rex the wonder dog Archives

Green Lantern #36 featuring Streak the Wonder Dog, DC Comics 1949.
  Film titles like The Snarl of Hate and Fangs of Justice set the tone for the original Silver Streak's adventures. Streak debuted in Green Lantern #30 in early 1948, and by the time the title had run its course and ended in 1949, Streak was the dominant figure on most of the covers and even[...]
Ace the Bathound in Batman #92, title splash artwork by Sheldon Moldoff, DC Comics 1955.
The 1950s was the decade of the dogs at DC Comics.  Rex the Wonder Dog had his own comic book series in the era, while Superman's dog Krypto and Ace the Bat-Hound debuted less than 3 months apart in 1955.  But while Krypto is practically a household name, and Rex's original run has garnered some[...]