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_Intro.png) Pat Dugan as Stripesy, as depicted inWho's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #22 (December 1986). Art byGeorge Tuska (pencils) andJosef Rubinstein (inks). | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Star Spangled Comics #1 (October 1941) |
| Created by | Jerry Siegel Hal Sherman |
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| Alter ego | Patrick "Pat" Dugan |
| Team affiliations | Justice Society of America Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. Infinity Inc. Seven Soldiers of Victory All-Star Squadron Justice League |
| Partnerships | Courtney Whitmore Sylvester Pemberton |
| Notable aliases | Stripesy |
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Patrick "Pat" Dugan is asuperhero in theDC ComicsUniverse. The former adult sidekick to teenage superheroSylvester Pemberton, theStar-Spangled Kid,[1] Dugan is a gifted mechanic known for inventions such as the Star Rocket Racer. Originally called "Stripesy" while working with theSeven Soldiers of Victory and theAll-Star Squadron before building a powered suit of armor dubbedS.T.R.I.P.E. (Special Tactics Robotic Integrated Power Enhancer). Dugan as Stripesy was created byJerry Siegel andHal Sherman and first appeared inStar Spangled Comics #1 (October 1941).[2]
Pat Dugan appeared onThe CW seriesStargirl, played byLuke Wilson.
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Patrick "Pat" Dugan was the chauffeur of young rich-kidSylvester Pemberton.[3] 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.[4]
When the Soldiers are lost in time during the late forties after battling theNebula Man, they are rescued by theJustice League of America and returned to the present day.Batman,Hourman, andStarman retrieve Stripesy from ancient Egypt. Upon his return, Dugan marries a woman named Maggie, who leaves him later to raise their son Michael on her own. Compounding his problems is the fact that Sylvester Pemberton's black sheep relative Arthur had stolen Dugan's patents during their disappearance. Upon hearing about this, Sylvester returns the patents to Pat, and the two reconcile. Dugan is later involved withInfinity, Inc. and their battle against theInjustice Society.[5] The group's first victim isSylvester Pemberton. The villains Harlequin, the Dummy, andHazard focus their attention on Dugan just days later. Their plan is to kill him at Stellar Studios, the headquarters of Infinity, Inc. When Pat's son becomes involved, Hazard experiences a change of heart and uses her powers to save their lives. Dummy uses the two as bait, but Hazard throws the battle, and the group is defeated. Hazard willingly gives herself up to the police.
The character has been updated for a new audience: In theStars and S.T.R.I.P.E. series Dugan had gotten married (for the second time) and settled inBlue Valley. His stepdaughter,Courtney Whitmore, became the secondStar-Spangled Kid, partly to annoy him. This led Dugan to develop a robotic suit of power armor and assume the identity of S.T.R.I.P.E. so as to accompany and protect her.
Dugan has gone on missions without Courtney. During theDay of Judgement incident, he travels into space withCaptain Marvel andStarfire. Their goal was to retrieve theSpear of Destiny to use against the fallen angelAsmodel, who had led a demonic invasion of Earth. The trio of heroes battle reanimated corpses of abandoned Russian cosmonauts and the corrupting influence of the Spear itself. Dugan is forced to subdue Starfire and the Spear is brought back to Earth and successfully used.
Following the events of the series, Dugan and his family moved toMetropolis, where he has assistedSuperman's comradeSteel. Since then, they have moved back to Blue Valley. Dugan and his wife had a daughter, Patricia, who will one day become Starwoman and continue the Starman legacy (Patricia's existence was mentioned off-handedly in aStarman story arc before the character or even Courtney Whitmore were created).
Like the rest of the Seven Soldiers, Dugan is younger than he should be, owing to time travel. For a time, Dugan would become even younger, aged to pre-adolescence with many other heroes due toKlarion the Witch Boy. He joins in on at least one battle while armorless (presumably because his armor is now too big), tackling a mystically created monster with his bare hands. Pat, along with most everyone affected, turns back to normal when Klarion is blackmailed into reversing the effects.[6]
Pat worked with the Justice Society of America for a short time, mostly in a supporting role. He retooled one of Ted Knight's old designs and created the Steel Eagle, a new aircraft for the team. He also completely re-engineered S.T.R.I.P.E., changing its entire appearance.
Later, Pat and his family were almost slain by The Fourth Reich, a Nazi organization who tried to wipe out heroic legacies. Right before this, Pat was encouraging his son, Mike, not to create S.T.R.I.P.E. parts in shop class. Pat and his family were saved by the Justice Society.[7] Later, Pat hosted Courtney's birthday party at his house, inviting the whole Justice Society.[8]
A while later, when Courtney was missing, Pat offered toPower Girl that he could get S.T.R.I.P.E. out and help find her, to which Power Girl stated was not necessary.[9]
In September 2011,The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. Pat Dugan is the boyfriend of Barbara Whitmore. Courtney was cleaning out the office of Barbara Whitmore's boyfriend Pat Dugan when she found a staff, a belt, and a shirt with a star on it. While trying them on, she became Stargirl and caught the perpetrator of a fire she spotted. The heroic actions went viral.[10] Courtney was informed by Pat that the person who originally wielded the equipment has died. Though Pat agreed to train her, Courtney had to respond to the criminal activity caused byShadow Thief who was taking hostages to draw out a superhero.[11]
In the "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock", S.T.R.I.P.E. returns alongside many other superheroes to the DC Universe whenDoctor Manhattan, inspired by Superman, undoes the changes that he made to the timeline that erased the Justice Society and theLegion of Super-Heroes.[12]
In the pages of "The New Golden Age", Pat took Courtney toMyrtle Beach at the time when the Seven Soldiers of Victory were reassembled by theCrimson Avenger (Jill Carlyle). Pat operated S.T.R.I.P.E. when they were fightingClock King.[13] Pat would later mention to Courtney thatWing is buried in his grave when she brought up whatCrimson Avenger (Lee Travis) said to her before being sent back to his own time. He mentions to Courtney thatCyclone andJakeem Thunder are still her friends.[14]
Pat Dugan has no superpowers, but is a gifted mechanic, having built Sylvester Pemberton's Star-Rocket Racer, theJSA's Steel Eagle. Being a superb hand-to-hand combatant he can take on anyone, even enemies bigger than him. Thanks to his power armor he can fly and has great physical strength and stamina.
Pat also operated an armor suit named "S.T.R.I.P.E." equipped with a range of ballistic weapons and utilities, and that also gave him enhanced strength and flight ability. Its circuitry was vulnerable to water.
InKingdom Come,Alex Ross portrays Stripesy as a black adult, renamed "Stripes", and is equipped with various military accoutrements such as automatic weaponry, knives, and kevlar padding.
Analternate universe incarnation of Pat Dugan appears inJustice League: Gods and Monsters, voiced byDan Gilvezan. This version is a scientist and member ofLex Luthor's "Project Fair Play", a contingency program meant to destroy their universe's Justice League if necessary. After three of their number are killed, Dugan and the remaining scientists attempt to regroup, but are killed by theMetal Men.
Pat Dugan as S.T.R.I.P.E. appears in theJustice League Unlimited tie-in comic book.
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