Woozy Winks
| Woozy Winks | |
|---|---|
 Woozy Winks as depicted in Plastic Man #17 (May 1949); art by Jack Cole. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Quality Comics DC Comics |
| First appearance | Police Comics #13 (November 1942) |
| Created by | Jack Cole |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Wolfgang Winks |
| Partnerships | Plastic 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Woozy Winks appears in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Stephen Root.[5]
- Woozy Winks appears in a photograph depicted in the DC Nation Shorts: Plastic Man episode "Untouchable".
References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1605490892.
- ^ Morris, Jon (2018-10-23). The League of Regrettable Sidekicks: Heroic Helpers from Comic Book History!. Quirk Books. ISBN 9781683690771.
- ^ 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.
- ^ JLA #51 (1997). DC Comics.
- ^ "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.