Space Canine Patrol Agents

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Space Canine Patrol Agents
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Superboy (volume 1) #131 (July 1966)
In-story information
Member(s)Tail Terrier
Mammoth Mutt
Hot Dog
Tusky Husky
Bull Dog
Paw Pooch
Chameleon Collie
Prophetic Pup
Krypto
Mammoth Miss
Beam Beagle
Rex the Wonder Dog
Pooch
Streak the Wonder Dog
Wonder Dog
Streaky the Supercat

The Space Canine Patrol Agents, or SCPA is a group of fictional anthropomorphic extraterrestrial canine superheroes that appeared in stories published by DC Comics. [1]

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History

The SCPA first appeared in Superboy (volume 1) #131 (July 1966). [2] Several of the dogs were given alliterative names which also described their powers: i.e. Paws Pooch was able to increase its number of limbs, Prophetic Pup could predict the future using his "crystal ball cranium", Tail Terrier had an elastic tail, etc.

The team was something of a parody of the Legion of Super-Pets, and the Legion of Super-Heroes, with enemies such as the "Phanty Cats".

Their battle cry and sacred oath, with which they began all meetings, was

Big dog, big dog, bow, wow, wow!
We'll stop evil, now, now, now!

The first line parodies the Yale chorus: "Bulldog, bulldog, bow-wow-wow".

They are presumed to have been wiped out of existence after the Crisis on Infinite Earths . They have appeared once in a superhero limbo in Grant Morrison's Animal Man "Monkey Puzzles", where characters that have been written out of continuity reside. While visiting here, Merryman of Inferior Five stated to Animal Man that even if some of these characters may be brought back, times have changed where the Space Canine Patrol Agents (as some of the other animals) will not likely return. [3]

However Krypto's status as the El family dog from Krypton has been restored and The Sandman: Overture issue #3 included a cameo appearance of the "Space Canine Patrol Corps".

Membership

The Space Canine Patrol Agents roster has included: [4]

It was never confirmed which of them is the leader.

In other media

A group inspired by the Space Canine Patrol called the Dog Star Patrol appears in Krypto the Superdog , led by series original character Brainy Barker (voiced by Ellen Kennedy), who has psionic powers, and consisting of Tail Terrier (voiced by Peter Kelamis), a female incarnation of Mammoth Mutt (voiced by Kelly Sheridan), Hot Dog (voiced by Trevor Devall), Tusky Husky (voiced by Terry Klassen), Bull Dog (voiced by Michael Dobson), and Paw Pooch (voiced by Dale Wilson). Additionally, Krypto, Streaky the Supercat, and Ace the Bat-Hound become members later in the series, as do series original characters Drooly (voiced by Ty Olsson), who can create streams of saliva and use it as projectiles and rope, and Stretch-o-Mutt (voiced by Lee Tockar), who possesses elasticity and shapeshifting abilities.

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