) ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁and ▁super h ero ▁who ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Grant ▁Mor r ison ▁and ▁Howard ▁Por ter . ▁Based ▁upon ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁character ▁R ex ▁Ty ler , ▁he ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁J LA ▁# 1 2 ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 9 9 7 ). ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 5 3 rd ▁century ▁The ▁H our man ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 5 3 rd ▁century ▁is ▁an ▁android ▁( though ▁he ▁describes ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁" int ellig ent ▁machine ▁col ony ") ▁constructed ▁by ▁Ty ler ▁Chem or ob ot ics ▁( former ly ▁Ty ler Co ). ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁android , ▁he ▁poss esses ▁the ▁full ▁range ▁of ▁emot ions ▁and ▁human ▁fla ws ▁that ▁an ▁ordinary ▁human ▁does . ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁technology ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁constructed ▁is ▁far ▁advanced ▁beyond ▁anything ▁conce iv able ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Why ▁the ▁android ▁was ▁built ▁is ▁unknown , ▁although ▁it ▁seems ▁likely ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁God ▁Met ron , ▁who ▁sought ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁his ▁replacement ▁and ▁app rent ice . ▁ ▁R ex ▁Ty ler ▁( the ▁original ▁H our man ), ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁bi ological ▁template ▁for ▁the ▁android , ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁its ▁construction . ▁ ▁J LA : ▁Rock ▁of ▁A ges