Golden Age Hour-Man / Hourman (Rex "Tick-Tock" Tyler) Appreciation 2021

[MajorHoy]

First appearance of his feature: Adventure Comics #48, cover-dated March 1940.


And that initial story was also reprinted in Justice League of America #96 (February 1972):


Rex was also a founding member of the Justice Society of America,

But, unfortunately, after All-Star Comics #7, Rex became the first member of the JSA to be removed from the line-up without graduating to his own solo-title (fellow Adventure Comics feature Starman took over for Rex in the JSA), and years later it was retroactively revealed that Rex had developed an addiction to "Miraclo", the pill he had invented that granted him one hour of superhuman abilities.

[Digifiend]

I thought Hourman only gained super strength from the Miraclo? What happened to his speed and night vision? Did they remove those in the JSA stories because they duplicate Flash and Doctor Mid-Nite?

[MajorHoy]

I thought Hourman only gained super strength from the Miraclo? What happened to his speed and night vision? Did they remove those in the JSA stories because they duplicate Flash and Doctor Mid-Nite?

Well, from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol. X (December 1985),

it still mentions "superhuman speed" as an ability.
No idea about any night vision . . .

[Digifiend]

The origin story you posted mentions "extra-normal sight", which allowed him to see in the dark. If it's not mentioned in that Who's Who profile, they probably retconned it away, I assume once Charles McNider debuted.

[signalman112]

Whatever Happen to Hourman?
Splash page from DC Comics Presents #25.

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[MajorHoy]

. . . Rex was also a founding member of the Justice Society of America,

From the Hour-Man story in All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940),

To be continued . . .

[MajorHoy]

From the Hour-Man story in All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940), . . .


To be continued . . .

[Robanker]

Rex is awesome. The story told with him and Rick in JSA was phenomenal.

[Digifiend]

Woah! Hourman is getting his own solo movie!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/warner-...er-1234716614/

[Kaijudo]

Woah! Hourman is getting his own solo movie!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/warner-...er-1234716614/

I saw that. Between that and the JSA in Black Adam, how hilarious would it be if the Justice Society became the preeminent DC cinematic superteam, post JLA fiasco?

[Johnrevenge]

Woah! Hourman is getting his own solo movie!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/warner-...er-1234716614/

If it's true, I wonder which Hourman will they use for the film.

[MajorHoy]

Woah! Hourman is getting his own solo movie!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/warner-...er-1234716614/

By the way, did thy ever do that Hourman TV series they were talking about a few years ago?

[dr-brainwave]

Woah! Hourman is getting his own solo movie!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/warner-...er-1234716614/

I hope the movie is about Rex Tick Tock Tyler, the hero who fights with a smile and passion, the junky, the nerdy chemist who created miraclo, the leader of the minutemen, a JSA founding member, the guy who faced off (along with his friend Kent Nelson) Hitler and an army of nazis in Berlin to save Flash and GL, the guy who saved the world in 1945 by defeating Stalker, the guy who kept fighting crime in the 50s after the JSA disbanded, the self made man who altough growing up in poverty accomplished tremendous ashievments through hard work and even created his own company.

[Eto]

Woah! Hourman is getting his own solo movie!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/warner-...er-1234716614/

Let's wait and see if this will actually happen or if they will abandon ship.

[Cat]

Woah! Hourman is getting his own solo movie!
https://deadline.com/2021/03/warner-...er-1234716614/

Is anyone else laughing at how bad the background info on Hourman is in this article? I know he's not a big gun, but yikes, guys.