This is the Thousand Words inspired by this picture:[link] suggested by
. Looking at it, the idea I got was that Mr Mxyzptlk always had a silver-age vibe around his very existence. His abilities have rarely been used for anything other than goofy fun, and when they have, they've been used in some surprising ways. Clayface however has had a greater evoloution to the point that the modern age version usually has some tragic backstory or is some exploration of the obviously horrific nature of a giant shapeshifting blob that could absorb people within himself, but remains a potentially goofy character.
So, not really that strange a teamup in a way. Both possibly goofy, both possibly horrific. The obvious implication is a goofy, horrific, story...
I hope I have the stuff on Mxyzptlk right.
5/5 of my A Thousand Words Tells A Picture request challenge.
Wordcount: Exactly 1000 again.