Streaky the Supercat

Streaky the Supercat is a fictional superhero cat that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Action Comics #261 (February 1960) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

He is Supergirl's pet cat who gained superpowers through exposure to X-Kryptonite; such as flight, super-strength, super-speed, invulnerability, and enhanced vision abilities, among other Kryptonian powers. His distinctive mark is a lightning bolt in his fur running along both sides. He is also a member of the Legion of Super-Pets, alongside other super-powered animals such as Krypto, Beppo, and Comet.

Publication history

Streaky the Supercat first appeared in Action Comics #261 (February 1960) and was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Jim Mooney. He was the pet of Supergirl, in her identity as Linda Lee.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Fictional character biography

Streaky is Supergirl's pet cat who gains superpowers from a variety of kryptonite she created while attempting to neutralize its effects. He was one of several superpowered animal characters created during the Silver Age of Comic Books.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Action Comics #261 (February 1960)</ref>

Streaky made sporadic appearances in comics through the 1960s and joined the Legion of Super-Pets, a group consisting of the aforementioned super-powered animals.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In The Sandman Saga, Streaky loses his powers after all kryptonite is transformed into iron.<ref>Adventure Comics #394 (June 1970)</ref><ref>Superman #233 (January 1971)</ref> Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot, various characters inspired by Streaky appear before the original Streaky is reintroduced in Super Sons Annual (2017).<ref>Template:Multiref2</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Other versions

• In pre-Crisis continuity, Streaky has a 30th-century descendant named Whizzy.<ref>Action Comics #287 (April 1962)</ref>
• Streaky appears in Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade.<ref>Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade #4 (May 2009)</ref><ref>Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade #5 (June 2009)</ref>
• Streaky appears in Tiny Titans.
• Streaky appears in Superman Family Adventures #2.<ref>Superman Family Adventures #2 (August 2012)</ref>
• Streaky appears in Wednesday Comics.<ref>Template:Cite book (Titan Books. July 2010. Template:ISBN)</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In other media

Television

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Streaky as he appeared in the animated series Krypto the Superdog

• Streaky appears in series set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU).
  • An animatronic toy of Streaky appears in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Deep Freeze".<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>
  • Streaky appears in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League as Jonathan and Martha Kent's pet cat.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>
• Streaky appears in Krypto the Superdog, voiced by Brian Drummond.<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is the pet of Andrea, the neighbor of Krypto's owner Kevin Whitney, who acquires Kryptonian-like biology following a lab accident during which he is exposed to a duplicator laser's beam after it bounces off Krypto.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref> Later in the series, he joins the Dog Star Patrol.
• An unnamed cat resembling Streaky appears in the Legion of Super Heroes episode "Message in a Bottle". This version is a native of Kandor who temporarily gains powers alongside the rest of its residents after Brainiac 5 turns Kandor's red sun yellow.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>
• Streaky makes a cameo appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "The Rise of the Blue Beetle!".
• Streaky appears in the "DC Super-Pets!" segment of DC Nation Shorts, voiced by Debra Wilson.
• Streaky appears in the Justice League Action episode "Unleashed".<ref name="btva" />
• Streaky appears in Supergirl as an ordinary black cat that Supergirl adopted following her arrival on Earth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Miscellaneous

• Streaky appears in the Krypto the Superdog animated series tie-in comic book.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Streaky appears in Super Friends #14.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Streaky appears in Capstone Publishers' DC Super-Pets book Royal Rodent Rescue, written by John Sazaklis and drawn by Art Baltazar.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Further reading

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External links

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• Streaky the Supercat at the Grand Comics Database
• Streaky the Supercat at Mike's Amazing World of Comics