Detective Comics #605 - DC Comics 1989, 'The Mud Pack' Part 2 of 4 — Clayface Arc, Alan Grant & Norm Breyfogle (Single Issue)

Batman face-down in a clay pool, Clayface hands pulling him under, the bat symbol the only thing visible on his back. Detective Comics #605 is Part 2 of The Mud Pack — Grant and Breyfogle's Clayface arc that assembled every version of the character into a single story and produced some of the most viscerally unsettling covers of the entire run. Published 1989 at $1.00 US, Comics Code Authority. Written by Alan Grant, art by Norm Breyfogle, inks by Steve Mitchell. Breyfogle signature bottom right on cover. The gold foil-style Mud Pack logo treatment against the black background is one of the most distinctive cover designs in the Grant/Breyfogle era.

What's Included:

• 🦇 Detective Comics #605 — DC Comics, 1989 — Comics Code Authority — The Mud Pack Part 2 of 4
• 💲 $1.00 US / $1.25 CAN / 50p UK — Grant, Breyfogle & Mitchell credits — Breyfogle signature on cover
• 🎲 Back cover: TSR AD&D — "Three Great Places That Aren't on the Map" — Spelljammer (AD&D Adventures in Space), Dragonlance Time of the Dragon, City of Greyhawk — TSR Inc. 1989

Issue Details:

• ⚡ DC Comics — Detective Comics #605 — 1989 — $1.00 US — Comics Code Authority — The Mud Pack Part 2 of 4
• 🎭 Story: Batman and Gordon interrogation — La Scala Theater subplot — Clayface Four double-cross — "YOU!" reveal panel closing the issue
• 🎨 Interior: Two-page spread — Batman/Gordon dialogue sequence facing the La Scala Theater Clayface infiltration — Breyfogle's dense grid, pages showing age-appropriate tanning
• 🔥 Single issue — bagged for protection.

Why Collectors Love It:

The Mud Pack is the Grant/Breyfogle arc that Clayface collectors specifically hunt — it's the first story to bring all four Clayface incarnations together, and Breyfogle's horror-inflected cover compositions across the four issues are some of the best work of his career. Part 2 has the most iconic cover of the run: Batman submerged, helpless, the bat symbol the only anchor. The TSR AD&D back cover — Spelljammer, Dragonlance, and Greyhawk all on one page, "Three Great Places That Aren't on the Map" — advertising three of the most beloved AD&D campaign settings on the back of a Batman horror arc is peak 1989 comic shop energy.

Condition Notes:

Shows wear consistent with age — expect spine stress, corner wear, and age-appropriate tanning as shown in photos. Interior pages show period-typical yellowing with solid color retention throughout Breyfogle's linework. Bagged for protection.

Perfect For:

Mud Pack arc completists, Clayface collectors, Grant/Breyfogle Detective Comics run hunters, late-'80s Batman key arc enthusiasts, TSR AD&D Spelljammer/Greyhawk ephemera fans, and anyone who has ever needed to assemble four versions of the same villain into one room and found the logistics significantly more complicated than expected.