Hourman was created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Baily, first appearing in Adventure Comics #48. Rex Tyler as the original Hourman, as he appeared on the cover of, "Legends of Tomorrow to introduce Justice Society of America in season 2", "Stargirl Casts Lou Ferrigno Jr. as Hourman, Founding Member of JSA", Comics Archives: JSA Fact File: Hourman I, Last Days of the Justice Society of America, Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hourman_(Rex_Tyler)&oldid=980335866, DC Comics characters with superhuman strength, DC Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds, DC Comics characters with accelerated healing, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, ← The character Perry White was debuted by George Putnam Ludlam.
The character has been involved with the All-Star Squadron, Justice Society, Freedom Fighters and Justice League. [9] He was rescued from that fate by the third Hourman and put in a pocket dimension called the Timepoint. He was created by writer Ken Fitch and artist Bernard Baily in Adventure Comics #48 (April 1940), during the Golden Age of Comic Books. A series of discoveries and accidents led him to the "miraculous vitamin" Miraclo. Feeling that the Miraclo-induced abilities should be used for good purposes, he decided to use the abilities to help those in need; in other words, he would become a superhero, based in Appleton City. (1940). Every Super Power has a score (SPS) that is used to calculate the Class. Taking Miraclo grants a user several abilities for the span of an hour. [7] He later became part of the wartime All-Star Squadron.

Rex has his old Hourman costume, and a bowl full of Miraclo inside a secret compartment of the grandfather clock in his bedroom which opens when both hands are turned to 12. Like his predecessor, he became a founding member of the new group. Rex was sent back in the role of Hourman until the android Hourman returned to take the JSA to the Timepoint and retrieve Rick. Super Power Score and Level.


Former At one point in his career, he would use a black light lantern (similar to the Golden Age Green Lantern) that would activate a residue of Miraclo still in his body. Most obvious are the superhuman strength, durability, increased resistance to physical damage (to the extent of being impervious to small arms fire) and speed enhancements. All traits of a character are used for calculating the Classification. Each Super Power also has 3 levels (SPL). Every Super Power has a score (SPS) that is used to calculate the Class. Each Super Power also has 3 levels (SPL). The idea that Miraclo was addictive, combined with the suggestion that Tyler himself was addicted to crime fighting, made Hourman one of the superhero world's first cautionary tales.