Woozy Winks

Woozy Winks
Woozy Winks as depicted in Plastic Man #17 (May 1949); art by Jack Cole.
Publication information
PublisherQuality Comics
DC Comics
First appearancePolice Comics #13 (November 1942)
Created byJack Cole
In-story information
Full nameWolfgang Winks
PartnershipsPlastic Man

Wolfgang "Woozy" Winks is a character appearing in comic books published by Quality Comics, and later DC Comics. He is the comic relief sidekick to the superhero Plastic Man, and first appeared in Police Comics #13 (November 1942).[1] Winks has appeared as an on-again, off-again sidekick to Plastic Man ever since and has been called the "apotheosis" of a kind of stock character of theatrical buffoons that has existed since medieval times.[2] In Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman, Winks is named one of the "most unique" [sic] sidekicks in comics, and the authors note that his portly shape and bumbling idiocy allowed for more comedy in Plastic Man stories.[3]

Fictional character biography

Woozy Winks is a former criminal and Plastic Man's inept sidekick. His personality and appearance are based on Lou Costello and Hugh Herbert respectively.

Although a comical and inept figure, Woozy has occasionally assisted Plastic Man with his skills in investigation and combat.

In an alternate origin presented in Plastic Man Special, Winks is a competent agent who becomes dimwitted following exposure to Plastic Man's blood.[4]

In other media

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1605490892.
  2. ^ Morris, Jon (2018-10-23). The League of Regrettable Sidekicks: Heroic Helpers from Comic Book History!. Quirk Books. ISBN 9781683690771.
  3. ^ Duncan, Randy; Smith, Matthew J. (2013-01-29). Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman. ABC-CLIO. p. 570. ISBN 9780313399244.
  4. ^ JLA #51 (1997). DC Comics.
  5. ^ "Woozy Winks Voice - Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 25, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.