Who Is Time Trapper? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Time Trapper is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 149 comic issue appearances. The Time Trapper is one of the most powerful and relentless foes to ever face the Legion of Super-Heroes. While his true identity is currently unknown, two different incarnations of him have been revealed to be possible future versions of Cosmic Boy, Superboy-Prime, and Doomsday.

Who is Time Trapper?

Major Story Arcs Silver Age: The Controller Nothing is known of the Time Trapper's history. A being of great power, he first encountered the Legion and aroused their suspicions when he constructed his "Iron Curtain of Time," which prevented the Super-Heroes from traveling more than 30 days into the future. Then, disguised as Chief Wilson of the Science Police , the Trapper nearly tricked the Legion into handing over the Concentrator, the deadliest weapon in the galaxy. When he was unmasked, he retreated to his citadel at the end of time, where his foes could not follow. In subsequent encounters, the Trapper always managed to escape the Legion's grasp. After one adventure, the Super-Heroes thought they had captured him, unmasking him as a renegade controller and imprisoning him on Takron-Galtos , only to find out later that their captive was merely a stand-in for the true Trapper and commanded only a fraction of his power. This second failed Trapper was subsequently executed by his master. The true Trapper then set out to break the Legion deeming Lightning Lad to be the weakest link set out to destroy his sanity.

Key facts

Time Trapper is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "The Mutiny of the Legionnaires!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 149 recorded issue appearances, Time Trapper ranks among the most featured characters in comics.