Picture of Hourman (Rex Tyler)

Rex Tyler, one of the original founders one the JSA, started out as a biochemist. During his work in his college years at Bannermain Chemical he accidentally discovered a miracle-drug that could give one super human strength, super speed, and durability only for an hour; He called this new drug Miraclo. He decided to keep the drug a secret so he could test on himself without anyone else knowing. In order to further test the power of this drug he decided to patrol the city of Appleton as Hourman. At first he went by name The Hour-Man but later changed it to Hourman. He got his start by placing an ad in the newspaper stating The Man of The Hour would help anyone in need. The first adventure he went on as as a superhero was when a woman contacted him to stop her husband from falling in with the wrong crowd as she put it. During that time he stopped his first robbery. In November of 1940 he became a founding of the newly formed Justice Society of America along with the Green Lantern, The Spectre, the Atom, Doctor Fate, The Flash, Hawkman, and Sandman.