Time Commander
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{{Infobox comics character
|image=Time commander - the brave n the bold 059.png
|caption=Time Commander as depicted in his debut appearance in The Brave and the Bold #59 (April 1965). Art by Gil Kane, Jack Adler, and Ira Schnapp.
|character_name=Time Commander
|real_name=John Starr
|publisher=DC Comics
|debut=The Brave and the Bold #59
(April 1965)
|creators=Bob Haney
Ramona Fradon
|alliances=
|aliases=
|supports=
|powers=Ability to control, manipulate, and travel through time using a special hourglass
}}
The Time Commander is the name of two DC Comics supervillains. The first appeared in Brave and the Bold #59 (April–May 1965). He was created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon.{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6 |page=109}} The second appeared in JSA Classified #34 (2008).
Fictional character biography
= John Starr =
John Starr is a brilliant scientist who turns to crime after the project he works for is shut down. He invents a time-manipulating hourglass and becomes a supervillain.The Brave and the Bold #59 (April 1965)Animal Man #16 (October 1989)Team Titans #13-14 (October - November 1993)
After an encounter with Epoch, Starr is stuck in a temporal loop due to the Zero Hour event affecting reality.Showcase '94 #10 (September 1994) He eventually escapes before being killed by Mister Mind.52 #27 (November 2006) In Absolute Power, Amanda Waller resurrects Time Commander and uses his hourglass to give her Amazo army self-healing abilities.{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Matthew |date=October 2, 2024 |title=DC Reveals Big Superhero Powers Twist in Absolute Power Finale |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-reveals-big-superhero-powers-twist-in-absolute-power-finale/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com}}
= Sterling Fry =
Sterling Fry is a student of John Starr who succeeds him as Time Commander following his death. However, he is seemingly killed after being exposed to his hourglass' tachyons.JSA Classified #34 (March 2008)Justice League of America 80-Page Giant #1 (2009)
Powers and abilities
Time Commander's hourglass allows him to control time, allowing him to travel through time, move objects or beings through time and manipulate time in various ways.
Other versions
An alternate universe variant of Time Commander appears in a flashback in JLA: Another Nail. This version is the leader of the Warpists, consisting of Calendar Man, Amazo, and Starfire.
In other media
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050215161405/https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=timecommander Time Commander] at DCU Guide
Category:Characters created by Bob Haney
Category:Characters created by Ramona Fradon
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1965
Category:Comics characters introduced in 2008