Whizzy

Whizzy is a fictional character, the telepathic 30th-Century descendant of Streaky the Supercat. Whizzy first appeared in "Action Comics" #287, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.

Fictional Character Biography

A lookalike for Streaky, Whizzy is an orange cat with white lightning-bolt markings on either side of his body.

Supergirl first encounters Whizzy, who also wears a red cape like his ancestor, in April 1962 when she answers a summons from the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th Century. After defeating the Positive Man, Supergirl is addressed telepathically by a flying cat she assumes is her pet Streaky. She observes, "You have a 'W' insignia on your cape instead of an 'S'! The engraving on your collar explains everything!" True enough, emblazoned on the cat's collar is the following

The effects of the battle with the Positive Man, (defeated by use of a Negative Man) have caused the Legionnaires to seemingly lose their powers. Supergirl covers for the team but they betray her. She and Whizzy are tossed into the Phantom Zone.

While in the Zone, Supergirl learns the de-powered Legionnaires are really an invading race of 'Chameleon Men'. Whizzy assists in the escape from the Zone. The invaders are defeated and the heroes are rescued from their asteroid prison.

Other media

A Kryptonian cat that was a dead-ringer for Whizzy appeared in the Legion of Super Heroes animated series episode "Message In A Bottle." It's possible that the cat was supposed to be the series' version of Streaky the Supercat, since a dog that may have been Krypto also appeared. But considering the show is set a thousand years in the future, it seems more likely that the cat was supposed to be Whizzy. In this series, he is a native of the bottled city of Kandor, where he has no powers at first, until he is exposed to yellow solar energy.