The Time Commander is the name of two

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s. The first appeared in '' Brave and the Bold'' #59 (April–May 1965). He was created by

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and Ramona Fradon. The second appeared in '' JSA Classified'' #34 (2008).

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. After an encounter with

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, Starr is stuck in a temporal loop due to the '' Zero Hour'' event affecting reality. He eventually escapes before being killed by

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. In '' Absolute Power'',

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resurrects Time Commander and uses his hourglass to give her

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army self-healing abilities.

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'

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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

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, Amazo, and Starfire.

In other media

The Time Commander appears in ''

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'' #19.

References

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External links

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