Streaky the Supercat
Streaky the Supercat is a fictional character published by DC Comics. Streaky first appeared in Action Comics #261 in February 1960, and was created by Otto Binder and Jim Mooney.
One of a series of super-powered animals (which also included Krypto the Superdog, Comet the Superhorse, and Beppo the Supermonkey) that was popular in DC's comics of the 1960s, Streaky was Supergirl's pet cat that was given super-powers by an unusual form of kryptonite.
Supergirl was experimenting on a piece of green kryptonite in an attempt to find a way to neutralize its deadly effects. When her experiment failed, she tossed the kryptonite (or "X-Kryptonite", as it became known as) out the window. Though her experiment failed, her pet Streaky came across the X-Kryptonite, and was exposed to its radiation. As the comics described it: "Due to the unique combination of chemicals in X-Kryptonite, it has given Streaky superpowers!"
Streaky's powers consisted of a smaller subset of those of Superman and Supergirl, including flight, super-strength, super-vision, and super-speed.
Streaky made sporadic appearances in comic stories through the 1960s, and even became a member of the Legion of Super-Pets, a group consisting of the superpowered animals mentioned above.
Streaky had a 30th century descendant named Whizzy (who also had superpowers).
Streaky's last pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths appearance was in June 1970's Adventure Comics #394. Presumably, when all of Earth's kryptonite was transformed into iron in Superman #233 in 1971, Streaky's X-Kryptonite power source was eliminated as well, ending his super-career and making him a normal housecat again.
Streaky has made a few appearances in the post-Crisis DC Universe, but he appears to lack any of his former superpowers.
Other Media
In 2005, Streaky became a supporting character on Cartoon Network's animated series Krypto the Superdog. In this series, Streaky once again has superpowers, and is the pampered pet of Krypto's owner's next-door neighbor.
In the series Streaky goes into a lab, where he crashes into a duplicator laser. The laser shoots Krypto, which bounces off him and into Streaky, giving the cat a portion of Krypto's powers.
External links
- Supermanica: Streaky Supermanica entry on the Pre-Crisis Streaky
- Krypto the Superdog Cartoon Network website