REX THE WONDER DOG	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Robert Kanigher and Alex Toth

Rex the Wonder Dog; Art by Brett Booth

PERSONAL DATA

Occupation: Wonder Dog, Soldier, Performer, Astronaut, etc.
Marital Status: Inapplicable
Known Relatives: Pooch (brother; deceased)
Group Affiliation(s): The Ravers; formerly K-9 Corps; Bureau of Amplified Animals
Gender: Male
Height: 2'8"
Weight: 80 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: White
First Appearance: Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #1 (January-February 1952): "Trail of the Flower of Evil!"
Creators: Robert Kanigher and Alex Toth

OVERVIEW

During World War II, a puppy was drafted into the US Army K-9 Corps and subjected to the super-soldier serum of a Doctor Anabolus. With but one injection, Rex mutated into a Wonder-Dog, a canine champion with great strength, speed, stamina, and intelligence above the average human. Anabolus was kille by a Nazi spy shortly afterward, and Rex remained the only of his kind. Rex distinguished himself in service of his country for decades, during World War II, in Korea, and in peacetime as a world-traveling adventurer together with his young owner, Danny Dennis.

In recent years, Rex felt his age and retired, but returned after being rejuvenated by the Fountain of Youth, together with his friend Bobo, the Detective Chimp. Since then, Rex has been active in adventuring, both with Danny Dennis (now a US Army Lieutenant Colonel), with the Bureau of Amplified Animals, and in the company of several super-heroes, including the Flash (Wally West), the Ravers, and Warrior. He adventures also took him off Earth for a while as he hung out with Hero of the Ravers. His aid was of great help to the team and he was considered an honorary member.

Rex had a brother, Pooch, who was the mascot of WW II heroes Gunner and Sarge.

HISTORY

Not yet available

POWERS AND WEAPONS

Rex is an extremely intelligent, intuitive, and agile dog, with extensive combat training, superior senses and two lifetimes' worth of experience in dealing with humans.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Rex the Wonder Dog in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #19 (September 1986)

Who's Who in the DC Universe #14 (November 1991)