When Cindy Burman / Shiv approaches Dr. Shiro Ito / Dragon King to tell him she's found Stargirl, he grabs the staff out of her hand & throws it away. A moment later, as Dr. Shiro Ito / Dragon King is scolding Cindy Burman / Shiv, the staff is back in his hand.
In the intro, Pat crashes his Buick into a lamp post at 80+ mph. However, the lamp post remains apparently unscathed.