Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #0 [Newsstand]

(July 1999)

A Chilly Day in Opal (Table of Contents: 1)

Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited); James Robinson (credited)

Pencils

Lee Moder (credited) (pp. 1-7, 15-19, 25-27, 31-32, 35-38); Chris Weston (credited) (pp. 8-14, 20-24, 28-30, 33-34)

Inks

Dan Davis (credited) (pp. 1-7, 15-19, 25-27, 31-32, 35-38); John Stokes (credited) (pp. 8-14, 20-24, 28-30, 33-34)

Colors

Tom McCraw (credited); Carla Feeny (credited); Chris Chuckry (credited) (separations)

Letters

Bill Oakley (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Star-Spangled Kid [Courtney Whitmore]; S.T.R.I.P.E. [Pat Dugan; also as Stripesy]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Starman [Jack Knight]; Icicle [Cameron Mahkent]; Seven Soldiers of Victory [Shining Knight; Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Vigilante [Greg Saunders]]; Winged Victory; Justice Society of America [Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Infinity, Inc. [Power Girl; Jade; Obsidian; Brainwave, Jr.; Nuklon; Fury [Lyta Trevor]; Silver Scarab]; Barbara Whitmore-Dugan; Icicle [Joar Mahkent]; Billy O'Dare; Mary Kramer

Synopsis

While in Opal City on a field trip, the Star-Spangled Kid and S.T.R.I.P.E. join Starman in confronting the new Icicle. At the same time, Ted Knight recalls a visit from Sylvester Pemberton when he needed help repairing his cosmic belt and had to face the first Icicle with Ted's old cosmic rod.

Reprints

• in JSA Presents: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([March] 2008)
• in The Starman Omnibus (DC, 2008 series) #5 ([December] 2010)
• in Stargirl by Geoff Johns (DC, 2020 series) ([July] 2020)

Indexer Notes

This story is a flash-forward which Pat's narration places after Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (DC, 1999 series) #8. At one point, Ted Knight mistakenly recalls giving Sylvester Pemberton his first cosmic converter belt, though later he accurately recalls that he gave Sylvester his cosmic rod and Sylvester converted it into the belt. There is an unidentifiable female figure in the JSA photo. Power Girl is colored incorrectly in the II shot. The story reveals that Jack Knight inadvertently suggested Sylvester's code name of Skyman.