The Unofficial Biography of...

Alter Ego: Patrick "Pat" Dugan
Occupation: mechanic
Marital Status: married
Known Relatives: Margaret Dugan ( wife, divorced ), Michael Sylvester Dugan ( son ), Barbera Whitmore Dugan ( wife ), Courtney Whitmore ( stepdaughter ), Patricia Dugan ( daughter )
Group Affiliation: Law's Legionaires, All-Star Squadron
Base of Operations: Civic City, PA, later near Las Vegas, NV, then Los Angeles, CA, Blue Valley, NE, now Metropolis, DE
Current Status: retired?
Height: 6'1" Weight: 210 lbs
Eye Color: blue Hair Color: red
First Appearance: Action Comics# 40, September, 1940 ( ad ); Star-Spangled Comics# 1, October, 1941

.....Born in the slums of a large American city, Pat Dugan learned to think with his fists, and as a large brawny child, he had plenty of time to practice. His true passions, however, were mechanics and the sciences. He had little chance to develop his talents, and eventually gained work in a auto garage shortly before the outbreak of World War II.

.....He found his destiny on July 4, 1941, when attending a movie. There was a disruption by pro-Nazi protesters in the audience, and when another patron who attempted to shout them down was attacked, Pat sprang to action, soundly beating the protesters. Finding out later that the bunch were Nazi spies, and hearing a policeman wishing that the American Flag could come to life and stop them, Pat whipped together a costume and tracked them down with clues he had found. He met an extremely bright young man, Sylvester Pemberton III, who called himself The Star-Spangled Kid. Teaming with him, and showing him a souped-up car, the two defeated the spies and remained a team, Pat taking a job as a mechanic/chauffeur with the Pemberton family.

.....Using the free time and the moneys supplied by the Pembertons, Pat developed and refined a flying car called The Star-Rocket Racer.

.....While coralling up some crooks, the duo came upon plans by The Hand, a crimelord, to cause a crime-wave across the country. Teaming with other heroes, both the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy became members of The Law's Legionaires ( also known as The Seven Soldiers of Victory ). After America entered World War II, the duo also joined The All-Star Squadron.

.....Late in 1948, starting to feel like retiring, he broke his leg on a case and was replaced by Sylvester's step-sister, The Gimmick Girl. Returning with Sylvester on a final case with the other members of the Seven Soldiers, both Stripesy and the Star-Spangled Kid were thrown thru time, only to be returned decades later by members of the Justice Society and Justice League.

.....Now a man out of time, Pat retired from the super-hero game, only to meet a woman in Las Vegas and fall in love. She soon had a child, Michael, and left Pat to raise the infant. Later, returning the child to his mother, Pat began to take up helping his former teammate The Shining Knight in finding The Dragon King, and taking his new bride and his step-daughter to Blue Valley, NE, unveiled an armoured suit he used, developed with cybernetist Robert Crane, as a crime-fighting tool.

.....Recently, his step-daughter has taken up the Cosmic Converter belt and the name of The Star-Spangled Kid, and his son Michael has begun training in the S.T.R.I.P.E.S armour.

.....When it came to fighting, Stripesy tended to think first with his fists, but with the knowlegeable Star-Spangled Kid calling the shots and strategically placing their actions, the two were a fighting force to be reconned with.

.....Stripesy, however, excelled at using even experimental or theoretical technology and giving it practical uses. Creating an engine that could lift a modern (by 1940s standards) automobile into the air and guide it like a small plane is no small feat. On returning to the modern era, Pat utilized the technologies found in the Robotman armour and created a crime-fighting tool capable of defeating many of the super-powered felons in existience today.

Listing of Comic Book Appearances

Secret Origins(v3) #9/Star-Spangeled Comics #18 (flashback)
Star-Spangeld Comics #1-4
Leading Comics #1
SSC #5-7
Leading #2
SSC #8-10
Leading #3/All-Star Squadron #29
World's Finest Comics #6
SSC #11-...
Leading #4/All-Star Comics #55
WFC #7
SSC #...-...
Leading #5/Young All-Stars #27
WFC #8
SSC #...-...
Leading #6
WFC #9
SSC #...-...
Leading #7
WFC #10
SSC #...-...
Leading #8
WFC# 11
SSC #...-...
Leading #9
WFC #12
SSC #..-...
Leading #10
WFC #13
SSC #...-...
Leading #11
WFC #14
SSC #...-...
Leading #12
WFC #15
SSC #..-..
Leading #13
WFC #16
SSC #..-..
Leading #14
WFC# 17
SSC #...-...
WFC #18
SSC #...-...
Adventure Comics #438-444
Stars n S.T.R.I.P.E.S #9 (flashback)
Justice League(v1) #100-102
Infinity Inc #11 (flashback)
Infinity Inc #50-52
Stars n S.T.R.I.P.E.S # 1-12
Action Comics #...

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