Courtney Whitmore

Court as Stargirl (Created by Phil Cho for Roy Westerman)

Court (Nickname)

Miss, Ma'am (Titles)

Patrick Dugan (Stepfather)

Mike Dugan (Stepbrother)

## Biography: (Written by Sistine)

### Childhood: 1994-2007

Born April 8th, 1994 as Courtney "Court" Elizabeth Whitmore to Sam Kurtis and Barbara Whitmore in Gotham City. Her father would ocasionally see her about every few weeks. But Christmas of 1999, when she was 5, Sam stopped visiting. Courntey and her mother would not know why he disappeared. Afterwards, her mother moved them to Valley Village. She would be comforted by her mother and new friends, Josh Hamman and Mary Kramer. Afterwards, she became a gymnast and joined martial arts as a way to cope with everything going on in her life. In 2007, while her mother was visiting her hometown of Blue Valley, Nebraska, Barbara encountered a man named Pat Dugan while at a diner. They had an instant connection would date for the next year.

### A Star-Spangled Hero: 2008-2009

Then on one beautiful summer day (as Courtney's mom calls it), Pat proposed. And of course Barbara, said yes. When Barbara told Courtney the news, Courtney acted excited but in reality wasn't. When Courtney asked if Pat was gonna move in, Barbara broke the news that they were moving, and that Courtney was gonna have a new step-brother. Courtney took the news horribly and thought if she could break up her mother and Pat, that they could move back here. Then came the day of moving, the movers came to get their stuff. Courtney acted horribly to Pat but treated Mike better. Once they arrived, Courtney took everything to her room. She noticed a strange box and when she tried to see what it was, Pat quickly came and took it. Courtney of course became curious. A week went by and it was time to start school. During lunch, Courtney had to sit by herself. But a few minutes later, a girl named Yolanda Montez sat at the table introducing herself to Courtney. Courtney and Yolanda hit it off becoming friends. Later, during biology, Courtney sat by me, Beth Chapel, and Courtney tried to become my friend but I was shy and it didn't work. Courtney then ran into (I'm talking literally ran into) Rick Tyler, an intelligent jock. Later, after school, Courtney went downstairs to the basement and saw the mysterious box once more. As she continued to find a way to open it, she thought of going in Pat's journals. Well, she sneaked into his and Barbara's room and found a safe opened with a journal inside. Courtney, of couse opened it, inside she found a picture containing a group of costumed heroes and there was Pat in a striped shirt. When she confronted Pat about this, he explained everything. That he used to be a sidekick for a hero called Skyman/Starman, he was in the Justice Society of America, etc. But that it was all in the past. Later that night, Courtney entered the basement once more and opened the box using the passkey "JSA", there she found a costume, a belt, and a staff. She began picking the costume and belt up and when she was about to pick up the staff, Pat showed up and closed the box. Pat asked her what she was doing and Courtney in response told him "becoming a hero" and he said no. She said that she was gonna do it with or without him. He reluctantly agreed but told her that he was gonna chaperone her. Feeling that the costume was outdated, she made some changes and modernized it. When coming up with a codename, Pat suggested Star-Spangled Kid and she agreed, thus a new hero was born. After defeating a few thugs, she felt that she was a really good hero, this was put to the test when a few days later, when Dragon King attacked her. She quickly called Pat and Pat arrived in time... with a giant mech. The pair fought Dragon King until he retreated. After that, Pat took Courtney to their new base. Courtney then called Pat Stripesy but he told her not to call her that. So she came up with a name, S.T.R.I.P.E.S (Special Tactics Robotic Integrated Power Enhancement Suit). When she asked about the staff, Pat told her she wasn't ready. Over the course of the next few months, I finally opened up and became her friend. She found out that I was studying under Charles McNider (Dr. Mid-Nite), Yolanda's godfather was Ted Grant (Wildcat), and that Rick's dad was Rex Tyler (Hourman). This prompted her to get them to become heroes... and we did, over time. In 2009, Courtney and Pat were inducted into the Justice League (Pat as an official member and Courtney as a honorary member). Cindy Burman, a popular girl who was also a [expletive] became the villain Shiv and Courtney's arch nemesis. Courtney was able to defeat her with the help of Yolanda, who had recently become the new Wildcat. Rick later became the new Hourman and I became Midnight. After this, Courtney felt ready and confronted Pat who let her get the staff.

### Stargirl: 2009 - Present

Afterwards, Courtney decided to change her codename to Stargirl. In 2010, Courtney became closer to Pat, who she now considered her father. When Sam visited Courtney, she found out that he was a thug for the Royal Flush Gang and told him to get out. Pat comforted Courtney. A few weeks later, Barbara caught Courtney sneaking in the house in her Stargirl outfit. Pat explained everything and Mike found out when he went to see what was happening. Barbara was both dissapointed and proud of Courtney. In 2011, the original JSA reemerged and inspired Courtney to make a new generation of the JSA. So she got Yolonda, Beth, and Rick to join. Karen Starr (Power Girl) joined as their leader, Jessie Chambers and Nate Heywood joined, and the some of the original JSA joined to overview them. Later that year, she met Billy Batson (Captain Marvel) and they began dating. In 2012, Courtney and the JSA fought against Infinity, Inc. but when they realized Infinity, Inc. wasn't really that bad, they stopped and inducted some of the members of Infinity, Inc. into their ranks. In 2013, Courtney fought against Cindy by herself and was able to defeat her. In 2014, Courtney and the JSA helped the League against the OMACs. In 2015, the JSA fought against the Injustice Society and foiled their plan. In 2016, Courtney and the JSA helped the League stop Darkseid's invasion. As of now, Courtney is attending college, dating Billy, and is fighting crime.

## Strengths/Powers

* **Acrobat**
* **Martial Artist**
* **Amazing Fashion Sense**
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat**

## Tech

* **Suit:** Created using a durable material that helps protect Courtney, it is in it's 2nd Version.
* **Cosmic Converter Belt:** The belt absorbs the radiation from the Cosmic Staff and converts it into energy that boosts the abilities of the wearer
	+ **Enhanced Agility**
	+ **Enhanced Durability**
	+ **Enhanced Speed**
	+ **Enhanced Stamina**
	+ **Enhanced Strength**
	+ **Shooting Stars:** Plasma Projectiles
* **Cosmic Staff**
	+ **Energy Projection**
	+ **Flight**

## Fun Facts

* Courtney loves orange pancakes
* While she considers herself as a hero and Pat as her sidekick, but the League didn't see it this way.
* Courtney shares a dorm with Kara Danvers and Cassie Sandsmark because Connor suggested it.

## Comments

* *Drusilla:* Courtney makes orange pancakes every Saturday, it gets annoying real fast.