S.T.A.R. Labs

This article is about the fictional organization in DC Comics. S.T.A.R. labs is not related to S.T.A.R.S.

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Science and Technology Advanced Research Laboratories, usually shortened to S.T.A.R. Labs, are a research organization in various stories published by DC Comics. S.T.A.R. Labs is most often seen in the Superman and Teen Titans comics. It was founded by a scientist named Garrison Slate, who wanted a nationwide chain of research laboratories unconnected to the government or any business interests.

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DC Comics - Superman - Teen Titans

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In the Superman comics, Professor Emil Hamilton formerly worked there, and Dr. Kitty Faulkener, aka the superheroine Rampage, does so currently. Lex Luthor has attempted to buy out S.T.A.R. on at least one occasion.

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Professor Emil Hamilton - Aka - Superheroine - Lex Luthor

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The Metropolis S.T.A.R. Labs is most often seen as a temporary holding area for captured supervillains, as research is made on how to contain them.

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Metropolis - Supervillain

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In Teen Titans, Cyborg's parents, Silas and Eleanor Stone, and former love interest Dr Sarah Charles all worked for S.T.A.R. The technology used to maintain his mechanical parts comes from S.T.A.R. Labs.

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The 1993 comics miniseries S.T.A.R. Corps was about a group of superhumans who had inadvertently gained their powers in a S.T.A.R. Labs experiment.

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S.T.A.R. Labs has also been referenced in ' and '.

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