Comic Title: Time Masters #1
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1990
On Sale Date: December 19, 1989 Shipping Date December 19, 1989
Source: Previews, #10

Shipping Date December 19, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #172, #174

Shipping Date December 21, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #12

Direct Market Date December 21, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #128, #129, #130

Copyright Date December 19, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Greenberger

Title: "Time Won't Let Me"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Time Masters

Writer: Bob Wayne
Writer: Lewis Shiner
Penciller: Art Thibert
Inker: Jose F. Marzan, Jr.
Letterer: Robert M. Pinaha
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Time Masters TPB (2008)

Feature Character(s)

• Rip Hunter (last appearance in Swamp Thing #86; next appearance in Time Masters #2)

Guest Star(s)

• Booster Gold (last appearance in Justice League America #35; next appearance in Time Masters #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jeff Smith (last appearance in Swamp Thing #86; next appearance in Time Masters #2)
• Bonnie Baxter (first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Time Masters #2)
• Cave Carson (last appearance in Secret Origins #43; next appearance in Time Masters #3)

Villain(s)

• Vandal Savage (last appearance in Flash #16; next appearance in Time Masters #2)
• Executives at Templar Industries (first appearance; next appearance in Time Masters #2)
• S. Hasan (Rip's assistant and Savage underling; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Doom Patrol #20; next appearance in Justice League Europe #11)
• Justice League (last appearance in Justice League Europe #10; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #463)
• Blue Beetle (last appearance in Justice League America #35; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #463)
• Fire (last appearance in Doom Patrol #29; next appearance in Action Comics #650)
• Guy Gardner (last appearance in Justice League America #35; next appearance in Doctor Fate #14)
• Huntress (last appearance in Justice League America #35; next appearance in Justice League Special #1)
• Ice (last appearance in Justice League America #35; next appearance in Action Comics #650)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Captain Atom #37; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #463)
• Mister Miracle (last appearance in Justice League America #35; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #463)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Rip Hunter's grandfather (in flashback)
• Trixie Collins (in flashback)
• Jack Soo (in flashback)

Comments:
Although the premise is contradicted multiple times in other DC Universe stories, Rip Hunter believes that a person can only use the same form of time travel once in their life. To travel again they must use another means.

Daniel G. Hunter, the revolutionary war compatriot of Tomahawk, is revealed to be Rip's grandfather's great grandfather in this story.

This story continues in Time Masters #2.

Synopsis:
Vandal Savage orders the destruction of Rip Hunter's lab where he is developing alternative forms of time travel. Due to the damage, Hunter's benefactor Will Magnus refuses to continue the project. Hunter links the sabotage to the legendary illuminati.

Rip decides to put together a team of time travels to use existing means of time travel, though Rip himself is unable to participate directly. He asks Booster Gold to help find volunteers. He also recruits his research partner Jeff Smith and Cave Carson's former research assistant Bonnie Baxter.