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| Name: Streaky |
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Planet: Earth (of the 20th
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| Super-Powers:
Super-strength, speed, invulnerability,
flight, super-senses, etc. |
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Since: 2963 |
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Origin | Super-Powers | Personal
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 Streaky was an ordinary cat
until he was exposed to X-Kryptonite, a new kind
of Kryptonite created by Supergirl while she was
trying to find a way to nullify the deadly rays
of Green Kryptonite. The experiment failed, but
it was the X-K marble inside a ball of string in
the cellar of Midvale orphanage which gives him
temporary super-powers when he gets near it (Action
Comics No. 261).First
Appearance: Action Comics
No. 261/2 (written by Jerry Siegel, drawn by Jim
Mooney)
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 See the Supergirl
entry for details, though
being a cat he possesses less strength but
heightened senses. Not being from Krypton,
however, he is not affected by Kryptonite and red
suns.Limitations and Weaknesses: Streaky is
vulnerable to magic. His powers have a tendency
to wear off over time and he must be re-exposed
to the X-Kryptonite to get them back again.
Like
all cats, he can be distracted by catnip.
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Physical Description: Streaky has a white
lightning-bolt marking in his fur, one on each side.
Personality: According to Supergirl,
Streaky is the most lovable cat she has ever seen. While
he tends to be meek and mild when normal, and terrified
of dogs, upon getting his super-powers he becomes more
courageous and has a strong desire to do good -
particularly as a "super-rescuer of downtrodder
kittens" (Action Comics No.
261). Streaky is quite proud of being a special cat and
is sensitive to being considered just a pet, when he is a
super-pet (Adventure Comics No.
364). He enjoys the luxurious things in life (ibid.)
Interests: Streaky loves playing with
balls of string and being petted and snuggled by
Supergirl.
Previous
Occupations:
Worked as part of an acrobatic animal act in a circus (Superman
No. 176/1).
Nicknames:
None
Relationships:
Streaky
is very fond of Supergirl and gets along really well with
all his teammates in the Legion of Super-Pets.
Known
Relatives: Whizzy (his 30th century
descendant, Action Comics
No. 287/2)
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 Induction: The Brain Globes
of Rambat mentally controlled the Legionnaires
into ambushing Superboy with Kryptonite in order
to carry out their plot to move the Earth into
orbit around their doomed planet's purple sun.
When Krypto the Super-Dog arrived and scattered
the four aliens, showing that they had no powers
over the minds of animals, Saturn Girl had the
idea to recruit other Super-Pets throughout
history. Bringing Streaky the Super-Cat, Beppo
the Super-Monkey and Comet the Super-Horse
together with Krypto, the four defeated the Brain
Globes. In thanks, the Legionnaires officially
named them the Legion of Super-Pets, an animal
branch of their Super-Hero Club (Adventure
Comics No. 293).Positions
Held:
Co-manager of the Henry Bergh Shelter
for Homeless Animals in 20th century Metropolis (Superman
No. 176/1).
Aliases
Used: None
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Career
Highlights:
Adventure
Comics No. 313 (Oct. 1963)
"The Condemned Legionnaires"
When the
female Legionnaires were inflicted with Satan Girl's
"crimson virus", Supergirl discovered that
the villain was powerless to harm animals. She
instructed Lightning Lad to take a time-bubble to
rally the super-animals from the past, and the
Super-Pets attacked and defeated the Supergirl
duplicate.
Adventure
Comics No. 322 (July 1964)
"The Super-Tests of the Super-Pets"
With all
Legionnaires being kept busy in the effort to defeat
the Time Trapper, the Super-Pets were enlisted to
stand guard in the clubhouse. Saturn Girl made the
Super-Pets temporarily telepathic so they could
communicate with each other while on duty. Seeing
them at the special table Superboy had made for them,
Chameleon Boy's friend Proty II decided that he, also
being a super-pet, would like to join their Legion.
The other animals were doubtful as, compared to their
super-strength he was "just a blob", but
pledged that he could join if he passed a series of
tests given to him by each of them in turn.
Streaky's test
was for him to join Saturn Girl on a mission, without
letting her learn his identity. Proty II impersonated
his master, Chameleon Boy, while rescuing Saturn Girl
and destroying a remote-controlled electronic eye
that was spying on the Legion. Finally, the
Super-Pets were proud to welcome him into their
Legion.
Superman
No. 176 (Apr. 1965) "The
Revenge of the Super-Pets"
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 After
20th century millionaire Mark Dane's will left
two million dollars to build a shelter for
homeless animals to be run by the Legion of
Super-Pets, "to atone for the wrongs of
[his] uncle, Cyrus Atwill," Superman and the
Super-Pets travelled to 1860 to investiate. While
posing as a circus act, Superman and the
Super-Pets learned that Atwill was an animal
abuser. Together, the super-beings decided to
teach him a lesson.Superman had
Streaky pretend to be a stray cat and beg from
Atwill. Instead of giving him food, however, the
man covered him in tar. To repay him for his
cruelty, Streaky rubbed his fur at super-speed
against a steel pole Atwill was using for a game
of horseshoes, and the resulting static
electricity magnetized the pole to repel the
tossed metal shoes.
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Adventure Comics
No. 343 (Apr. 1966) "The Evil Hand of the Luck
Lords"
After noticing
that the Super-Pets had all touched the jinx-stone
that seemed to be causing the Legion bad luck, yet
were not affected by it, the Legionnaires took them
along to investigate the unlucky world of Thaun. When
the Luck Lords overcame the super-heroes with their
jinxes, the captive Saturn Girl called the
super-animals from the cruiser with her
thought-casting power, and they came to the rescue.
Adventure
Comics No. 351 (Dec. 1966)
"The Forgotten Legion"
Supergirl,
with a kryptonite capsule in her brain affecting her
memory and personality, called the Super-Pets to
attack the Legion of Substitute Heroes in the 20th
century.
Adventure
Comics No. 364 (Jan. 1968)
"The Revolt of the Super-Pets"
After an
argument with the Legionnaires over a mission, the
Super-Pets walked out on them and were soon picked up
by a Thanlian whose people idolized the
super-animals. They were taken to Thanl and given a
headquarters of their own. The Legionnaires followed
them to Thanl and pleaded with them to return home,
after which a brawl ensued and the Legion were forced
away. But after learning that the Thanlians were
really space-pirates using them for protection, both
the animal and human Legions lit into the Thanlians,
overthrowing their corrupt high council.
Adventure
Comics No. 380 (May 1969) "The
Legion's Space Odyssey"
When Dream
Girl foresaw several Legionnaires being killed by a
ray-blast directed at the headquarters, Superboy and
Mon-El enlisted the Super-Pets aid in keeping then
away from Earth until the ray had destroyed robot
doubles of them instead.
Streaky and
Proty II worked together to slow the Legionnaires
down on their route back to Earth. On a world almost
entirely covered with water, Proty pretended to be a
Legion cruiser and then Superboy on nearby islands;
when the Legionnaires approached, Streaky used his
super-speed to whisk him away.
Action
Comics No. 387 (Apr. 1970)
"One Hero Too Many"
In order to
avoid paying taxes for their organization, the
Legionnaires tried to decide which of their 26
members must stand down from active duty. When
Supergirl offered to be the one, Streaky and Comet
promised they would quit, too. This prompted
Supergirl to agree to stay.
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more information about Streaky the Super-Cat, click here.
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