Original Appearances: Superboy
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Other Appearances: A few other
Superboy issues; post-Crisis, they appeared in an issue of Animal
Man; a different version
appeared in the Krypto the Super-Dog cartoon
(see miscellaneous). Several of the animated agents were also sold as
action figures.
Biography: In deep space, Krypto
is exploring when he finds what he first thinks is a giant balloon,
but turns out to be Mammoth Mutt. When Mammoth Mutt is mortally
injured, he tells Krypto about the Space Canine Patrol Agents, which
he is a member of, and asks Krypto to avenge his death by capturing
the Canine Caper Gang, a group of interstellar dog crooks who were
responsible for his death. Krypto succeeds in capturing the gang, but
not before he's temporarily captured and put in a cell with other
captured SCPA members. Krypto succeeds in breaking them out of jail
and the gang is captured. Later, Krypto is inducted into the SCPA.
Powers: Each member had a unique
power, like the Legion of Super-Heroes. Tail Terrier has an elastic
tail; Mammoth Mutt can inflate to many times his size; Hot Dog is
pyrokinetic; Tusky Husky can turn one of his canine teeth into a
tusk; Bull Dog can grow horns; Paw Pooch can grow extra limbs;
Chameleon Collie is a shapeshifter; Prophetic Pup is clairvoyant;
Mammoth Miss (Mammoth Mutt's girlfriend) can also inflate; Beam
Beagle possesses “Searchlight Eyes.”
Group Affiliation: They're their
own group, with the motto, “Big dog, big dog, bow wow wow, we'll
fight evil, now, now, now!”
Miscellaneous: The
SCPA members who appeared in that issue of Animal
Man
were shown as being in comic book limbo, having been written out of
continuity. In the 2000 Krypto
the Superdog
animated series, the SCPA was introduced as the Dog Star Patrol, and
included Tail Terrier, Mammoth Mutt, Hot Dog, Tusky Husky, Bull Dog,
Paw Pooch, and new members Drooly and leader Brainy Barker (with
psychic abilities). In the cartoon, Streaky the Supercat and Ace the
Bathound were also made members.
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