At a military demonstration of a high tech weapon, the ParaBomb X, a mysterious general that makes off with the weapon reveals himself to be Batman's enemy, Clayface.

Billionaire BRUCE WAYNE is asked to support the military s newest weapon, the ParaBomb X, a high-tech orb that emits a paralyzing light. But during the weapon s demonstration, a general grabs the orb, crashes through the window, and falls to the street below. BRUCE WAYNE is stunned. When he looks down at the street, he sees the thief turn into a gooey pile of mud and slip down a storm drain with the stolen weapon. He wasn t a general at all, he was one of BATMAN'S strangest enemies, CLAYFACE."

Clayface has returned to Gotham City, and he's looking for revenge! Can the Caped Crusader tell the difference between the imposter and his real friends and enemies? Can Batman and Robin stop Clayface or will they need some help from their friends? Will the Dynamic Duo be able to defeat the shape-shifting villain or will Clayface finally get his revenge?

When a man posing as Bruce Wayne causes problems at the bank, Batman knows exactly who the impostor is. But it's hard to catch a criminal who can change shape.

"At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1, see The Dark Knight and his sidekick Robin fight against some of his strangest villains, including Dr. Faceless and the Human Ball! DC Comics is proud to publish the complete Jiro Kuwata penned Batman Manga adventures in three painstakingly restored and translated volumes. This collection is not to be missed by both Batman and Manga fans alike! BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1 collects the first twenty chapters"--