Pat Dugan (Earth-2: Post-Crisis)

"You know, you might laugh at those red and white stripes that I wore, but people looked at those instead of my face. We had costumes for a reason: to protect our families."

- Pat Dugan

Patrick "Pat" Dugan is the step-father of Courtney Whitmore, the owner of the Pit Stop and a member of the Justice Society of America under the alias, S.T.R.I.P.E.

Early Life
At some point, Patrick Dugan was born to an unnamed father who was a tank mechanic in the United States Army. He enjoyed this due to him getting to ride in a few tanks, but it also came with the downside that they would have to pack up and leave wherever they were living every year or two after his father was reassigned. This resulted in it being very hard for him to maintain friendships as none of them would reply to the letters he sent, meaning that his father became his best friend.

Vigilantism
When Pat was twenty years old, he was hired as a driver and mechanic for the fifteen-year-old Sylvester Pemberton's family. When a group of criminals threatened his parents, Sylvester put on a mask to stop them and Pat helped him, which eventually resulted in Sylvester becoming the vigilante known as the Star-Spangled Kid and Pat becoming his sidekick under the alias, Stripesy. At some point, the pair defeated the supervillain known as Doctor Weerd in Civic City, which was reported on by the Civic City News.

Seven Soldiers of Victory
Early in their careers, the pair joined the Seven Soldiers of Victory who were responsible for saving numerous lives, cities and even the entire planet at one point, but despite this they never got the credit that the Justice Society of America did. During their time on the team, they also fought Dragon King and destroyed a living weapon that he had designed to eradicate New York. Despite this, the team eventually disbanded and the members lost contact with each other.

Justice Society of America
Years later, Sylvester found the Cosmic Staff, adopted the alias of Starman and was recruited as a member of the Justice Society of America, bringing Pat along with him. Pat became a valued and important member of the JSA who was responsible for keeping Starman's suit clean and looking after the Star-Rocket Racer. He later took a picture of the entire team together, which would eventually be discovered by his future step-daughter, Courtney Whitmore.

At some point in the 2000s, Pat had a son called Mike Dugan.

On December 24, 2010, the Justice Society was lured into a trap by their arch-enemies, the Injustice Society of America, at an abandoned mansion. Stripesy rushed to the scene in the Star-Rocket Racer despite being told not to come by Starman because he was only his sidekick and not part of the JSA. However, Pat ignored this advice and smashed through the manor gates, where he saw Green Lantern shooting through the roof. He continued making his way to the manor and was about to go in before seeing Wildcat being thrown outside through a wall and witnessing his death. Once inside, he saw a battle between Hourman and Tigress, which was ended by The Wizard blasting him in the back and Dr. Mid-Nite being dragged away by The Shade. The Wizard then tried to attack Pat, but he was saved at the last minute by Starman, who fired an energy blast at him before hitting The Gambler with the Cosmic Staff and defeating Tigress and Sportsmaster in hand-to-hand combat. Starman was then ambushed by Brainwave, but he managed to fight him off before turning around and being impaled by a shard of ice from Icicle. Pat then pulled the shard of ice from Starman's body and helped him to get to the car before being pursued by Solomon Grundy, who almost managed to capture them if not for Pat enabling the car's flight capabilities. He did however manage to damage the car, which resulted in it crashing in a nearby forest. Pat helped Starman out of the car and onto the ground and told him that he would take him to a hospital, but it was too late, and he supposedly died after saying that Pat must find a successor to carry on his legacy.

After the battle, Pat kept items such as the Star-Rocket Racer, Cosmic Staff and Starman's Suit on him while storing most other JSA artefacts in their headquarters. He also built a robotic suit to help Hourman get revenge on the ISA after he survived the battle, but Rex refused as he wanted to do it alone.

In 2011, Rex and his wife were being pursued by the ISA, and so he sent the JSA's criminal files and his journal to Pat before being killed by Solomon Grundy.

Meeting Barbara
In 2018, Pat followed Rex's research to Blue Valley, Nebraska, where he met Barbara Whitmore in Ritchie's Diner. They both ordered a corn dog and a banana split, and they had an instant connection. They got married a few years later and decided to move their family to Blue Valley permanently.

Powers/Armor Capabilities

 * S.T.R.I.P.E. Application: Pat is able to preform various super heroic feats through the use of S.T.R.I.P.E.
 * Flight: In S.T.R.P.E., Pat is able to fly using the thrusters on the back, allowing him to levitate in the air. Additionally, the armor is able to hold an average person on the back while flying in the sky.
 * Enhanced Strength: S.T.R.I.P.E. is able to perform superhuman strength, allowing Pat to fight Solomon Grundy easily despite the latter's capabilities.
 * Enhanced Durability: S.T.R.I.P.E. has a strong durability against physical attacks and protect Pat. However, the armor is vulnerable to telekinetic powers and Solomon Grundy's superhuman strength.
 * Fist Detachment: After a series of upgrades, the first of S.T.R.I.P.E. is able to detach and able to fly across a great distance. The detached fist is also strong enough to send its opponents flying.

Abilities

 * Driving: Pat is an excellent driver, as shown by him being able to successfully outmanoeuvre Solomon Grundy when he was charging towards the Star-Rocket Racer.
 * Master Engineer: Pat is a highly skilled mechanic and engineer, as he was able to construct S.T.R.I.P.E. out of old car parts.
 * Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Pat was able to fight Sportsmaster through hand-to-hand combats, only to be overpowered by the latter due to him not training for over 10 years.

Current Equipment

 * Justice Society Artifacts: Pat owns a lot of artifacts from the Golden Age JSA, including a map of the United States and police files on the various members of the Injustice Society of America.
 * Star-Rocket Racer: Pat owns a flying car called the Star-Rocket Racer that used to belong to Starman.
 * S.T.R.I.P.E.: Pat operates a fifteen-foot mechanised robot that he uses to aid Stargirl.
 * S.T.R.I.P.E. Controller: Pat uses a controller to activate S.T.R.I.P.E. and set it on autopilot.

Former Equipment

 * Cosmic Staff: Pat owned the Cosmic Staff for ten years after Starman's death before it was discovered by Courtney Whitmore.
 * Rex Tyler's Journal: Pat owned Rex Tyler's journal for years until it was taken back by his son, Rick Tyler.
 * Starman Suit: Pat owned Starman's suit for ten years after his death before it was repurposed into the Stargirl Suit.
 * Stripesy Suit: Pat wore a protective suit when operating as Stripesy.