Story: "Creatures of Clay: Diary of a Lover" (23 Pages)

Credits:

Alan Grant (plot, script)
Bret Blevins (pencils)
Bob Smith (inks)
Todd Klein (letters)
Adrienne Roy (colors)
Denny O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman II (last in Showcase '94 #6/1)

Supporting Characters:

Leslie Thompkins (last in Batman #505)
James Gordon (last in Batman #506)

Villains:

Clayface IV
Clayface III (both last in Detective Comics #607; both also in flashback preceding main story)

Other Characters:

a group of kids (Dwayne, Mike and David named)
Graham Etchison (all last in Batman #505)
Officer Deans
Joe (both members of the Gotham City Police Department; both die)

Comment: This issue carries a 'Knightquest: The Crusade' banner

Note: Story continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

Leslie Thompkins is counselling the boys who were caught up in a conflict between Abattoir and Batman; Graham Etchison, the object of Abattoir's cruel intentions, is with her, refusing to go into protective custody. Batman encounters Lady Clayface, who claims to wish to kill him, though she seems reluctant to actually do so. While she is thus engaged, her lover, Clayface III, kidnaps Graham Etchison.