Per Degaton is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain who can travel through time. Per Degaton made his first appearance in All Star Comics #35 (June-July, 1947) and was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... This article is about the 1940s comic book series. ... John Broome (aka: pen names John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt) was a writer-contributor to DC Comics. ... Irwin Hasen was a cartoonist whose work included the creation of the comic book character Wildcat as well as work on the comic strip Dondi. ... The Injustice Society (also called the Injustice Society of the World) is a group of fictional supervillains in the DC Comics universe. ... Precognition is a form of extra-sensory perception. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... This article is about the 1940s comic book series. ... John Broome (aka: pen names John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt) was a writer-contributor to DC Comics. ... Irwin Hasen was a cartoonist whose work included the creation of the comic book character Wildcat as well as work on the comic strip Dondi. ...

Fictional character biography

Degaton has since returned as a foe for the Justice Society, altering history at will, like orchestrating the killing of the President of the United States. During one of the annual meetings between JLA and JSA he almost succeeded in plunging Earth-2 into a nuclear conflict, bringing nuclear warheads to 1940; he was fooled and beaten by the combined forces of the heroes with some help from the All-Star Squadron. For the film, see The American President (film). ... The All-Star Squadron was an American comic book (1981-1987) created by Roy Thomas and published by DC Comics about the adventures of a large team of superheroes which comprised of most of the feature characters owned by the company that appeared in the Golden Age of Comic Books...

For years Degaton had tried without success to alter the course of history for his own good, even thwarting the course of ancient historical events like the wars led between Greece and Persia. It should be noted that since Degaton was disintegrated by the appearance of his younger self, we can assume that the Degaton featured in those adventures was the same Degaton who left 1947 with the recently obtained time machine. For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ...

Degaton, frustrated for being not able to harm the JSA in chronologically their next encounter, used his time-travelling abilities to "watch life hurting [his enemies]". Sequentially confronting all the current JSA members (2004) he told them that he saw them die and revealed some hints on their final moments. For example, Degaton provided the revelation of the gruesome punishment that Atom Smasher would suffer at the hands of the Spectre, the breaking down of the relation between Stargirl and Captain Marvel, and it is only due to the intervention of Daniel that Degaton didn't tell Doctor Fate of his final passing. Atom Smasher (sometimes spelled with a hyphen) is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and superhero who has appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. ... Courtney Whitmore is the fictional superheroine Stargirl in the DC Comics Universe. ... Captain Marvel may refer to: Captain Marvel (DC Comics), a young boy who transforms into a superhero by saying the word Shazam!; originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... Doctor Fate is a DC Comics superhero and wizard, best known as a member of the Justice Society of America. ...

Now equipped with a time disc, Degaton's a man that lives between seconds, apparently ageless in an intangible state, from which he can only be forced with the concentrated tachyons in the hourglass of Hourman. A tachyon (from the Greek takhús, meaning swift, fast) is any hypothetical particle that travels at superluminal velocity. ... Hourman (spelled Hour-Man in his earliest appearances) is the name of three different fictional DC Comics superheroes the first of whom was created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Bailey in Adventure Comics #48 (April 1940), during the Golden Age of Comic Books. ...

In JSA #68 (2005) after sending his genetically enhanced agents from the future (the "Red Morgue") to kill all relatives of Stargirl, he caused the JSA's temporary 1940s dissolution to become permanent, and disgraced all the masked crimefighters as traitors, thus erasing from history all subsequent superheroes. Degaton was eventually stopped and beaten to a bloody pulp by Atom Smasher, his hands soaked with the concentrated tachyons of the hourglass. Degaton then retreated into the time-stream, fully committed to watching the death moments of his enemies. The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

From his comments, Degaton has revealed he is one of the few people aware of the Crisis on Infinite Earths and the multiple timelines that once existed. Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ...

Per Degaton was also seen during the massive Metropolis battle in Infinite Crisis #7, his role and motives were never explained since he only appeared in one splash page. The Battle of Metropolis is a fictional DC Comics event. ... Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. ...

Powers and abilities

Per Degaton possesses a limited "time vision," allowing him to know what will happen in the near future. He is out of phase with normal time, which renders him intangible. Hourman's tachyon filled hourglass has been shown to blur his time vision and allow anyone possessing it to hit Degaton. Hourman (spelled Hour-Man in his earliest appearances) is the name of three different fictional DC Comics superheroes the first of whom was created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Bailey in Adventure Comics #48 (April 1940), during the Golden Age of Comic Books. ...

It is unclear whether these are innate abilities Per Degaton acquired or if they are the result of his time disc.

Equipment

Per Degaton stands atop a "time disc." This machine allows him to travel through time as well as having failsafes to return time to normal should his plans fail. It floats and Degaton has mentioned a camera in it. Degaton also uses small time discs which can be thrown. Upon contact with a person, it speeds up metabolism. The speed is apparently variable; Hourman was sped up an hour until his powers ran out while the Atom was sped up to the point where his atomic physiology would explode. Hourman (spelled Hour-Man in his earliest appearances) is the name of three different fictional DC Comics superheroes the first of whom was created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Bailey in Adventure Comics #48 (April 1940), during the Golden Age of Comic Books. ... Al Pratt is a character in the DC Comics Universe, the original hero to fight crime as the Atom. ...

External links

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