Really. Who knew that a mountain lion had such a wicked right hook? Not Streak the Wonder Dog, that's for sure! But the great and much-missed Alex Toth pulled it off! Could that guy layout a fight scene or what?
Sadly for comics, Alex Toth put his pen down for the final time one year ago yesterday. You may not be aware of it but you are probably an Alex Toth fan even if you never heard of him before this entry. I was an unknowing fan myself by exposure to the original 1960s Space Ghost cartoon long before I paid any attention to who were the writers, artists, inkers and letterers that created my childhood comic books. You can read more about the modern master over at Comics Should Be Good!
Art by Alex Toth
Streak was the doggie side-kick of the Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott. Shortly after appearing, Streak quickly became the lead player of the Green Lantern titles and much like in this Cool Golden Age Page often was the star of the strip even when appearing with Alan Scott in an anthology book outside of the regular series. Even when Alan Scott managed to get some face time on a cover it was Streak the Wonder Dog who got the doggie's share of the exposure.
Heh. If that mountain lion wasn't actually cat-based I could really enjoy that panel a lot more. One out of two ain't bad, though.Tags: Golden Age Green Lantern
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