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 founds Infinity Inc..[1] Skyman led the team until his accidental death at the hands of Mister Bones.[2]
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.[3]
A few weeks later reveals that Colby had been killed some time ago by his teammate, Everyman, who has been cutting off parts of Colby's body to sate a growing cannibalistic desire. After consuming a sample from his victim, Everyman gains the ability to assume his form and has been posing as Colby for some time (fooling even Starlight with his deception).[4]