Streaky (Earth-One)
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History
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) out the window. Though her experiment failed, her pet Streaky came across the X-Kryptonite, and was exposed to its radiation. "Due to the unique combination of chemicals in X-Kryptonite, it has given Streaky superpowers!"[1]
Streaky had a 30th century descendant named Whizzy (who also had superpowers).
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Streaky's powers consisted of a smaller subset of those of Superman and Supergirl, including flight, super-strength, super-vision, and super-speed.
Abilities
None known.
Paraphernalia
Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.
Notes
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 super-powered animals mentioned above.
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 returning him to the life of a normal housecat again.
During Grant Morrison's run in Animal Man, an alternate, black-furred Streaky (which, however, left an orange contrail with the telltale lightning bolt marking) made a brief appearance as one of the pre-Crisis characters that were returned to reality by the Psycho-Pirate's medusa mask. This alternate Streaky attacked "Overman," an evil parallel universe Superman with his heat vision before being hurled out of the asylum. Presumably, this Streaky vanished from existence when the Psycho-Pirate's episode of madness ended, along with his human counterparts.
Various cats inspired by (and sometimes named) Streaky have made appearances in the post-Crisis DC Universe, but none so far have acquired superpowers. At the 2007 New York Comic Con, when asked if Streaky would be returning, Paul Dini said that the "cat's out of the bag".
In Supergirl #10, it is revealed Kara has a female pet cat. In #14, it's revealed that the cat's name is Streaky because "she doesn't get the concept of the litter box."
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- Appearances of Streaky (Earth-One)
- Character Gallery: Streaky (Earth-One)
- Images featuring Streaky (Earth-One)
Recommended Reading
- None.
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