Linear Men

Linear Men

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team_name=Linear Men
publisher=DC Comics
debut="Adventures of Superman" #476 (March 1991)
creators=Dan Jurgens (script)
base=Vanishing Point
members=Travis O'Connell
Rip Hunter
Liri Lee
Rayak the Ravager
Matthew Ryder
Waverider
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sortkey=Linear Men|The Linear Men are fictional characters, a fictional superhero team in the DC Comics universe. They first appeared in "Adventures of Superman" #476 (March 1991).

Fictional history

The Linear Men are a team of men and women who police time and work to resolve time paradoxes. The core team consists of Matthew Ryder (the leader and founder), an alternate future version of Ryder known as Waverider, Travis O'Connell, Liri Lee, Rayak the Ravager and Rip Hunter, although other members of the Linear Men have been seen from time to time. An alternate Matthew, one who was once employed by Lex Luthor, became part of the team.

They operate in a base that exists during the last possible moment in the universe, the last nanosecond before entropy ends everything, called Vanishing Point.

Their name is taken from the premise that after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, time is strictly linear and paradoxes can unravel the sole remaining timeline. Thanks to Rip Hunter, they remain blissfully ignorant of Hypertime.

Before the Crisis, O'Connell perishes when he detonates the moon in 2995 A.D. This is exactly what was supposed to happen and O'Connell's sacrifice keeps the timeline on track.

The Linear Men help Superman fight the threat of Dominus. They are featured heavily in the comic book title "Chronos", which featured Gabriel Walker. Gabriel is accused of the murder of a Linear Man agent. Another Linear Agent pursues the protagonist throughout time, including the town of Smallville during its very early 'Wild West' days. This agent is also opposed by a small, time-traveling troup of entertainers.

External links

* [http://www.adamarnold.net/linearmen/ The Unofficial Linear Men Fansite]


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