History Main / SuperPowerSillyPutty

* Clover in ''TotallySpies'' tended to be subject to FetishFuel inducing transformations.

* MartinMorning changes into a new character (spy, robot, eskimo, etc.) every morning.

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''It was certainly better than yesterday: a combination of Omega Radiation and a kryptonite candle turned me into Melting Lad. I really [[WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNow don't understand how]] [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway melting is a superpower]], but I was a puddle for half the day. {{Superman}} had to use his [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands super-sculpting skills]] to put my atomic structure back together. I have to remember to get him something good for his birthday. Maybe a tie?''

* [[{{Superman}} Jimmy Olsen]], who had (and lost) so many superpowers, there is an entire collection called ''The Many Transformations of Jimmy Olsen''.

* Lana Lang also fell into this a lot in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}.
** So did ComicBook/LoisLane. In fact, the sheer amount of Silver Age Superman stories where either Jimmy, Lois or Lana get superpowers is the most frequent RunningGag in Superdickery.com
*** At least [[DaChief Perry White]] got off scot-free, right? [[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1180:perry-gets-powers-aga-wait-perry&catid=29:confounding-comic-covers-index&Itemid=32 ...Oh]]. [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081231010330/marvel_dc/images/a/a7/Action_Comics_278.jpg Never mind.]]
* There was period in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}} when Franchise/{{Batman}} was either getting a superpower or experiencing a bizarre transformation (alien, genie, giant, merman, etc) every month. It would always SnapBack at the end of the story.

* There was a [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] "filler" series called ''ComicBook/DialHForHero'' where a kid found some mysterious artifact that looked a bit like a rotary telephone dial without the phone attached. Pressing a certain sequence on it would transform him into a "superhero", or at least something with (usually quirky) super powers, for a short period. The plot typically went "something bad happens, kid uses dial, kid turns into something weird, kid figures out how to use new abilities to solve problem, repeat sequence, repeat sequence ''again''" (there were usually three transformations per story). Initially each transformation was unique (and the latest transformation would be met with some kind of thought like "I wish I was (some previous transformation) again" because that form would have made solving the problem easy), but some of them did occur multiple times over the course of the series. Brought back in the [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] with ''two'' kids, a boy ''and'' a girl. The heroes (and the villains they fought) were [[AudienceParticipation sent in by readers]].

* in ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'', Dennis mistakenly receives a "Super Duper Man" costume that was intended for use in the United States military.

** Similarly, Alex would always be the one to trade faces with the villain in the cases of a partial body swap machine. (Yes, there were multiples cases of this)

Pretty much a DeadHorseTrope by now, it was used quite frequently in the SilverAge.

* Lana Lang also fell into this a lot in the SilverAge.
** So did ComicBook/LoisLane. In fact, the sheer amount of SilverAge Superman stories where either Jimmy, Lois or Lana get superpowers is the most frequent RunningGag in Superdickery.com

* There was period in the SilverAge when Franchise/{{Batman}} was either getting a superpower or experiencing a bizarre transformation (alien, genie, giant, merman, etc) every month. It would always SnapBack at the end of the story.

** And according to Creator/GrantMorrison, ''every single wacky SilverAge transformation'' is now canon. Albeit with most of them {{retcon}}ned into being hallucinations brought about by the sensory deprivation experiment he underwent in "Robin Dies At Dawn!", or by the many chemical weapons Batman's rogues tend to use.

* There was a [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] "filler" series called ''ComicBook/DialHForHero'' where a kid found some mysterious artifact that looked a bit like a rotary telephone dial without the phone attached. Pressing a certain sequence on it would transform him into a "superhero", or at least something with (usually quirky) super powers, for a short period. The plot typically went "something bad happens, kid uses dial, kid turns into something weird, kid figures out how to use new abilities to solve problem, repeat sequence, repeat sequence ''again''" (there were usually three transformations per story). Initially each transformation was unique (and the latest transformation would be met with some kind of thought like "I wish I was (some previous transformation) again" because that form would have made solving the problem easy), but some of them did occur multiple times over the course of the series. Brought back in the [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] with ''two'' kids, a boy ''and'' a girl. The heroes (and the villains they fought) were [[AudienceParticipation sent in by readers]].

** And in ''CountdownToFinalCrisis'', Jimmy starts cycling through ''all'' his powers, and decides now's his moment to become a superhero... Mr. Action.

** Jimmy's tendency to induce these transformations on himself eventually earned him the "My Brain Says No but My Mouth Says Go" Award in ComicBook/CraigShutt's [[http://www.cbgxtra.com/columnists/craig-shutt-ask-mr-silver-age/the-2012-mopee-awards-ask-mr-silver-age-cbg-1697-jan-2013 final Mopee Awards]] for the ''Comics Buyer's Guide''.

* JohnnyTest. Usually invoked by him or his sisters.

* On ''{{Jumanji}}'s'' animated adaptation, Peter was often [[BalefulPolymorph transformed into all kinds of humanoid animals]], usually as a sanction for [[NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught trying to mess with the game's rules]] or TemptingFate.

** So did LoisLane. In fact, the sheer amount of SilverAge Superman stories where either Jimmy, Lois or Lana get superpowers is the most frequent RunningGag in Superdickery.com

* Ron Stoppable is hit with this quite frequently in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', to the point that some fans have joked that he gives JimmyOlsen a run for his money.

