Vocation: super hero Domain: DC Universe Active: 1941, 1999, 2006 Affiliations: partner to Stripesy AKA: –

“Shame on you! Picking on a kid!”

It may be hard to believe but there have been three people who have gone by the name Star-Spangled Kid in the DC Universe.

The first was a acrobat and uppity kid adventurer who battled nazis in World War 2. Wartime child crusaders were a dime a dozen during the war but the Kid was the only one who had his own adult sidekick. Take that, Airboy!

Star-Spangled Kid number two is the step-daughter of the sidekick of the original. Got that? After puberty she drops the kid and the spangles and goes on as Stargirl.

The third Star-Spangled Kid is not related at all to the first two and in spite of appearances turns out not to be a guy. He’s a girl. A martian girl.

If there is any sort of pattern at work here then the next Star-Spangled Kid should be Miss Martian’s step-child but I guess only time will tell.

References: [wikipedia.org: Star Spangled Kid]

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