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Stripesy
Patrick "Pat" Dugan is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. The former adult sidekick to teenage superhero Sylvester Pemberton, the Star-Spangled Kid, Dugan is a gifted mechanic known for inventions such as the Star Rocket Racer. Originally called "Stripesy" while working with the Seven Soldiers of Victory and the All-Star Squadron before building a powered suit of armor dubbed S.T.R.I.P.E. (Special Tactics Robotic Integrated Power Enhancer). Dugan as Stripesy was created by Jerry Siegel and Hal Sherman and first appeared in '' Star Spangled Comics'' #1 (October 1941). Pat Dugan appeared on The CW show '' Stargirl'', played by Luke Wilson. Fictional character biography Patrick "Pat" Dugan was the chauffeur of young rich-kid Sylvester Pemberton. He got involved in superheroics after aiding Pemberton against enemy spies. The two team up as embodiments of the American flag, Sylvester as the Star-Spangled Kid and Pat as Stripesy, to track down and stop the spies. When the Sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripesy (Pat Dugan)
Patrick "Pat" Dugan is a superhero in the DC Comics DC Universe, Universe. The former adult sidekick to teenage superhero Sylvester Pemberton, the Star-Spangled Kid, Dugan is a gifted mechanic known for inventions such as the Star Rocket Racer. Originally called "Stripesy" while working with the Seven Soldiers of Victory and the All-Star Squadron before building a powered suit of armor dubbed S.T.R.I.P.E. (Special Tactics Robotic Integrated Power Enhancer). Dugan as Stripesy was created by Jerry Siegel and Hal Sherman and first appeared in ''Star Spangled Comics'' #1 (October 1941). Pat Dugan appeared on The CW show ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl'', played by Luke Wilson. Fictional character biography Patrick "Pat" Dugan was the chauffeur of young rich-kid Sylvester Pemberton. He got involved in superheroics after aiding Pemberton against enemy spies. The two team up as embodiments of the American flag, Sylvester as the Star-Spangled Kid and Pat as Stripesy, to track down and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Soldiers Of Victory
The Seven Soldiers of Victory (also known as Law's Legionnaires) is a team of fictional comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. They first appeared in '' Leading Comics'' #1 (Winter 1941), and were created by Mort Weisinger and Mort Meskin. The team was a short-lived assembly of some of the less famous superheroes in the DC Universe who have made occasional appearances since their Golden Age debut. Fictional team history Pre-''Crisis'' The Seven Soldiers of Victory (also known as the Law's Legionnaires) is DC Comics' second super-hero team, following the Justice Society of America. Like the Justice Society, the membership of the Seven Soldiers is drawn from DC's anthology comics: Vigilante (from ''Action Comics''); Crimson Avenger (from ''Detective Comics''); Green Arrow and Speedy (from ''More Fun Comics''); Shining Knight (from ''Adventure Comics''); and Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy (from '' Star-Spangled Comics''). Unlike most superhero teams, the Seven Soldie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Pemberton
Sylvester Pemberton Jr., alternately known as The Star-Spangled Kid and Skyman (DC Comics), Skyman, is a superhero in the DC Comics DC Universe, universe. Sylvester first appeared in ''Star Spangled Comics'' #1 (October 1941) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Hal Sherman. Starting October 1941, the character headlined his own comic, ''Star Spangled Comics'', which introduced his sidekick, Stripesy. Fall 1941 was a boom period for patriotic superheroes as the country prepared to enter World War II; during this period, comic book publishers also launched Miss Victory, Miss America (DC Comics), Miss America, U.S. Jones, Fighting Yank, the Fighting Yank, The Flag (Ace Comics), the Flag, Captain Flag and Yank and Doodle, among others. The Star-Spangled Kid and his sidekick, Stripesy, appeared in ''Star Spangled Comics'' until issue #86 (November 1948). The comic continued after that, primarily as a vehicle for Robin (character), Robin the Boy Wonder. In issue #131 (August 1952), the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Spangled Comics
''Star Spangled Comics'' is a comics anthology published by DC Comics which ran for 130 issues from October 1941 to July 1952. It was then retitled ''Star Spangled War Stories'' and lasted until issue #204 (February–March 1977). Publication history ''Star Spangled Comics'' debuted with an October 1941 cover date. The series began as a superhero title featuring the adventures of the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy who appeared until #86 (November 1948). This feature had the distinction of a teen hero with an older sidekick (the reverse of the usual arrangement). With issue #7 (April 1942), the title starred the Joe Simon and Jack Kirby-created Newsboy Legion. A series of stories featuring Robin, the Boy Wonder began in issue #65 (February 1947) and continued through the end of the title with issue #130, and primarily featured Robin solo adventures, but also included some occasional cameos by Batman. Comics historian Brian Cronin has noted that due to Robin's feature in ''Star Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star-Spangled Kid
