Star-Spangled Kid
Sylvester Pemberton, Jr.

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Star-Spangled Kid

Alter Ego: Sylvester Pemberton, Jr.

Other Names: Skyman; Star-Spangled Kid I; Sylvester Pemberton III

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Action Comics (vol. 1) #40 (Sep. 1941): "Preview of Star Spangled Kid"

Creators: Jerry Siegel, Hal Sherman

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 236

Teams/Affiliations: All-Star Squadron; Infinity, Inc.; Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Justice Society of America

Enemy of: The Needle, Harlequin

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 30 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Action Comics (vol. 1) #40 (Sep. 1941): "Preview of Star Spangled Kid" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #461 (Jan.-Feb. 1979)
America vs. the Justice Society

America vs. the Justice Society #1 (Jan. 1985): "I Accuse"
America vs. the Justice Society #4 (Apr. 1985): "D-Day For Degation"

DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins #1 (Feb. 1999): "The Star Spangled Kid and S.T.R.I.P.E."
JSA

JSA #11 (June 2000): "Split"
JSA #52 (Nov. 2003): "Brand New Day" (statue)

Justice Society of America

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 2007): "The Next Age, Chapter 1" (cameo)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #19 (Oct. 2008): "One World, Under Gog, Part IV: Out of Place"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #20 (Dec. 2008): "Earth Bound"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #25 (May 2009): "Between a Rock and Hard Place (Part III): Family Feuds" (statue)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #26 (June 2009): "Happy Birthday Stargirl" (1-panel cameo)

Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986): "The Last Days of the Justice Society"
Leading Comics #3 (Summer 1942): "The Tyrants of Time!"
The Outsiders Special #1 (Apr. 1987): "From Here to Infinity!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains

Secret Society of Super-Villains #12 (Jan. 1978): "The Plunder Plan!" (cameo)
Secret Society of Super-Villains #15 (June-July 1978): "The Wizard's War of the Worlds!" (cameo)

Star Spangled Comics

Star Spangled Comics #1 (Oct. 1941): "The Bund Saboteurs" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #1 (Oct. 1941): "Dr. Weerd and the Metal Monster" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #1 (Oct. 1941): "Sincerely, the Star Spangled-Kid..." (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #7 (Apr. 1942): "The Picture That Killed" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #11 (Aug. 1942): "Case of the Crippled Car" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #12 (Sep. 1942): "Case of the Precious Peach" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #13 (Oct. 1942): "The Man Who Could Make Dreams Come True" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #21 (June 1943): "Pop Goes the Weasel!" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #41 (Feb. 1945): "Pearls of Crime!" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #69 (June 1947): "A-Hunting We Will Go!" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #81 (June 1948): "The Human Fly!" (lead character)
Star Spangled Comics #83 (Aug. 1948): "The Adventures of the Rope!" (lead character)

World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #6 (Summer 1942): "The Adventure of the King of Escape" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Pemberton
  - http://www.comicvine.com/star-spangled-kid/29-10998/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=skyman
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=skyman
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_All-Star_Squadron_members
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=24288