booster.

[@htdmedia2361]

I'm excited to see who gold beetle is because she is on the cover of the new flash issue from april

[@randomguyfromgermany]

I only encountered Lady Clay during the Mudpack, and Knightfall/Knights Quest/ Knights End-storyline. So far, I really liked the Mudpack-version of her. And she, along with Preston and Cassius could make a great sidestory (as far, as I remember, Batman cares for them as a family... maybe, just because the family-life kept Preston out of Gotham`s criminal scene?). On a sidenote. I would like to hear more about the "other Batmen". And I`m not talking about Jean Paul here. In the 70s, or 80, there used to be some guy called Thomas (if I remember correctly), who, after an accident, believed to be Batman. He even found the Batcave. There are at least two stories with/about him (which are published in germany). I wonder if there?s more to him, than we got over here, and if there were other pretenders of the Bat (again, I´m not talking about Jean-Paul. And even Hugo Strange might be out of it... even thought, his whole dead, and back again-shtick may be interesting for a video).

[@A1somniaaa]

"mistaken soap opera logic.." another perfect descriptor activated😄

[@dlee827]

What kind of sound effect is "Zoop"? I see this in the opening titles every time. Is it the sound the Impossible Man would make if he tried to shape-shift in the Large Hadron Collider?

[@THATGuy5654]

Sasha, a youtuber who explains concepts and characters from comics, thus demystifying them and making comics more accessible to new readers. She starts by showing the cover of a comic purporting to have a team up between Batman and Batman. ... I mean, it's still comics, you know? Price of entry.

[@AryanKing94]

This story is just reinforcing my head cannon that looker is really classic 4th wall breaking She Hulk who split off from Jennifer broke through dimensions and wound up in DC.

[@imanicartwright4463]

All of your wigs have been so good this year!

[@Gangerworld]

What if it's like that cake moon meme? SUPERMAN (staring at the earth): You mean... EVERYONE's Clayface? BATMAN (aiming a gun at Superman's head): Always have been.

[@comicdog5097]

I am one of the 5 people who enjoyed Gotham City Monsters as well. I love DC Frankenstein and think maybe he deserves playlist?

[@mray4784]

Batman: A new Clayface? Good Lord! DC: Wait, there's more!!!!!

[@ardon68]

I have the mudpack comics from the late 80's and the other mudpack comic.

[@mjolnirfan]

I hope she does a series like this for DC's Queen Bee

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

Ok. How many more Clayfaces are there left to cover? Clayface 5, Ultimate Clayface (Clayface 1 again, with shapeshifting powers and eventually becoming a hero), and anyone else I forgot?

[@angelusdemorte3]

I appreciate that you care enough to give everyone their own accent...

[@justinedwards5047]

Have you done a video explaining looker? Because I was not previously aware of her and she sounds interesting and I want to know more!

[@stevenraison]

The Outsiders Together with New Teen Titans was made into a Direct Market Baxter Book. The Original Newsprint Title was turned into reprints of The Baxter Book Stories for Newstands

[@RemyL75]

I had no idea there were this many Clayfaces, and I am kinda afraid to ask how many there are lol.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I had a feeling we were going to see a video on Lady Clayface from this channel. Nice job Sasha. We should see this lady leave the comics at some point.

[@JohnSuave]

14:22 guarantee this voice got a lot of people excited

[@fasalalghamdi4678]

Joker :We live in a society. someone Continue please

[@jpboursaw4469]

...where honor is a distant memory. Isn’t that right....Batman?

[@fasalalghamdi4678]

@@jpboursaw4469 thank you

[@Heringgehirn]

Pro: talking to people Contra: talking to people.

[@bsabruzzo]

Why is there no merch with "At the time of this video..." or "I have receipts" or "Your mileage may vary"

[@macsyn4558]

Never even heard of Lay Clay before this honestly. Now i luvs her. My fave food is tragic backstory. Def gonna read some Lady Clay now

[@KierTheScrivener]

I think I will go down a rabbit hole, I like tje idea of her a lot. The who are you when you could be anyone. Hopefully one day, she'll get her story due!

[@seanhoward6529]

I am loving this clayface retrospective

[@JKXYGolden]

A codependent lone wolf... Lady Clay seems really cool! I hadn't heard of Monster Squad, but I'll have to check that out now. Looking forward to a Mudpack video!!!

[@msf2399]

Thinkin’ about how awesome it would be to have a Gotham-centric villain who not only shapeshifts but could mimic superpowers… Her power set needs some limits, but it’s not hard to fix; say she can only mimic things she’s actually seen and can only copy powers if she’s physically touched the person with her clay. Since most of the metahumans active in Gotham are villains, Lady Clay would mostly be mimicking *other villains* for any of her crimes. The MO might be very different, but people saw that villain on the scene and it was unquestionably that villain’s powers being used! Or imagine if she mimicked, like, Ivy or someone without copying their powers only to finally manage to get close enough to copy those too, throwing Bruce’s investigation into complete disarray? He’d need to locate the moment they made contact, recognize a smear of dirt that’s out of place with all of Ivy’s plants, something like that! Imagine the sorts of cons she’d pull to try to get close enough to heroes to copy them! Maybe give her a time limit of a couple weeks or months before she loses those powers, meaning she’s always on a deadline to get the power she needs for her latest job, or might resort to one that’s about to expire out of desperation. SHE HAS SO MUCH AWESOME VILLAIN POTENTIAL, WHY WOULDN’T THEY USE HER MORE?!?! Even if you want to focus on the tortured anti-hero (or anti-villain) side of her, rather than going full supervillain? Make her one of JASON’S villains! You could get so much mileage out of that; they have a lot in common (emotionally at least) and you cannot tell me Jason wouldn’t see a chance to save his father in a hench for hire driven to her absolute lowest and heading down a desperately self-destructive path. Conflict! Connection! Sondra accidentally getting too attached and letting Jason step into the hole her lost son left in her heart! The tragedy if Jason couldn’t save her from the villain life, or the bittersweet victory of him convincing her at the last minute when all Sondra can do is flee the villain’s lair & attempt to vanish into Gotham’s crowds! A sequel arc where she returns because she found out where her son was stolen away to and needs Jason’s help to rescue Cassius for whatever reason!

[@symbolpending7632]

The whole Lady Clay creating 'lil copies reminds me of Mudface a little girl version created by the modern Clayface in the same way. Whilst she technically not a Clayface, we'll technically part of one, but I'm always for more Gotham Academy love.

[@DIEGhostfish]

12:57 I would like to suggest the old old Warhammer Fantasy Genevive books One of the stories is just Phantom of the Opera, and the first one also revolves around stagecraft. (The lore's so different you don't really need much basis in any of the more general Warhammer Fantasy stuff)

[@avabowers4503]

I need to learn more about the looker now she sounds interesting

[@truefanforum3273]

I think at one point she even became a vampire. So yeah, she seems interesting.

[@unigenius]

She definitely gives pre-Phoenix force Jean Grey vibes.

[@truefanforum3273]

@@unigenius How so?

[@jpboursaw4469]

I like modern Lady Clay, but I don’t feel like it would have happened without the original. Just makes it a more rounded journey. As for Looker’s “look”, and personality, it may be a deliberate flipping of the script of things young girls were rewarded for by society. Ribbons, pink clothes, high heels, smile pretty, etc. It’s a reflection of her power to mesmerize. And then there’s the old phrase “that gal, she’s a real looker!” Jeepers Creepers indeed. And did anyone notice evil Looker in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths? Hint: this is not a Jedi mind trick. Self esteem, too much, or too little, is a recurring theme for many antagonists, but for the Clayfaces, especially. Go ahead. Pick a Batman villain. See which applies. There, wasn’t that fun?

[@p.j.w7564]

I love the adventures & the look of the original Outsiders! 😎😁

[@misteranother2252]

This series casual comics series has taken shape into work of art bravo! This has been really hands on experience with community I would dare say, sorry about bad puns. But has been great in depth look at the various Clayfaces!

[@Ldastro]

Loving this Clay journey! I do have mystery I hope you can solve. Elf with a Gun as originally seen in the Defenders.

[@Ldastro]

@@ooneybird27 An actual Elf With A Gun marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Melf_(Earth-616)

[@frankverisco4722]

You changed your hair!!!! I love it you look amazing!!!

[@mynardomacaraig2697]

Lady Clay and the rest of the Kobra strike force were based on the goofy Silver Age Batman villains of the early 60s. Thought that deserved a mention.

[@LinguarumFautor]

Zebra Man!

[@davidchurch5932]

Can't say that I appreciate her. For some reason I always link Lady Clay and Element Girl / Woman. Part of the occasional "let's try these power sets out on a woman" that happened before Crisis.

[@TheDuck632]

When are you going to start selling T shirts I want one that says "at time of this recording" I would so buy it. I am really enjoying this claylist lol anyway that's about all I have catch you later

[@MoramothHauntz]

Thanks for the deep dive Sasha

[@TaylorSwiftsBestFriend]

Omg you should do more “unnoticed” DC characters !!! I love your videos and I can learn more DC characters lol

[@bsabruzzo]

Clayface checklist 1) Boris Karlo - check 2) Matt Hagen - check 3) Preston Payne - check 4) Sondra Fuller - check 5) Cassius "Clay" Payne - ? 6) Dr. Peter "Claything" Malley 7) Todd Russell 8) Johnny Williams 9) Ethan Bennett (from the cartoon "The Batman)

[@Z.A.M.1359]

Wait. So Lady Clayface is on a team with that Orca lady & Killer Croc? Aren't those two also an adorable villain couple? OMG I love it. Imagine the double dates picnicing by the water. I already ship their children together. I can just see some Valentine's Day issue where a hero busts into a nice romantic restaurant to see villain couples at the various tables; doing nothing villainous, just trying to have a nice night out as a couple. You'd have the clayfaces, orca & croc, Mallah & the Brain would be there too. Just, all the villain couples worth shipping that may have trouble going to a regular civillian restaurant.

[@calvingarcia3540]

Had no idea that Metamorpho story in the Terrifics was lifted straight from this lol.

[@Highline_29_Designs]

I love that line and the voice a new clay-face good lord

[@patronofdragons]

I'm curious about Looker now. According to the wiki she's a vampire now.

[@timothybarnett1006]

I commend both you and the character creators for not riffing on the pun of Lady Clay and the Dylan song Lay lady lay

[@spookydookie4046]

All about Monster Squad Lady Clay. She has a good amount of potential, both powers and emotionally. I like the idea that she splits herself off and actually misses these pieces, and has an identity problem. As long as they don't over do it that could be fun.

[@glentalbot9166]

Looker may be based on the 1981 movie LOOKER starring Albert Finney and written by Michael Crichton.

[@heribertoborrero7019]

Why is it when any real villainous villain that makes an appearance eventually becomes a tragic character due to some physical or mental trauma? No wonder Gotham City is overrun with criminals pleading that no one understands them.

[@ericwars9328]

This clayface OP. Shape changing, power borrowing and shadow clone jutsu