Joel Meade

Golden Age Origin
Scott Rand pilots the Time Car, a vehicle designed by its inventor, Dr. Joel Meade. The purpose of the vehicle is to travel through time. One its maiden voyage, they take the Time Car to ancient Rome, arriving in 200 A.D.

They observe a Viking invasion, in which the Vikings are losing badly. They rescue the last Viking survivor of the battle, a man by the name of Thor, and take them with him.

They then travel to ancient Egypt and rescue Princess Elda. Elda was about to become a sacrifice to Ishtar after she was accused of witchcraft. Dr. Meade finds teaching Princess Elda the English language a bit frustrating. She seems to pick up a rudimentary ability, however.

The group then travels to the "time of the dinosaurs". The time travellers run afoul of a "blood-thirsty monster" of a dinosaur, which Dr. Meade summarily dispatches with a "well-aimed hand-bomb". The group continues their travels through time.