Waverider (character)
| Waverider | |
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The Matthew Ryder incarnation of Waverider as depicted in Superman: Legacy of Superman #1 (February 1993). Art by Arthur Adams. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991) |
| Created by | |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Matthew Ryder |
| Team affiliations | Linear Men Justice League |
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Waverider (Matthew Ryder) is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics universe. He was created by Archie Goodwin and Dan Jurgens, with the first version of the character, Matthew Ryder, first appearing in Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991). A second version of the character is a Hypertime-line counterpart and partner of the original, who became Waverider after his superpowered doppelgänger's death during the storyline Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! (September 1994).
A third version of the character first appeared in Convergence: Booster Gold #2 (July 2015) as a reborn older version of the pre-Flashpoint Booster Gold (also created by Jurgens). After his transformation, he is instrumental to saving the multiverse in Convergence #8. His powers are the same as the original Waverider, but his knowledge and history are Booster Gold's.