Skyman is the name of two fictional superheroes from the DC Comics Universe.
DC Comics' Skyman was the original Star-Spangled Kid, Sylvester Pemberton, a Golden Age character. He became the Star-Spangled Kid in order to battle Nazism during World War II. He was unique in that he was a kid superhero who had an adult sidekick, Stripesy a.k.a. Pat Dugan. Both he and Dugan were superb acrobats along with having sufficient training in hand-to-hand combat.
Pemberton then changed his name to Skyman and founded Infinity Inc. Skyman led the team until his accidental death at the hands of Mister Bones.
52 presents Jacob Colby as one of the first official subjects for Lex Luthor's "Everyman Project". Luthor's project grants super-powers to Colby, who is given the codename Skyman after Luthor buys the rights to Infinity Inc. from the Pemberton Estate. This Skyman had the power to control the air, and the power of flight. Colby later becomes romantically involved with his teammate Starlight.
The Skyman is a fictional comic book superhero that appeared in 1940s comics during what historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Ogden Whitney, the character first appeared in the Columbia Comics omnibus title Big Shot Comics #1 (May 1940). He is unrelated to the DC Comics character called simply Skyman, who originated as All-American Publications' Star-Spangled Kid.
The Skyman was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Ogden Whitney in the Columbia Comics omnibus title Big Shot Comics #1 (May 1940). After appearing in the first eight issues of Big Shot, the character was spun off into his own series, in which one issue each appeared in 1941, 1942, 1947, and 1948. The Skyman went on to appear in virtually every issue of Big Shot through issue #101 (May 1949). That comic itself lasted only three more issues. The Skyman additionally appeared in a story in Sparky Watts #1 (1942).
New Media Publishing reprinted a Skyman story in the unnumbered one-shot Golden Age of Comics Special (Summer 1982). A.C.E. Comics' Return of the Skyman #1 (Sept. 1987) reprinted his origin from The Skyman #1 (1941) and published a new story written by Mort Todd with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Original artist Ogden Whitney penciled and inked a new cover based on his cover for The Skyman #1 from 1941. AC Comics ran reprints in Golden-Age Men of Mystery #7 and 23 (May 1998 and 2000), Golden-Age Treasury #2 (2003), and Men of Mystery Comics #66 (July 2007). He was among the large ensemble of public domain characters appearing in Dynamite Entertainment's Project Superpowers #0 and #3 (Jan. and May 2008), and Project Superpowers: Chapter Two #2, 5–6, with featured status in Project Superpowers: Chapter Two: Prelude and issues #7 and 10 (cumulatively Oct. 2008 – June 2010). Skyman is scheduled to appear in the Bounty Hunter series from Capture Comics.
Sylvester Pemberton, alternately known as The Star-Spangled Kid and Skyman, is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe. Sylvester first appeared in Action Comics #40 (September 1941) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Hal Sherman.
The original Star-Spangled Kid was Sylvester Pemberton, a Golden Age character. He became the Star-Spangled Kid in order to battle Nazi spies and fifth columnists during World War II. He was unique in that he was a kid superhero who operated with an adult sidekick, Stripesy a.k.a. Pat Dugan. Both he and Dugan were superb acrobats and had sufficient training in hand-to-hand combat. They devised a series of acrobatic maneuvers that allowed them to build upon one another's strengths, the Kid's agility and Dugan's strength. They also built the Star Rocket Racer, a bubble-topped limousine with the functions of a rocket and helicopter.
The Kid and Stripesy were members of the Seven Soldiers of Victory as well as the All-Star Squadron. In 1948, Pemberton and Dugan were joined by Merry, the Girl of 1000 Gimmicks, who supplanted The Kid and Stripsey from their own feature.
Skyman, skyman
Where do you come from?
Where are you going to, skyman?
As I was walking down one night,
Me and my darling
I saw in the sky a flashing light,
Me and my darling
As it hovered overhead,
As the sun was turning red,
We heard a voice, and that voice said,
"aaaaaaah!
"children of earth
Be not afraid
For we come in peace."
Skyman, skyman
Where do you come from?
Where are you going to, skyman?
If you are ever out at night,
You and your darling
If you see this flashing light,
You and your darling
Don't be afraid and run away
'cause soon there's going to come a day
When all the world will hear them say,
"aaaaaaah!
"children of earth
Be not afraid
Your dna is pretty."
Skyman, skyman
Where do you come from?