[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] 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.