Dr. Tyme

DR. TYME

Real Name: Percival Sutter

Class: Human technology-user

Occupation: Criminal, inventor

Group Affiliation: Science Squad

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Oolong Island, formerly Merwin's Folly

First Appearance: Doom Patrol I #92 (December, 1964)

Powers: Dr. Tyme's 4-X beam created a time distortion field in which he could speed up or slow down time according to his whim. His lair, the Maerwin's Folly castle was protected by a ring of fire and a moat filled with spikes.

History: (Doom Patrol I #92) - Dr. Tyme spent years perfecting his 4-X beam, and once it was finished he declared himself the master of time. He first used it to steal two million dollars worth of jewelry from Flagship 109. His next crime was stealing a factory's payroll, but Elasti-Girl observed his actions and trailed him back to Merwin's Folly. The Doom Patrol soon arrived at his castle and defeated him, but he had a trick up his sleeve. He revealed that the castle was rigged with a bomb that he already set to go off, and convinced them to let him go free and concentrate on saving themselves.

(Doom Patrol V #4) - The Doom Patrol set up shop on Oolong Island, and Dr. Tyme was fearful that they’d recognize him. He arranged a meeting with Father Rocky, the DP’s chaplain, and told him that although he was once the Doom Patrol’s arch-enemy he meant them no harm. Rocky told him that arch-enemy was a bit of a stretch, but he’d make sure they got the message.

(Doom Patrol V #14) - Tyme was doing work with the Science Squad when power went out on Oolong. The Doom Patrol’s leader Chief sucked all of the power from Oolong’s energy grid for an experiment that gave him Kryptonian powers.

(Doom Patrol V #20) - The Doom Patrol were kicked out of Oolong, and the country was taken over by M.S.E. and the Front Men. Tyme and the Science Squad made a fully automated Robotman as a tribute to the DP, and it went on a berserk rampage. The Front Men destroyed it, and informed the Science Squad that they’d follow M.S.E. orders or pay the price, and to illustrate their point they mutilated one of the scientists.

Comments: Created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani.