Detective Comics (1937-2011) #479

Detective Comics (1937-2011)

by Len Wein (Writer), Marshall Rogers (Illustrator), Rich Buckler (Illustrator)

“IF A MAN BE MADE OF CLAY...” Preston Payne will go to any lengths to regain his humanity. Can the Dark Knight put a stop to this monster’s reign of terror before more innocent lives are lost or will he too become a victim of the new Clayface? Plus, “TRUE HEROES NEVER SAY DIE!” Hawkman and Hawkwoman return from Thanagar only to find that in their absence, the Midway City Museum has been taken over by a mysterious man named Anton Lamont who has a plan of his own for Hawkman and Hawkwoman.

Genres: Comics

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 6, 1978

About the author

Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.

Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 3 out of 5]

(B+) 78% | Good
Notes: Girlfriend drama, grief and trauma, juxtaposing foes: foolish things that heartache brings, as clouded judgment goes.

*Progress updates: Main Story ◦ Backup Story

[luciddreamer99 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good art, but forgettable story, with none of the charm of the original Clayface.

[Lex Cillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jesus Christ, Batman, just let the guy do his thing.