Sylvester Pemberton (Earth-2: Post-Crisis)

"The Justice Society must live on."

- Sylvester Pemberton to Pat Dugan

Sylvester Pemberton was a member of the Justice Society of America and the Seven Soldiers of Victory, a friend and partner of Pat Dugan and the vigilante known as Starman and formerly the Star-Spangled Kid.

Early Life
Sylvester Pemberton was born to a wealthy family in California as the son of unnamed parents. When he was fifteen his family hired a twenty year old driver and mechanic called Pat Dugan and when his parents where threatened by a group of criminals he put on a mask to stop them and said driver came to his aid. Sylvester later became the vigilante known as the Star-Spangled Kid and Pat became his side-kick who was known as Stripesy. Their heroism was later recognised in the Civic City News when the duo defeated and apprehended Doctor Weerd.

Sylvester and Pat later joined a superhero team called the Seven Soldiers of Victory under the leadership of the Shining Knight and during their time on the team they fought and defeated Dragon King when he built a living weapon designed to eradicate New York. They also saved the world at some point but the members eventually lost contact with each other and the team disbanded.

Sylvester's parents eventually found out about his life as a superhero and were killed as a result.

Justice Society of America
Now an adult, Sylvester discovered the Cosmic Staff, became the vigilante known as Starman and joined the Justice Society of America.

Battle of Los Angeles
On Christmas Eve 2010, Starman along other members of the JSA fought against the ISA. During the battle, Starman received Stripesy's message to him and he attempted to prevent the latter from entering the dangerous battle. However, Stripesy did not listen and witnessed the deaths of countless members on the team. Starman later arrived and protected him, using the Cosmic Staff and penetrated Brainwave's telekinetic shield. Unfortunately, he was shot by Icicle's ice daggers and dropped to the ground. Stripesy quickly brought him on the car as Solomon Grundy pursued them. The car was then damaged and crashed midair, landing in a forest. Before his death, Starman told Stripesy that the legacy of the JSA must survive, while emphasizing that he was not talking about him. As he died, the Cosmic Staff no longer glows and Stripesy brought the team's respectivd gadgets back to the headquarters.

Search for Pat Dugan
In December 2020, Sylvester went to Pat's former address and searched for him, with his former building manager claiming Pat already moved months prior. Sylvester then introduced himself, telling the manager that he was searching for an old friend.

Powers

 * Powers via the Cosmic Staff: Sylvester's powers came from the Cosmic Staff.
 * Flight: Sylvester was able to fly when using the Cosmic Staff.
 * Photokinesis: Sylvester was able to generate light using the Cosmic Staff to temporarily blind or distract his enemies.
 * Stellarkinesis: Sylvester was able to create and manipulate stellar energy using his staff to use against his opponents.

Former Equipment

 * Starman Suit: Sylvester wore a protective suit whilst operating as Starman.
 * Cosmic Staff: Sylvester used the Cosmic Staff, a weapon that was capable of giving him various superpowers such as flight, stellarkinesis and photokinesis.
 * Star-Spangled Kid Suit: Sylvester wore a protective suit whilst operating as the Star-Spangled Kid.

Trivia

 * He is one of the only people able to wield the Cosmic Staff, the other being his successor Courtney Whitmore.
 * He is thought to have been killed by Icicle in 2010 but he was later revealed to be alive.