A
super-hero published by
DC Comics. Stripesy first appeared
in
Star-Spangled Comics #1 in 1941.
Pat Dugan was a mechanic and patriot. Finding himself at
a movie theater on July 4th, 1941, Dugan heard pro-Nazi
protesters. Dugan helped to shout them down and when the protesters
became violent, fought them off. Discovering that they were
actually sabateurs, Dugan created a patriotic costume and followed
the villains to foil their plans. He discovered that another
person at the theater had the same idea and the two teamed up
to defeat their foes. The other person was a youth by the name
of Sylvester Pemberton III. The two decided that they worked
well as a team and became known as The Star-Spangled Kid and
Stripesy.
Pemberton's parents were wealthy and he convinced his father
to hire Dugan to act as the family driver. The two were able
to use the Pemberton resources to create the Star-Rocket Racer,
a car with that could reach speeds of 200 mph and could also
fly for short distances. The car was designed by Pemberton
and constructed by Dugan.
Unlike most teams during this time, the Star-Spangled Kid and
Stripesy reversed the usual formula. Where in most teams, the
adult lead the duo, in this pairing Dugan took the sidekick
role, bowing to Pemberton's greater knowledge and skill as a
tactician.
The two joined both the All-Star Squadron and the Seven Soldiers
of Victory. It was while fighting with this last group, that the
pair were stranded at different points in time. They were all
eventually rescued by the Justice Society of America and the Justice
League of America. Unfortunately for the heroes, while only week's
had passed for them, forty years had passed for the rest of the
world.
Pat Dugan retired after that point, persuing a life not involved
with costumes and heroes. He eventually married a woman named
Whitmore and moved with her and her daughter Courtney to
Blue Valley, Nevada. While there, Courtney discovered that Dugan
had once been Stripesy. She also discovered The Star-Spangled
Kid's Cosmic Converter Belt and decided to become the new
Star-Spangled Kid.
Scared that some harm might come to Courtney, Dugan constructed
an eight foot tall robot called S.T.R.I.P.E. Dugan uses this
robot, which is equipped with all types of weaponry to fight
along side Courtney and try and keep her from harm, while he tries
to convince her to quit being a hero.