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Hourman (Matthew Tyler) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Based upon the Golden Age character Rex Tyler, he first appeared in JLA #12 (November 1997) and was created by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter.
| Hourman | |
|---|---|
 Matthew Tyler from the cover of his first issue. Art by Scott McDaniel. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | JLA #12 (November 1997) |
| Created by | Grant Morrison Howard Porter |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Matthew Tyler |
| Team affiliations | Justice Legion Alpha Justice League Justice Society of America |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength (20 tonnes), speed, and durability Invulnerability Manipulation of space-time and his time ship Flight Laser vision |
Fictional character biography
editThe Hourman of the 853rd century is an android constructed by Tyler Chemorobotics (formerly TylerCo). Although he is an android, he possesses the full range of emotions and human flaws that an ordinary human does. Nonetheless, the technology with which he was constructed is far advanced beyond anything conceivable in the 20th century. Rex Tyler (the original Hourman), who served as the biological template for the android, spent some time in the future and was involved in its construction. Metron later appoints Hourman as his heir and entrusts him with the Worlogog, an ancient artifact containing a map of space and time.
During "DC One Million", Hourman is instrumental in the organization of the celebrations for the return of Superman Prime to the 853rd century. Hourman uses the Worlogog to transport the Justice Legion A into the past to meet the original Justice League, and sends the League to the future to participate in the "super-Olympics". The entity Solaris places a virus in Hourman's body that disables his time-traveling abilities, stranding the Legion in the past and the League in the future. After overcoming the virus, Hourman creates a duplicate of Krypton and rescues its inhabitants from the past, creating the world of New Krypton in the 853rd century.
Solaris' actions deeply affect Hourman, who decides to travel to the present day and join the Justice League. He damages the Worlogog and limits his own power to resemble his predecessors, giving him power for one hour at a time.
Hourman later joins the Justice Society of America and meets Rick Tyler, son and heir of the original Hourman. After leaving the group, Hourman gives Rick a tachyon-filled hourglass that can see the future and temporarily resurrects his father, who was killed during the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! event.
In "The New Golden Age", the android Hourman is revealed to be the buyer who wanted to purchase the Lost Children from a Time Scavenger called Childminder.[1] It is revealed that Hourman is working for an adult version of Corky Baxter called Time Master. During Stargirl's fight with Time Master, Boom removes Hourman's brain so that she, Quiz Kid, and Robbie the Robot Dog can reprogram it. Once Hourman is reprogrammed, he blasts Time Master into a time portal and sends Wing back to his own time. Hourman brings the Lost Children to the present day, as returning them to their own times would cause a time paradox.[2][3][4]
Powers and abilities
editHourman's body consists of countless nanomachines, enabling him to repair himself if damaged.[5] Furthermore, he can manipulate time for one hour at a time and wields a transforming time ship.
References
edit- ^ Johns, Geoff (w), Nauck, Todd (p), Nauck, Todd (i), Herms, Matt (col). "Chapter 4: Losing Track of Time" Stargirl: The Lost Children, vol. 1, no. 4 (April 2023). DC Comics.
- ^ Johns, Geoff (w), Nauck, Todd (p), Nauck, Todd (i), Herms, Matt (col). "Chapter 6: Young Justice Society" Stargirl: The Lost Children, vol. 1, no. 6 (July 2023). DC Comics.
- ^ Franey, Christopher (March 28, 2023). "Stargirl: The Lost Children #5 review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
We don't get many answers in this issue, and I still have quite a few questions, especially considering the reveal that the Matthew Tyler version of Hourman is the Buyer. The cliffhanger ending implies that Hourman will save the children, but you have to wonder why he would be working with the Child Minder.
- ^ Franey, Christopher (May 9, 2023). "Stargirl: The Lost Children #6 review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
She has such compassion that she dedicates herself to saving the robotic Hourman, and it a significant touchstone to have her recall their time together in the JSA series. I was delighted by the events that Hourman went through and glad the heroes helped restore his heroic identity.
- ^ Robinson, James; Goyer, David S. (w), Sadowski, Stephen (p), Bair, Michael (i), Kalisz, John (col). "Ouroboros" JSA, vol. 1, no. 4 (November 1999). DC Comics.
External links
edit- Hourman at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)