Time Trapper
The Time Trapper
The Time Trapper is a villain from the Legion of Superheroes comics. Originally appearing as a strange monk robed warlord from the far future from the Legion of Superheroes time, he created a strange "Iron Curtain of Time" that prevented the Legion from going into the future. He apparently commanded a vast number of slaves and had a beautiful female sidekick named Media:Glorith that he eventually murdered.
Later, it was revealed that the Time Trapper was a member of the fascist but well intentioned Media:Controller race. The Time Trapper was defeated by the Legion and it was believed that his menace ended when the villain Media:Darkseid removed almost all of his power during the Media:Great Darkness Saga.
Later retcons made the Time Trapper not a Controller at all but of a wildly changing series of origins that some comic fans have speculated is the result of time being fluid. These origins include him being the Legionaire Media:Cosmic Boy, Glorith, and the living embodiment of Entropy in the Universe.
Arguably, his greatest story was the creation of the Media:Pocket Universe that was saved from the Media:Crisis on Infinite Earths. This was a preserved planet where File:Superboy could have most of his past preserved so that he could go on to be a founding member of the Legion. Ironically, it lacked Supergirl (it was intended to preseve Legion continuity) and thus didn't help much with the 'patching.'
The Time Trapper that was Cosmic Boy was apparently killed by Media:Parallax during Zero Hour and has not been seen since.