Sylvester Pemberton is the former hero known as Starman, along side his sidekick Stripesy.
History
When Sylvester was fifteen, he protected his wealthy parents from criminals. Donning a suit full of stars, he became the "Star-Spangled Kid", and the family chauffeur Pat Dugan became Stripesy. They joined the Justice Society of America, and Sylvester acquired the Cosmic Staff from Ted Knight. He changed his name to Starman.
During an attack from the Injustice Society of America, Sylvester is killed by the villain Icicle but before dying he gives the Cosmic Staff to Pat to find a successor.[1]
However, despite his death, the Cosmic Staff's lingering energy from years of Pemberton's usage caused his body to remain intact despite years of death without rotting. Eventually in 2020, Jordan Mahkent would dig up Pemberton's corpse with Dragon King, in case the ISA's upcoming plan was to fail. Dragon King would use his chemicals to revive Pemberton. Once awake, Mahkent revealed to Sylvester that they wanted him to help lead their Better America as "President Pemberton" however, Pemberton told them to forget it. But, Mahkent would reveal that they only needed his body, revealing that his mind was to be swapped with the Ultra-Humanite. Despite Sylvester's best efforts the villains took out his brain of his body, with Ultra-Humanite pretending to be Sylvester, as Sylvester's mind was trapped in a hidden lab, forced to relive the brain removal.
Luckily, over time, Pat's step-daughter Courtney Whitmore would form a new JSA as Stargirl (later Starwoman), and over the years take out the ISA along with Ultra-Humanite, with Pat accidentally causing Ultra-Humanite to be brain dead. Eventually, the JSA would find the real Sylvester's brain, and return it to his body, giving him a new chance at life.
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Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Stargirl and is an adaptation of Sylvester Pemberton/Star-Spangled Kid. The original character was created by Jerry Siegel and Hal Sherman and first appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #1.
- Starman is played by Joel McHale.
Trivia
- In the mainstream DC Universe, Sylvester Pemberton was never known as Starman. Instead, he adopted the alias of Skyman when he outgrew the Star-Spangled Kid moniker.
Related
- 27 Appearances of Sylvester Pemberton (Stargirl TV Series)
- 6 Images featuring Sylvester Pemberton (Stargirl TV Series)
- Quotations by or about Sylvester Pemberton (Stargirl TV Series)
- Character Gallery: Sylvester Pemberton (Stargirl TV Series)
Footnotes
  Justice Society of America member |
 This character is or was a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory, or the Seven Soldiers in any of its various incarnations, created during World War II and later, it returned to battle time-traveling, dimension-spanning mysteries and monsters. |