Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton) & Stripesy (Pat Dugan) Appreciation 2021

First appearance: a preview in [B][I]Action Comics #40[/I][/B] (September 1941)
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After that, they became the lead feature starting in [B][I]Star Spangled Comics #1[/I][/B] (October 1941):
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In issue #81, Sylvester's parents adopt a girl named Merry so Sylvester will have a sibling, but she soon winds up taking over the feature from the Star-Spangled Kid & Stripesy!

Interesting, never knew they were created by Jerry Siegel.

A kid superhero with a grownup sidekick.

What a concept!

I know Courtney is the successor to the franchise now but I wish they would explore the kid hero with a grown up side kick concept more.

[QUOTE=John Venus;5528523]I know Courtney is the successor to the franchise now but I wish they would explore the kid hero with a grown up side kick concept more.[/QUOTE]
I agree! Give me flashbacks :).

I only really saw SSK and Stripsey in some SSV reprints, but I was always fascinated by their use of code-named maneuvers. Does anybody know if there was any consistency to those, or were writers just randomly slapping letters and numbers together?

I would love to see updated costumes for SSK & Stripesy.

[QUOTE=scary harpy;5530862]I would love to see updated costumes for SSK & Stripesy.[/QUOTE]Well, since they are definitely in the past, I think the [B][i][U]last[/U][/i][/B] thing we need is to update their costumes.

Besides, Sylvester updated his name and costume in 1986 when he became Skyman
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Pat changed from Stripesy to S.T.R.I.P.E. in 1999.
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