He studied them and adopted the role of new Psycho-Pirate. By the 1970s, he was only semi-active in the JSA, particularly after being severely injured by the Icicle. Rex Tyler was somewhat socially-inept before his discovery of Miraclo, and gloried in his new-found abilities. Through circumstances as yet unrevealed, Hourman hung up his cowl in 1943. These experiences shaped Billy’s decision to become the hero known as Triumph when he reached adulthood. Tracking down one respondent to the ad, he aided a housewife whose husband was falling in with the wrong crowd, and stopped a robbery. Stroke of Genius (Miraclo), Scholar (chemistry). In the 1980s, when Rick was grown, Hourman began to make more frequent appearances. Equipment: From this point, Hourman’s reputation began to grow. This sequence is not in the adaptation. During the battle, he and Doctor Mid-Nite engaged Extant in hand-to-hand combat and were aged swiftly and dramatically, more than their JSA comrades and far past what would have been their correct chronological ages. Faced with heroes that used magic, flew and wielded mystical rings, Hourman further strengthened his Miraclo and this led to it slowly becoming addictive. 1 In Other Media. DC Database is a FANDOM Movies Community. First Appearance He recommended Starman has his replacement. The drug would make him anxious and talkative when he used it. He was laid to rest along with the other slain members of the Justice Society in a brief memorial service. Despite the senior Tyler’s strenuous objections, Rick designed a costume and became the new Hourman and later joined Infinity Incorporated. Share articles on Facebook, Twitter, etc. He spent many years after leaving the group critically ill until Amazo, posing as a future incarnation of the android Hourman, cured him of his Miraclo addiction. Hourman's powers and abilities. Murphy Anderson One story states that Rex needed to wait another hour after the Miraclo wore off before taking another dose. Roger Hayden, a former cell-mate of the original Psycho-Pirate, stole the masks. Hourman or Hour-Man is the name of three different fictional superheroes appearing in comics published by DC Comics. He was recently rescued from that fate by the third Hourman who took his place in that battle.

If damaged, this colony can effortlessly multiply and repair. It normally appears as a Viking-style wooden sailing ship adorned with clocks, but it can change form as Tyler dictates to anything from a simple wooden skiff to a futuristic spaceship and also be used as a weapon, as when Hourman made a large hand out of it to trap Extant. During one of their dates, they ran across The Psycho-Pirate, a modern criminal whose mentor was an old Justice Society foe. The ship can travel through time, to alternate timelines, or through hypertime. 9 Powers and Abilities Taking Miraclo grants a user several abilities for the span of an hour. 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Abilities 3 Notes 4 Related 4.1 Footnotes She became romantically involved with him, and agreed to marry him after helping him defeat the villainous Psycho Pirate with the assistance of Doctor Fate. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Freedom Fighters members" category. Although Johnny Quick claimed this was because Hourman’s powers were actually due to a metagene that had been triggered by Miraclo, there is no evidence to either support or disprove such a claim. In Justice League: The New Frontier, Superman briefly mentions to Wonder Woman that Hourman is dead; Superman was probably referring to the Rex Tyler version. Hourman took an interest in Billy, appearing in secret to encourage the youth to choose the higher road. After tossing him around a bit to convince him to take the straight and narrow, Hourman released Kenton, who returned to a life of law and order. Even as diminished use and refinement led Rex to abandon his Hourman identity in 1943, the physical and emotional strain too great even for occasional use.

In one case, he donned his costume for a final battle with a recurrent adversary, Doctor Kobalt. Rex Tyler was born in 1913 and spent at least part of his youth in Ithaca, New York. Helper(s): Sean MacDonald, William A. Peterson, Roy Cowan, JD, Jackson.