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===Starfire===
One particular anecdote was the creation of a mission insignia for one of the experiments taken aloft by [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] with mission [[STS-87]], which was dubbed 'Enclosed Laminar Flames', abbreviated to ELF, in 1997. As the ''Elfquest'' series was quite popular in those days, Dennis Stoker, who sponsored and managed the experiment and a huge fan of the series, asked Wendy Pini to contribute to the experiment in designing an insignia. The result is a circular insignia depicting the experiment, holding the names of the primary contributors (including the [[University of Iowa]]), set against a dark blue, star-spangled background and a unique elven character, wearing a green-and-black suit with star motifs accompanying the experiment. The character, dubbed "Starfire", became a first in space – no comic book-style character had been created in connection with a spaceflight mission, let alone actually traveled to space. Wendy Pini was particularly proud of this work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elfquest.com/elfquest-takes-a-ride-on-the-space-shuttle/|title = Elfquest takes a ride on the space shuttle!|date = October 1997}}</ref>