Who Is Rip Hunter? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Rip Hunter is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Richard Hunter, with over 301 comic issue appearances. Rip Hunter is the son of Booster Gold and the DC universe's leading authority in time travel. With his origins and true identity a mystery, so as to safeguard himself from time-traveling villains-- he defends timestream as a Time Master!

Who is Rip Hunter?

Origin Rip's background story has gone through different versions. From his first appearances he was a contemporary born man and a scientific expert that developed a way to travel through time . His depiction has changed over time -- he has been now depicted as a traveler from the future who spends a fair amount of time in the present day, but now in addition to that, acts as to ensure the continuity of the timeline. Creation In the 1950's, in the late Golden Age , DC created the series, Showcase , to try out new characters to see if they would be popular enough to have any staying power. Some that passed through this series became almost instantly famous, such as Barry Allen , while others maintained a following but didn’t manage to impress fans as much. Rip was one of the latter kind of characters, after his appearance in Showcase #20 . Character Evolution Rip has changed in his character portrayal based on his background. In his earliest appearances, his portrayal was more in line with the serial type of adventure he was involved in, more adventure based than a true superhero.

Key facts

Rip Hunter is of human origin and first appeared in "Prisoners of 100 Million B.C.". The character is published by DC Comics. With 301 recorded issue appearances, Rip Hunter ranks among the most featured characters in comics.