Streak The Wonder Dog

STREAK THE WONDER DOG

Real Name: Streak

Class: Dog

Occupation: Dog

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: unnamed mother, unnamed siblings

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile, 1940s era

First Appearance: Green Lantern I #30 (February, 1948)

Powers: Streak had the strength, endurance and agility of an average dog, but possessed near human-level intelligence.

History: (Green Lantern I #30) - Streak was raised on a country farm by his mistress Sara, and became adept at protecting her for wildlife. She had to leave for Gotham City, and left Streak in the care of her brother Luke, a park ranger. Luke used Streak to help him nab poachers and other criminals, but one day he got a note from Sara, and left for Gotham as well. Streak followed his scent all the way to the city, just in time to see him gunned down in a driveby. Streak leapt into the murders' car and started mauling them. Mysteryman Green Lantern spotted the commotion, and helped Streak capture the criminals. Streak had been shot numerous times, but vets saved his life. GL watched him recover, but one day he got Sara's scent and leapt into action, chasing a car. GL stopped the car from driving into the water, and found Sara inside, drugged. The car was rigged to explode, and when GL and Streak woke upo they were in the lair of Dr. Malorgo. Sara was a spy during the war, and was reactivated when her old nemesis Malorgo turned up alive. He had Sara and GL tied to his Solex-Discs, and prepared to execute them, but Streak attacked him, allowing GL to free himself and send the villain to jail. Sara recovered in the hospital, with Streak cheering her up with tricks she taught him as a puppy. GL told her his "friend" Alan Scott (actually GL's secret identity) would watch Streak while she was away on spy missions.

(Green Lantern I #34) - Alan Scott entered Streak in the Gotham Kennel benefit show, and Streak reflected on the majesty and heritage of the different dog breeds present. Streak had a crush on show winner Princess, and her owner Adora Norsett convinced Alan to let Streak spend the evening at her estate. Streak saw something was amiss when the estate gatekeeper was not present, and after leaping over the gate and unlocking it discovered the gatekeeper knocked out. He thought he'd tripped and fallen on a stone, but Streak could smell other humans on the stone, and knew he'd been assaulted. Streak and Princess had dinner, served by butlers, and Streak was worried she'd notice he'd never eaten with high society before. Streak heard Adora scream, and realized criminals had made their way into her estate, demanding she open her safe. He knocked out two of them by pulling a rug from the stairway, and flipped the leader into a vase, knocking him out. Alan arrived just as Streak had wrapped up the case.

(Green Lantern I #35) - Dr. Leigh's Stray Dogs Rest Home was in debt and about to be sold, greatly troubling Streak, who was friends with the residents. Leigh went to Alan Scott to talk over his hardships, and Streak performed a number of tricks, giving Alan the idea of a benefit show to save the home. Streak acted as master of ceremony, assisting the other dogs with their acts, but Alan was sore at himself for not planning a finale with Streak, which the audience would expect. Streak caught the scent of evil men and bounded into the home's yard as the audience followed him. A group of criminals was digging up loot they'd hidden on the grounds years before the property became a rest home. Streak took out the criminals, earning him a round of applause from Alan and company.

(Green Lantern I #36) - Alan Scott made a WXYZ news report with Streak at his side, covering the story of missing bank messenger Frank Gaynor, who was suspected of stealing $50,000. Frank's mother broke into the station, proclaimed her son's innocence, and begged Alan to help. Streak could sense good in her and hoped Alan would agree, which he did. Alan went fishing with Streak to relax while reviewing the facts in the case, but was so lost in thought that he didn't hear a loud splash nearby. Streak investigated and found Gaynor bound and drowning, but saved him. Criminals had abducted him and stolen the $50,000 on him, hoping he'd be blamed. When they saw he was still alive they dragged him and Streak onto their boat, and locked them in a room with a poison gas canister. Streak saved them and helped Gaynor take out the crooks. Gaynor returned Streak to Alan, who was still lost in thought, and praised Streak's bravery.

(Green Lantern I #37) - Alan sent Streak to his secretary Laura Lacey to look after while he pursued the Polka Dot Gang as GL. Laura took Streak on a trip to the country aboard a train, and kept him company in the baggage car. The Polka Dot Gang robbed the car, but Streak rounded up most of them by knocking crates down on their heads. Once Streak and Laura made it to her friend's cabin they found the rest of the gang using it as a hideout. Streak went into action and took them out, and Laura said it was nice to have a man around the house.

(Green Lantern I #38) - Alan Scott's radio play Romeo and Juliet was a hit, but he needed better looking actors for a televised performance, and took Streak to a summer festival where newcomers Van and Nina were doing Shakespeare. The cast was thrilled with Streak and took him backstage until Gregory Gayne, who played Hamlet, got jealous and made him leave. Nina put Streak in the catwalk so he could watch the place, and during Hamlet Streak noticed Nina and a few background actors were missing. He investigated and found the actors had dug a tunnel underneath the stage into a bank vault, and kidnapped Nina when she caught onto their crime. Streak rescued her, and the grateful Nina and Van agreed to play Romeo and Juliet in Alan's TV performance.

(Sensation Comics I #92) - Streak encouraged his friend Billy Saunders, an aspiring journalist, by teaching him never to give up. When Billy s idol Jim Faraday was kidnapped by the Bleek Gang, Streak led him to the crooks and tore into them. Billy couldn't let Streak fight alone, and knocked out the criminals with a barrel. Thanks to the timely rescue Faraday was able to publish a news story that exposed the Gang.

(Sensation Comics I #93) - Streak was awarded the medal of civic valor for rescuing young Rita Stevens from a fire. Her brother Jim rewarded Streak by taking him to a summer camp. The children all loved Streak, except for Stan, who was embarrassed after Streak saved him from drowning. He kept trying to be a big shot, and Streak ha to keep saving his life. He ran from Streak and hitched a ride on back of a truck. Streak followed and found that the truck was a getaway for robbers. Stan and Streak teamed up to take them down, and Stan finally had the respect of his fellow campers.

Comments: Created by Robert Kanigher & Alex Toth.