''It was certainly better than yesterday: a combination of Omega Radiation and a kryptonite candle turned me into Melting Lad. I really [[ActionLeagueNow don't understand how]] [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway melting is a superpower]], but I was a puddle for half the day. {{Superman}} had to use his [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands super-sculpting skills]] to put my atomic structure back together. I have to remember to get him something good for his birthday. Maybe a tie?''

** And according to GrantMorrison, ''every single wacky SilverAge transformation'' is now canon. Albeit with most of them {{retcon}}ned into being hallucinations brought about by the sensory deprivation experiment he underwent in "Robin Dies At Dawn!", or by the many chemical weapons Batman's rogues tend to use.

* There was a [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] "filler" series called ''ComicBook/DialHForHero'' where a kid found some mysterious artifact that looked a bit like a rotary telephone dial without the phone attached. Pressing a certain sequence on it would transform him into a "superhero", or at least something with (usually quirky) super powers, for a short period. The plot typically went "something bad happens, kid uses dial, kid turns into something weird, kid figures out how to use new abilities to solve problem, repeat sequence, repeat sequence ''again''" (there were usually three transformations per story). Initially each transformation was unique (and the latest transformation would be met with some kind of thought like "I wish I was (some previous transformation) again" because that form would have made solving the problem easy), but some of them did occur multiple times over the course of the series. Brought back in the [[TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] with ''two'' kids, a boy ''and'' a girl. The heroes (and the villains they fought) were [[AudienceParticipation sent in by readers]].

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From the diary of [[JimmyOlsen James Bartholomew Olsen]]:

* There was a [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] "filler" series called "DialHForHero" where a kid found some mysterious artifact that looked a bit like a rotary telephone dial without the phone attached. Pressing a certain sequence on it would transform him into a "superhero", or at least something with (usually quirky) super powers, for a short period. The plot typically went "something bad happens, kid uses dial, kid turns into something weird, kid figures out how to use new abilities to solve problem, repeat sequence, repeat sequence ''again''" (there were usually three transformations per story). Initially each transformation was unique (and the latest transformation would be met with some kind of thought like "I wish I was (some previous transformation) again" because that form would have made solving the problem easy), but some of them did occur multiple times over the course of the series.
** Brought back in the [[TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] with ''two'' kids, a boy ''and'' a girl. The heroes (and the villains they fought) were [[AudienceParticipation sent in by readers]].

** Of note is that one of the superpowers he obtained - [[IKnowKungFu Mystical Monkey Power]] - actually stuck, though [[HowDoIShotWeb he had trouble getting it to work when he wanted it to.]] It became the focus of a number of episodes afterwards, as well as providing the final resolution in the the finale.

** And in ''CountdownToFinalCrisis'', Jimmy starts cycling through ''all'' his powers, and decides now's his moment to become a superhero... Mr Action.

*** At least [[DaChief Perry White]] got off scot-free, right? [[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1180:perry-gets-powers-aga-wait-perry&catid=29:confounding-comic-covers-index&Itemid=32 ...Oh]].

Not to be confused with PlasticMan, a literal Silly Putty superhero.

* JohnnyTest.

** Jimmy's tendancy to induce these transformations on himself eventually earned him the "My Brain Says No but My Mouth Says Go" Award in ComicBook/CraigShutt's [[http://www.cbgxtra.com/columnists/craig-shutt-ask-mr-silver-age/the-2012-mopee-awards-ask-mr-silver-age-cbg-1697-jan-2013 final Mopee Awards]] for the ''Comics Buyer's Guide''.

* There was period in the SilverAge when {{Batman}} was either getting a superpower or experiencing a bizarre transformation (alien, genie, giant, merman, etc) every month. It would always SnapBack at the end of the story.
** It still happens every now and then. There's even an {{Elseworld}} based on Bruce Wayne becoming a GreenLantern. (Or a pirate, or a knight...)

** Jimmy's tendancy to induce these transformations on himself eventually earned him the "My Brain Says No but My Mouth Says Go" Award on the ''Comics Buyer's Guide''[='=]s [[http://www.cbgxtra.com/columnists/craig-shutt-ask-mr-silver-age/the-2012-mopee-awards-ask-mr-silver-age-cbg-1697-jan-2013 final Mopee Awards]].

** And according to GrantMorrison, ''every single wacky SilverAge transformation'' is now canon. Albeit with most of them RetConned into being hallucinations brought about by a sensory deprivation experiment, or by the many chemical weapons Batman's rogues tend to use.

A Sister Trope to UnfazedEveryman. Where an UnfazedEveryman is a normal person surrounded by [[WeirdnessMagnet weirdness]], but who stays normal nonetheless, someone who is SuperpowerSillyPutty is one who is transformed by the weirdness. Numerous times. He never keeps the powers, however; he always manages to [[SidekickGlassCeiling lose them]] just as he is getting [[SnapBack used to them]]. [[HowDoIShotWeb Don't expect him to know exactly how to use them during the duration]].

* Ron Stoppable is hit with this quite frequently in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', to the point that some fans have joked that he gives [[{{Superman}} Jimmy Olsen]] a run for his money.

** Similarly, Alex would always be the one to trade faces with the villain in the cases of a partial body swap machine. (Yes there were multiples of these)