Pooch

Pooch is a war comics character from DC's Silver Age, appearing alongside soldiers like Gunner and Sarge in titles such as Tomahawk and Our Army at War. True to the name, Pooch is a military dog serving alongside combat troops during wartime.

Debuting in the Silver Age pages of Tomahawk #97 in 1965, Pooch is a DC war comics character whose story has quietly persisted across an impressive span of decades — right up to 2021. Created by Ed Herron and Fred Ray, this scrappy figure turns up in some of the most celebrated corners of DC's war publishing, including Our Army at War and curated collections like America at War: The Best of DC War Comics, sharing ink with heavy hitters like Gunner, Sarge, Batman, and even Green Lantern. With only 13 catalogued appearances, Pooch is a rare find — the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds collectors just how rich and surprising the DC war comics universe truly is.