Rip Hunter

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.

The character appeared in the first three and seventh seasons of The CW's Arrowverse television series Legends of Tomorrow, portrayed by Arthur Darvill.