Plastic Man #5

Plastic Man #5 from DC's 1967 revival puts the stretchy hero in a gloriously absurd predicament: a massive, horned, tattooed villain has literally bent Plas into a ball and is squeezing him like a stress toy, while a bug-eyed henchman called "Easy Assassin" gets flung into a wall of dumbbells. The villain's boastful speech bubble — promising to do far worse to Plastic Man — sets a perfectly over-the-top tone that only this character can pull off with a straight face. Cover artist Carmine Infantino and inker Mike Esposito deliver a wonderfully kinetic scene that captures exactly the blend of superhero action and broad comedy that made this series such a fun corner of the DC universe.