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Batman #159
Cover AMarket Value
- Graded copies for sale
- $63.00 - $15,600
- 20 graded copies listed, as of Oct 7, 2026
CGC Census
306
Total Graded
0
9.8 NM/MT
24
8.0 VF
Reprinted 7x
After escaping from prison, Matt Hagen finds a way to synthesize the liquid that turns him into Clayface, and once more takes up crime. The Joker, meanwhile, objects to Clayface getting all the headlines, so he starts a feud with Clayface.
Cover Date
November 1, 1963
On Sale Date
September 5, 1963
Pages
36
Cover Price
$0.12
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
Jack Schiff
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Inker
Letterer
Characters
Alfred Pennyworth; Bat-Girl; Batman; Batman robot; Batwoman; Betty Kane; Bruce Wayne; Bruce Wayne Jr.; Clayface; Commissioner James Gordon; Dick Grayson; Kathy Kane; Kathy Kane Wayne; Matt Hagen; Robin; The Green Owl Gang (villains); The Joker; three underworld hoods (villains)
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Collected in
- Batman #236
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
- DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories #2
- The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition #[nn]