The Star-Spangled Kid is the name of several superheroes in the DC Comics' main shared universe. Fictional character history Sylvester Pemberton The original Star-Spangled Kid was Sylvester Pemberton, a Golden Age character, created by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel. He adopted the identity to battle Nazism during World War II, and was unique in being a child with an adult sidekick, Stripesy a.k.a. Pat Dugan. Both he and Dugan were superb acrobats along with having sufficient training in hand-to-hand combat, but the pair regularly bickered about which of them should get top billing. Decades later, he changed his name to Skyman and led Infinity Inc. He was later killed by Mister Bones's cyanide touch. Courtney Whitmore Courtney is Pat Dugan's stepdaughter, who found Pemberton's gear in his belongings and donned the Cosmic Converter Belt, with a costume of her own design. She begins her career as the second Star-Spangled Kid to annoy Dugan as partial revenge for him marrying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargirl (TV Series)
''DC's Stargirl'', or simply ''Stargirl'', is an American superhero television series created by Geoff Johns that premiered on streaming service DC Universe. It is based on the DC Comics superhero Courtney Whitmore, created by Johns and Lee Moder. The series follows high school student Courtney Whitmore who discovers the cosmic staff originally wielded by Starman and becomes the inspiration for a new generation of superheroes who become the new incarnation of the Justice Society of America. DC Universe ordered the series in July 2018. Brec Bassinger was cast as Courtney Whitmore that September, with additional castings for her family members, the Justice Society of America, and the Injustice Society of America through February 2019. Filming for the series began in March 2019 in the Atlanta metropolitan area. ''Stargirl'' premiered on DC Universe on May 18, 2020; the first season consists of 13 episodes and also aired the following day on the broadcast network The CW. The sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Sherman
Hal Sherman (born Harold Sicherman; March 31, 1911Murray, Will. "The Wonder Woman Who Was Lost!: The Hal Sherman Story", ''Comic Book Marketplace'', May 2000, pp. 44–53. – January 25, 2009) was a gag cartoonist and a Platinum Age and Golden Age comic-book artist. He is noted for his work on the Star-Spangled Kid superhero, which he co-created with Jerry Siegel, who had previously co-created the Superman superhero. Gag cartooning Sherman drew gag cartoons for magazines, including '' College Laughs''. During the 1950s, he created cartoons for cocktail napkins published by Monogram of California. His napkin sets include ''Double Feature'', which was two-panel cartoons, one on the outside of the napkin, another that appeared when it was unfolded (1955); ''Little Friar'', gags about a friar (1956); and ''Nudeniks'', cartoons about nudists (1958). During the 1960s, he expanded the Little Friar and the Nudeniks material each into their own full paperback of cartoons. He also d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Siegel
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel ( ; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) Roger Stern. ''Superman: Sunday Classics: 1939–1943'' DC Comics/ Kitchen Sink Press, Inc./ Sterling Publishing; 2006 was an American comic book writer. He was the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. They also created Doctor Occult, who was later featured in '' The Books of Magic''. Siegel and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993. With Bernard Baily, Siegel also co-created the long-running DC character The Spectre. Siegel created ten of the earliest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, one of DC's most popular team books, which is set in the 30th Century. Siegel also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter and Jerry Ess. Biography Early life Siegel was born on October 17, 1914, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants who arrived in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinity Inc
Infinity, Inc. is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first incarnation is mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Society of America (JSA), making them the Society's analogue to the Teen Titans. Created by Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway, and Mike Machlan, Infinity, Inc. first appears in ''All-Star Squadron'' #25 (September 1983). There is also an eponymous comics series starring the group that ran from March 1984 through June 1988. The second incarnation was formed by Lex Luthor. The third incarnation was formed by Steel (John Henry Irons), Steel. Publication history Roy Thomas and his wife Dann Thomas wrote the series throughout its run. Artists who worked on the series included Jerry Ordway, Don Newton, Todd McFarlane, Michael Bair and Vince Argondezzi. The group is assembled by Sylvester Pemberton, the original Star-Spangled Kid, in ''Infinity Inc.'' #1, when a number of JSA protégés were denied admission to the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
