| Rip Hunter | |
|---|---|
 Rip Hunter as depicted in Time Masters: Vanishing Point #1 (September 2010). Art by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Showcase #20 (May 1959) |
| Created by | Jack Miller (writer) Ruben Moreira (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Michael Jon Carter Jr. |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Linear Men Forgotten Heroes Legends Time Bureau Time Masters |
| Partnerships | Booster Gold Supernova Goldstar |
| Abilities | Genius level inventor Time travel Skilled in fighting styles and martial arts from every era of history |
Rip Hunter is a time-traveling superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jack Miller and artist Ruben Moreira, the character first appeared in Showcase #20 (May 1959).[1] Following three more appearances in Showcase (#21, 25, 26), Rip Hunter was given his own series which ran for 29 issues (1961–65). He later starred in the eight-issue Time Masters series (1990), written by Bob Wayne and Lewis Shiner. After numerous revisions and following the events of the 2005 "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Hunter is established as the son of Booster Gold.
Arthur Darvill portrays Rip Hunter in the Arrowverse television series Legends of Tomorrow.
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.