One of DC’s most underrated villains might be the key to saving the universe from Amanda Waller’s army.

While many of the world’s remaining heroes are busy regrouping and planning their next move from within the Fortress of Solitude, Amanda Waller is already well on her way toward taking out every single one of them. As seen in the pages of Absolute Power #2, it is only a matter of time before Waller unleashes yet another of her secret weapons on the likes of Superman. Unfortunately for her, she isn’t the only one with an unexpected ace up her sleeve, and the Time Commander’s magic hourglass could very well be the end of her plot.

Written by MARK WAID Art by DAN MORA Colors by ALEJANRO SÁNCHEZ Letters by ARIANA MAHER Main cover art by DAN MORA Variant covers by STEPHEN BLISS, LUCIO PARRILLO, TYLER KIRKHAM & ARIF PRIANTO, NATHAN SZEROY, SIMONE DI MEO, BEN OLIVER, JOHN TIMMS, and SALVADOR LARROCA & LAURA MARTIN

Introduced in 1965’s The Brave and the Bold #59 by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon, John Starr was a brilliant scientist whose obsessions quickly led him to a life of crime. After being imprisoned, Starr built a time-travelling device in secret, one that came in the form of an hourglass. With this newfound power, Starr renamed himself the Time Commander and embarked on a career as a superpowered villain.

Like the original Time Commander, the modern-day incarnation of the character was a Gotham-centric villain who came into conflict with Batman on numerous occasions. During their final battle, the Time Commander was ruthlessly interrogated by Robin. In a devastating turn, the Time Commander lost his life before he could provide the Batman family with any of the answers they were looking for, with his death coming at the hands of various members of the ominous organization known as the Court of Owls.

DC’s Absolute Power has seen Amanda Waller wage all-out war on the superheroes of the DC Universe. With her army of Amazo androids, Waller has stripped the majority of the world’s heroes of their powers, leaving them almost entirely defenseless against her overwhelming forces. Among those at Waller’s side is Oliver Queen, better known as the Green Arrow, who appears to be playing the role of a secret double agent in the hopes of bringing down Waller’s operation from the inside.

Absolute Power #2 is on sale now from DC Comics.

Source: DC Comics