Time Masters #4

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"Time Is On My Side"

Rip Hunter and the Time Masters establish a new Time Lab in the underground headquarters of geologist Cave Carson. Rip addresses his colleagues and tells them that an Illuminati agent named Adam Weishaupt is planning on assassinating and taking the place of Colonel George Washington in the year 1770. He decides to send Dan Hunter back in time to 18th century Pennsylvania to intercept Weishaupt and prevent Washington's assassination.

Dan uses the Time Pack and arrives in the year 1770. Immediately, he is set upon by Illuminati agents posing as American Indians and captured. He is tied to a tent pole next to frontier fighter Tomahawk. The Illuminati agents set the tent on fire, leaving the two men to burn to death. Dan and Tomahawk break free and escape the blaze. Tomahawk knows Colonel Washington and brings Dan to Washington's camp to meet him. Hunter tells Washington about the potential threat to his life.

Later, Dan and Tomahawk learn that the disguised Illuminati agents are planning to strike at Washington's camp at nightfall. Tomahawk has his Native American ally Laughing Fawn rally her people together to fight the false Indians. During the conflict, Dan jumps on one of the men and beats him for information about the ambush against Washington. He also learns that the Illuminati are searching for the Holy Grail.

Hunter gets the news back to Colonel Washington, but doesn't realize that he is actually speaking to Adam Wesihaupt. He then radios Rip Hunter and tells him that he likes the 18th century, and doesn't intend on returning home.

Back in the 20th century, Booster Gold and Animal Man arrive at the new Time Lab to borrow some of Rip's time travel technology. Rip loans them one of his spare Time Packs. After they leave, Rip talks to Tony. He tells her that he needs to use her for a time trip to recover the Holy Grail.

| Editor1_1 = Robert Greenberger | Writer1_1 = Bob Wayne | Writer1_2 = Lewis Shiner | Penciler1_1 = Art Thibert | Inker1_1 = José Marzan, Jr. | Colorist1_1 = Adrienne Roy | Letterer1_1 = Bob Pinaha

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Dan Hunter) * Time Masters) Revealed to be alive ** Antonia "Tony") ** Bonnie Baxter) ** Corky Baxter) ** Jeff Smith) ** Rip Hunter)

**Supporting Characters:** * Animal Man) * Booster Gold) * British Army ** George Washington) * Cave Carson) Revealed to be alive * Tomahawk)

**Antagonists:** * Illuminati Past ** Adam Weishaupt) Impersonates George Washington) ** Bill ** Lord Shilling) ** Vandal Savage)

**Other Characters:** * Bat Lash) * Jonah Hex) * Nazi Party Logo * Scalphunter) * Angels ** Angel of Death)

**Locations:** * New Earth ** 1770 *** American Wilderness Frontier **** Pennsylvania ** 1874 *** Illuminati Headquarters *** Mexico **** Oaxaca ** 1990 See Notes *** Cave Carson's underground headquarters * Hell * Paradise

**Items:** * Holy Grail * Time Pack

**Vehicles:** * Mighty Mole * Time Sphere

**Concepts** * Alternate Timelines * Time Travel ** Tachyons

| Notes = * The events of this issue occur at the same time of Animal Man Vol 1 22, which originally showed Rip's meeting with Animal Man. ** The 1990 setting of *Time Masters* retcons the temporal setting of that issue. ** Similarly, the circumstances behind Rip and Buddy's meeting are retconned in this story: *** In *Animal Man #22*, Animal Man journeyed to the destroyed Time Lab to meet the Time Masters, while they actually meet in Cave Carson's underground lair in this issue; *** Animal Man originally claimed that Epoch) and Time Commander) were allying to defeat the JLI. In this issue, he just claims that the League has discovered a conspiracy, which Rip links to the Illuminati; *** In the original version of the meeting, Booster Gold does not cover Buddy Baker. In this issue, he actually attends to the meeting. *** The differences between the two version are possi bly explained by the alterations to the timeline due to the Illuminati's interference with history during this series. * This issue establishes that this version of Dan Hunter is the counterpart to the original Earth-Two Dan Hunter), who once adventured as Tomahawk's sidekick and a member of Tomahawk's Rangers) during the *Golden Age*. * Tomahawk's appearance in this issue is an updated New Earth story of his historical Earth-Two self) from Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 69. * This issue gives special thanks to historical adviser William Messner-Loebs. * This issue is reprinted in Time Masters (Collected). | Trivia = * The title to this issue, "*Time Is On My Side*," is taken from a 1963 song written by Norman Meade, and later popularized by the Rolling Stones. * The song that Corky Baxter) is playing on his radio is "*How Will I Laugh Tomorrow*" by Suicidal Tendencies from their album *How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today*. | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Bob Wayne, Lewis Shiner

Interior art: Art Thibert

Color: Adrienne Roy

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