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Rex the Wonder Dog

Rex the Wonder Dog
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Rex the Wonder Dog from Green Lantern #30 (October 1992).
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Rex the Wonder Dog #1 (January/February 1952)
Created by Robert Kanigher
Alex Toth
In-story information
Alter ego Rex
Species Canis lupus familiaris
Team affiliations Bureau of Amplified Animals
K-9 Corps
Ravers
Shadowpact
Notable aliases Wondrous Rex
Abilities Ability to communicate to all humans and animals, longevity, exceptional strength, speed, stamina, and intelligence, unspecified mystical powers/strengths.

Rex the Wonder Dog is a fictional dog in the DC Comics universe. Created in 1952 by Robert Kanigher of Wonder Woman fame and artist Alex Toth, Rex has sometimes been compared to Superman's dog Krypto, who was created three years later. However, though the two canine crime fighters do share some similarities, they are decidedly different. Rex shares his name with a number of other fictional dogs, including Rex the Runt, Inspector Rex and a Canine film actor "Rex the Wonder Dog" or Rex the Dog, a canine actor from numerous silent films of the 1920s.

Rex the Wonder Dog first starred in his own bi-monthly series, The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #1 - 46 (January/February 1952 - September/October 1959), titled Rex the Wonder Dog for issues #1 and #2. The series was written by Robert Kanigher, and was originally illustrated by Alex Toth. From issue #2 (March/April 1952) almost every issue had one Rex story written by Kanigher and one written by John Broome, all drawn by Gil Kane and mostly inked by Bernard Sachs; although from issue #29 (September/October 1956) a few issues had scripts by Bob Haney instead of Kanigher. Gil Kane also drew all of the distinctive covers.

After the title was cancelled in 1959, Rex did not appear again for another 18 years, until he was re-introduced by writer Steve Englehart in Justice League of America #144 (July 1977), a flashback issue to 1960 which featured a number of minor 1950s DC Comics characters that had once had their own series. After this there were only sporadic appearances: a 'Whatever happened to ...' tale in DC Comics Presents #35 (July 1981) written by Mike Tiefenbacher with art by Gil Kane,Secret Origins #48 (April 1990), The Flash vol. 2 #46 - 47, (January - February 1991), Green Lantern, vol. 3 #30 - 31 (October 1992) and the linked The Flash #70, November 1992, and Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 (March 1995). Rex then had a supporting role in Superboy and The Ravers (September 1996 - March 1998), and later Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special #1 (March 2006), which led directly into Rex making a number of appearances in Shadowpact (July 2006 - July 2008).


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