Police Comics #70 (1947)

In a twist of fate, Plastic Man finds himself chasing a mysterious top hat that seems to be at the center of a murder and a string of odd deliveries, leading him from a dying hatter’s workshop to a high-stakes chase through a hat shop and beyond. As he tangles with crooks, a bumbling sidekick, and a man obsessed with hats, the true significance of the hat begins to unfold—though its secrets remain just out of reach.

In this 1947 humor tale from Police Comics #70, Paw tries to dodge a scolding from Maw by insisting Dewey is asleep inside the house—only for Dewey to show up and reveal the real sleeper was their hog, Rufus.