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Zoo Crew
The Zoo Crew is the foremost team of superheroes who fight crime on the parallel Earth known as Earth-C, a world populated by sentient animals instead of humans.
The Zoo Crew's origin
The Zoo Crew's origin came about when Superman was investigating a strange phenomenon causing the citizens of Metropolis to begin acting like their primate ancestors. Superman soon found the source of this odd behavior was a ray striking the Earth from outer space, forming a strange energy barrier around Earth-1. Seeing the ray had a weakening effect on him similar to that of Green Kryptonite, Superman grabbed a meteorite which he hoped to use as a shield while attempting to pierce the energy barrier. However, when striking the strange rays, the meteorite exploded, with both Superman and the meteorite's fragments being hurled from Earth-1 into Earth-C. There, Superman met several of that world's residents, who had gained superpowers when they were struck by the various, newly-irradiated meteor fragments. Superman also discovered that the same mysterious ray was also striking at Earth-C, causing its populace to revert to behaving like their primitive, non-sentient ancestors.
The now-superpowered animals and Superman soon teamed up to stop the source of the ray, which turned out to be from the Pluto of Earth-C's universe, where it was being fired at Earth-C by Starro, an old Justice League of America foe. Eventually, the animals and Superman stop Starro's scheme to conquer Earth-C. The animals decide to band together as a new superteam whose name, the "Zoo Crew", came from an off-handed comment Superman made earlier; Superman wishes the new team luck, and returns to Earth-1. (The New Teen Titans No. 16, Feb 82; Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew Nos. 1-2, March-April 82)
Members of the Zoo Crew
The Zoo Crew's founding members consisted of:
- Captain Carrot: Rodney Rabbit of "Gnu York" (Earth-C's version of New York City); a rabbit. Captain Carrot's powers consisted of super-leaps, super-strength, limited invulnerability and enhanced speed. In his alter-ego, Rodney Rabbit was a cartoonist for his Earth's version of DC Comics, where he wrote and drew the comic Just'a Lotta Animals, a super-team that included Earth-C's fictional version of Superman, named "Super-Squirrel".
- Alley-Kat-Abra: Felina Furr of "Mew Orleans" (Earth-C's version of New Orleans); a cat. Alley-Kat-Abra possessed a wide range of mystical powers, enhanced by her "Magic Wanda" (a magic wand).
- Fastback: Timmy Joe Terrapin of the American South; a turtle. As Fastback, Timmy possessed various superspeed powers similar to those of the Flash.
- Rubberduck: Byrd Rentals of "Follywood, Califurnia" (Earth-C's version of Hollywood, California); a duck. Rubberduck possessed the ability to stretch any portion of his body.
- Yankee Poodle: Rova Barkitt, also of Follywood; a poodle. Yankee Poodle possessed the ability to shoot powerful electromagnetic stars and stripes from her hands.
- Pig-Iron: Peter Porkchops of "Piggsburgh" (Earth-C's version of Pittsburgh); a pig. Pig-Iron possessed vast superstrength and invulnerability.
A seventh member, Little Cheese (Chester Cheese, a mouse with shrinking powers) also eventually joined the team as its first member to not gain powers from the meteorite fragments, but rather from a piece of cheese brought back from Earth-C's moon. (Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew No. 20, Nov 83).
