Hourman #1

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Through the Hourglass

Hourman) appears at the Justice League Watchtower in a state of agitation. He wants to ask the League's advice, but his time-vision has already accounted for how they will react, and he feels embarrassed because he already knows the outcome. After a few awkward moments, it becomes apparent that Hourman needs some help in the area of social skills. The JLA decide to bring him to whom they believe is the team's foremost authority on the subject—Batman.

They find him in the midst of a conflict with the Mad Hatter). Hourman uses his time-vision to revert the Hatter and his henchmen into babies but Batman is irritated by their interference, citing that he had the situation well in hand, and that it is difficult to maintain a fearful countenance if his teammates feel the need to rescue him at any given turn. Batman tells Hourman that he needs to get his act together, and advises him to seek out the Justice League's old mascot, Lucas "Snapper" Carr).

Hourman goes to Snapper Carr's house in Happy Harbor and introduces himself. Snapper tells him about his time with the League and shows him one of the items he purloined from the League's trophy room—the original endocrinostat that powered the killer android Amazo). Already, Hourman feels a compulsion to communicate with another android, so he uses his time-vision to summon Amazo from another timeline. Amazo immediately attacks and interfaces with Hourman's robotics, stealing half of his power. Amazo uses his newfound power to upgrade his body into a new form which Snapper called "Timazo". Amazo and Hourman fight one another, and a stray blast of Hourman's time-vision exits the house and strikes a pedestrian named Bethany Lee). The time-blast reverts her in age to that of a toddler. Hourman succeeds in defeating Amazo by determining the point in the future timeline that this particular Amazo originated and stopping him at the source.

Hourman realizes that he made a critical error and judgment, and a being such as he should never wield so much power. He removes the Worlogog from his head and discharges the majority of his power. He sends it into the timestream to an indeterminate number of variant moments. Though he is now only capable of wielding a fraction of the power he once held, Hourman still has enough to use his time-vision, enhance his physical attributes and empower his timeship.

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Hourman/"Tyler" (DC One Million))

**Supporting Characters:** * JLA) ** Batman) ** The Flash (Wally West)) Also as a construct ** Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)) Also as a construct ** Huntress) ** Zauriel) * Lucas "Snapper" Carr) ** Starro the cat) **Antagonists:** * Amazo) Past * JLA villains ** Despero) ** Doctor Light (Arthur Light)) ** Starro) the Conqueror * Mad Hatter) Also mutated ** Mad Hatter's henchmen Also mutated * Professor Ivo) * Amazo/Timazo (Unknown Future)) ** Amazo's alternate selves *** Amazo/Humazo (Unknown Timeline)) **Other Characters:** * Bethany Lee) Mutated * Booster Gold) * Dominator Construct * JLA) ** Aquaman) ** The Atom) ** Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)) ** The Flash (Barry Allen)) ** Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)) ** Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)) ** Martian Manhunter) ** Superman) * Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)) * Heather Nova * Adam) * Angels * The Else-Man * God * Gombezis * Gotham Knights baseball team) * Hourman (Rex Tyler)) * Humazo (Alternate Timeline)) * Hourmazo (Unknown Future)) * JLAndroids * New Gods ** Metron) * Solaris (DC One Million)) * The Spectre) * "Spitter" Carr * Tomorrow Woman) **Locations:** * Hypertime ** Post-Zero Hour Legion's) Future *** 3054 **** War-Station Krinn ** The Timestream ** Century of Solitude ** One Million Future *** 85,271 ** Timazo's Future ** Timepoint * New Earth ** 1984 *** Professor Ivo's Workshop ** 1999 See Notes *** Earth **** United States of America ***** Rhode Island ****** Happy Harbor ******* Mad Yak Café ******* Old Harbor Road ******* Snapper Carr's House *** Earth's Moon **** Justice League Watchtower * Dreamland **Items:** * Batsuit * Green Lantern Ring * Hourman's Hourglass ** Tachyon Sand * Huntress' Crossbow * JLA Signal Device * Miraclo Geneware * Radiofoto * Worlogog **Vehciles:** * Hourman's Timeship **Events:** * Hourman Virus pandemic * Starro's Original Invasion **Concepts:** * Alpha Effect * Emerald Energy * Metahumans * Possible Futures * Time Travel ** Chronal Rifts) ** Tachyons ** Time Vision

| Notes = * As revealed by Hourman, these events take place in 1999. Issue #3 then reveals that these events occur in April. * Hourman One Million last appeared on New Earth in DC One Million Vol 1 4. However, he made a cameo as an Hypertime "echo" in The Kingdom: Planet Krypton Vol 1 1. | Trivia = * Tom Peyer says thanks to Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, and Dan Raspler. * Snapper Carr) is wearing a Booster Gold t-shirt in this issue and has a Gotham Knights) pennant. | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Tom Peyer

Interior art: Rags Morales

Color: John Kalisz, Digital Chameleon

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