Dogpool
Dogpool is a superhero dog appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Prelude to Deadpool Corps #3. In the comics, he is a dog counterpart of Deadpool from universe Earth‑103173. Originally named Wade Wilson, Dogpool gained regenerative powers after cruel experimentation, later performing in a circus before joining the Deadpool Corps. He befriends other Deadpool variants like Kidpool, though later dies in Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1.
Publication history
Dogpool first appeared in Prelude to Deadpool Corps #3, serving as a major character in it and the subsequent Deadpool Corps series of comics. This version of Dogpool made his final appearance in Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1 from 2013, wherein he is killed by a villainous alternate universe version of Deadpool.At the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Comics announced a comic series created by Mackenzie Cadenhead and Enid Balám titled Dogpool, which features Dogpool alongside the debuting characters Catpool and Mousepool.
Fictional character biography
Dogpool is from Earth-103173, a universe in the Marvel Multiverse. In this universe, Wilson the dog was subjected to animal testing by a cosmetics company called Babeline in a project called Mascara-X, which sought to create a product that would grant customers eternal youth. After being horribly mutated by the experiments, he was left in a dumpster to die, but eventually escaped and was recruited by a circus that saw potential in his regenerative abilities.There, he performed death-defying tricks and adopted the name "Deadpool". He would eventually be rescued by the Deadpool of Earth-616 and join the Deadpool Corps, a superhero team composed of various versions of Deadpool from different universes. Dogpool became close friends with Kidpool, a child version of Deadpool, but would eventually be killed by an evil version of Deadpool.