First appeared in Infinity, Inc. #20 (as Rick Tyler) and Infinity, Inc. #21 (as Hourman II) and was created by Roy and Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane. Rick Tyler was the son of Rex Tyler/Hourman. During the Crisis on Infinite Earths, he took one of his father's Miraclo pills, giving him similar powers, such as superhuman strength, and subsequently became the second Hourman.