| TIME MASTERS | BIOGRAPHY |
| Created by Jack Miller and Ruben Moreira (Pre-Crisis); Bob Wayne, Lewis Shiner and Art Thibert (updated) |
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TEAM DATA
Status: Defunct
Members: Rip Hunter, Jeff Smith, Bonnie Baxter, Corky Baxter, Tony, Dan Hunter
First Appearance: (original version): Showcase #20 (May-June 1959)
(current version): Time Masters #1 (February 1990)
Creators: Jack Miller and Ruben Moreira (Pre-Crisis); Bob Wayne, Lewis Shiner and Art Thibert (updated)
MEMBERSHIP
| Member | ! First Appearance | ! Joined | ! Status | ! Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Hunter | Showcase #20 | Time Masters #1 | ||
| Jeff Smith | Time Masters #1 | Time Masters #1 | ||
| Bonnie Baxter | Time Masters #1 | Time Masters #1 | Stranded in 2040 AD | |
| Corky Baxter | Time Masters #2 | Time Masters #2 | Deceased | |
| Tony | Time Masters #2 | Time Masters #2 | Retired | |
| Dan Hunter | Time Masters #2 | Time Masters #2 | Stranded in 1770 AD |
HISTORY
Rip Hunter's aides in his time-travelling research and self-imposed mission to neutralize Vandal Savage's Illuminati organization included: Rip's friend and colleague Jeff Smith, Cave Carson's mistress Bonnie Baxter and her younger brother Corky, Rip's cousin Dan Hunter, and the hacker Antonia (a.k.a. Tony). The geologist (and Bonnie's lover) Calvin "Cave" Carson was also a close associate of the team.
The Time Masters were not able to destroy Vandal Savage's organization, but they temporarily weakened it. The battle was not without casualties, though. Corky committed suicide because he was not able to avert a dark future; Dan was stranded in the 1770s and became the sidekick of the legendary Tomahawk; Bonnie traveled to the war-torn future of the 2040s and decided to stay there; Rip himself was trapped in the past, but eventually returned to his time-travelling research and adventures. He currently works with the Linear Men and has nothing to to with his former Time Masters teammates.
[Pre-Crisis, the "Time Masters" was the unofficial team of Rip Hunter, Bonnie Baxter, Corky Baxter, and Jeff Smith. With all time-travelling and hypertimelines involved with these characters, some of their pre-Crisis adventures are seemingly still canonical in some strange way. Jeff Smith was a white guy pre-Crisis, but is black post-Crisis.]
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Time Masters in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who in the DC Universe #1 (August 1990)