Plastic Man #56 (1955)

In a wacky twist, Plastic Man stumbles upon a gravity-defying wristwatch stolen from Professor Gimmick, only to discover it’s been used by the mysterious Weightless Wiggins to float through the air—turning the thief into a literal flying target. With the device now in the hands of a gang planning a bank heist, Plastic Man must use his elastic powers and quick thinking to stop them, all while grappling with the absurd physics of a world where touching anything can make it float.

In this humorous tale from *Plastic Man* #56, the flamboyant criminal Woozy Winks is in the midst of writing his autobiography, much to the dismay of his former associates—Swindle, Worla, and Slug—who fear their shady pasts will be exposed. As the gang attempts to steal the manuscript to prevent its publication, a series of chaotic misadventures unfolds, culminating in a surprise twist when the true author of the book reveals himself.

In "Plague of Plastic People!", Plastic Man tracks a bank messenger's assailant, only to see the culprit, Merkle, escape and reunite with his old partner, Pitch Penny—now a mad scientist with a revolutionary plasticizer. With the formula in hand, Merkle begins turning innocent bystanders into malleable, stretchable duplicates of himself, turning the city into a living, shifting maze of rubbery chaos.