Detective Comics (vol. 1) #40 (June 1940):
“Beware of Clayface”
by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #40

Title: “Beware of Clayface”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 1940

Publisher:
Written by: Bill Finger
Art by: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson

11 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Robin (Dick Grayson)	Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma	Batman family; Super Friends...  The Network; The Outsiders; The Teen Titans		4,498
Clayface (Basil Karlo)		Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains [based loosely on Boris Karloff]		60
Julie Madison		[Bruce Wayne's first major girlfriend, fiance]		15
Mr. Bentley	indeterminate	[CEO; film producer]		1
Kenneth Todd	indeterminate	[star of "Dreadcastle" remake that led to Clayface's origin]		1
Roxy Brenner		[gangster]		1
Argus Motion Pictures		[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #40 (June 1940)]		1
Lorna Dane (6-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[first murder victim of Clayface]		1
Fred Walker (5-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[wrongly suspected of being Clayface]		1
Ned Norton (3-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[fired from directing "Dreadcastle"]		1

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