Time Trapper

Time Trapper
Interior artwork from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe vol. 1, 23 (January, 1987 DC Comics). Art by Keith Giffen.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	(as Ty. M. Master) Wonder Woman #101 (October 1958); (as Time Trapper) Adventure Comics #317 (February 1964) (first mentioned) / Adventure Comics #318 (March 1964) (seen)
Created by	Robert Kanigher (Time Master) and Edmond Hamilton (Time Trapper)
In-story information
Notable aliases	Cosmic Boy, Lori Morning, Superboy-Prime
Abilities	Time manipulation

The Time Trapper is a fictional character, a supervillain in stories published by DC Comics. The Time Trapper's main enemies are the Legion of Super-Heroes.

The Time Trapper's main powers are depicted as vast control over time itself. The Time Trapper's lair has been located at the end of time.

While the character first appeared as "The Time Trapper" in Adventure Comics #317 (February 1964) in a story written by Edmond Hamilton, a similar character named "The Time Master" had appeared earlier in Wonder Woman #101 (October 1958) in a story written by Robert Kanigher. In Super Friends #17 (February 1979), writer E. Nelson Bridwell wrote a story that hinted that the two characters were one and the same.

The Time Trapper was originally a strange robed warlord from the extremely distant future, well past the time of the Legion of Super-Heroes. In his early appearances, the Time Trapper (also known as Paras) created a strange "Iron Curtain of Time" that prevented the Legion from going into their future. He also commanded a vast number of slaves and had a henchwoman named Glorith, whom he eventually murdered.

The Time Trapper (as The Time Master) appeared in 1958 to challenge Wonder Woman and Colonel Steve Trevor under the alias T.Y.Master by creating a diabolical "fun house". Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor were transported to various disasters throughout time when opening a door before defeating the Time Master by Wonder Woman vibrating through the doors. The villain then admitted defeat and disappeared, possibly returning to the "Iron Curtain of Time".

Later, it was revealed that the Time Trapper was a member of the fascist but well-intentioned race of Controllers. The Time Trapper was defeated by the Legion and it was believed that his menace ended when the villain Darkseid removed almost all of his power during the Great Darkness Saga.