Story: "Creatures of Clay: Child's Clay" (24 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 (next in Showcase '94 #7/1)

Supporting Characters:

Leslie Thompkins (next in ...)
James Gordon (next in Showcase '94 #7/1)
Stan Kitch (last in Detective Comics #673)

Villains:

Clayface IV
Clayface III (both also in flashback between flashback in last issue and main story of last issue; both next in ...)
Abattoir (in between Batman #505 and #508)

Other Characters:

a group of kids (Dwayne, Mike and David named)
Graham Etchison (next in Batman #508)
Cassius (first appearance; the child of Clayfaces III and IV; also appears in flashback; next in ...)

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

Synopsis:

When Lady Clayface is subdued by Batman, she tells him that she and her lover are only as they are because Abattoir has kidnapped their child. Batman then races to what was to have been their rendez-vous point and is able to save the life of the baby and take his father, Clayface III, into custody. However, he is unable to prevent Abattoir's escape, and as he wonders whether the baby Cassius will grow up to be a killer like his parents, Abattoir straps Graham Etchsion into a cruel death machine.