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A chance encounter with Alan Scott allowed Streak the Wonder Dog to become DC’s very first good boy!
Any seasoned superhero could tell you how invaluable a reliable partner can be in the fight against evil. While some team-ups are more conventional in nature, there are a few heroes that gain help from the most unexpected of places. The classic Green Lantern hero, Alan Scott, was not only the first person to bear the name Green Lantern but also the very first hero in the DC universe to have an animal companion: Streak, the Wonder Dog!
Debuting in Green Lantern #30 (1948) by Robert Kanigher and Alex Toth, Streak was nothing more than an average dog. Born on a farm deep in the country, Streak enjoyed a wonderful life with his owner, a young woman named Sara. He aided Sara with working on the farm while taking plenty of time to play and make her smile. But one day Sara needed to leave the farm very suddenly and asked her friend Luke to care for Streak. One day Luke received a mysterious letter and left for the city as well, handing Streak off to his friend Jules. Streak investigated the letter and caught Sara’s scent. Bounding off in the dead of night, Streak used his powerful canine senses to track Luke to the city he left for.
As soon as Streak found Luke, a car full of mobsters gunned Luke down! Streak leaped into the car and attacked the mobsters but not before getting wounded himself. Just as it seemed as if Streak’s story was over, Alan Scott, the mighty Green Lantern, swooped down from the sky and apprehended the criminals. Streak was taken to a vet and tended back to health, Alan opting to take Stream home with him. Streak was stunned to learn that Alan Scott was actually the Green Lantern, but knew Alan’s secret was safe with him as he was only a dog.
One day, Streak decided to help Alan in the pursuit of the mysterious mobsters he had been saved from; he bounded out of the window and lead Alan to a car that was driving wildly into a river. Streak and Alan discovered Sara was inside and bound tightly! As Alan managed to get everyone out of the vehicle a concealed bomb detonated, rendering all unconscious. When Alan awoke he found himself and Sara bound to a massive grinding wheel inside a cave.
It was here that Alan and Streak learned the truth about Sara: she was actually Captain Dale of Counter-Intelligence! Their captor, the evil Dr. Malorgo, was nearly captured by Sara during World War I and faked his death to throw her off his trail. When Sara found him again she sent Streak to her brother Luke, and when Luke discovered Sara was in trouble, he sent Streak to his friend Jules. Streak attacked Dr. Malorgo and his goons thus giving Green Lantern the time to escape the death trap and stop Dr. Malorgo.
Streak did not have very many adventures in the comics and his last appearance was in name only in JSA Classified #39 by Mike W. Barr and Shawn Martinbrough as Alan Scott mentions how hard he wept when Streak died. It’s sad that Streak was essentially killed off in the comics, but it is nice that it’s implied that he lived a full and happy life with Alan Scott.
Streak paved the way for other animal companions that would later become famous in the DC universe with such characters as Superman’s Krypto the Superdog in 1955, Aquaman’s Topo the octopus in 1956, and Supergirl’s Streaky the Supercat in 1966. While not as famous as other superhero allies, Streak proved himself as a brave and loyal partner to Green Lantern which is what any good partner should be, claiming the title of DC’s First Good Dog.
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