Time Commander

Not to be confused with Time Commanders.

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.^[1] The second appeared in JSA Classified #34 (2008).

Time Commander
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.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Brave and the Bold #59 (April 1965)
Created by	Bob Haney Ramona Fradon
In-story information
Alter ego	John Starr
Abilities	Ability to control, manipulate, and travel through time using a special hourglass

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.^[2][3][4]

After an encounter with Epoch, Starr is stuck in a temporal loop due to the Zero Hour event affecting reality.^[5] He eventually escapes before being killed by Mister Mind.^[6] In Absolute Power, Amanda Waller resurrects Time Commander and uses his hourglass to give her Amazo army self-healing abilities.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

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

The Time Commander appears in Justice League Unlimited #19.^[10]