Sylvester Pemberton is the overarching protagonist of the CW and DC Universe series, Stargirl, based on the DC comics heroine of the same name. He is the brother of Meredith King (née Pemberton), the brother-in-law of Henry King Sr. and the uncle of Henry King Jr.
He is a member of the Justice Society of America, Starman, a great hero who wields the Comic Staff, which was invented by his predecessor Jack Knight. He was often joined by his best friend and sidekick Pat Dugan/Stripsey and his sister Meredith Pemberton, the Girl of 1000 Gimmicks.
On Christmas Eve, Starman was critically injured by icicle and he passed on the staff to Pat Dugan, entering him to find someone worthy of the Cosmic staff. Pemberton was ironically succeeded by Pat's stepdaughter, Courtney Whitmore, who keeps the legacy of Starman alive as Starwoman, leader