History: Bill Paxton was granted precognitive abilities after his contact with poisonous gas. He used his ability to fight the Nazis on the home front in WWII. Lana, his female companion, assisted Paxton on his adventures. It is not known if Paxton was a member of S.M.A.S.H. or just associated with them during the war years.

Before 1969, it seems Paxton’s abilities caught the eye of the U.S. government. He began working in the sub level (Omega) of the Pentagon where his future predictions were recorded. His predictions would alert the government of future disasters or other unexpected crisises. . It would be safe to assume he was employed for national security reasons. The Oracle never accompanied S.M.A.S.H. in their confrontation with the alien menace and so never was imprisoned in suspended animation for thirty years.

His latest prediction involved a distorted version of Captain Future’s ship, The Thunderbolt and flashbacks of past events. S.M.A.S.H. was called in and it was revealed that the missing Captain Future had returned causing a widespread time anomaly that brought past and future events into the present. The crisis ended and Paxton remains employed at the Pentagon.

Powers: The Oracle has the ability to foresee future events before they happen. His precognitive abilities happen during periods of unconsciousness. He was also skilled in hand-to-hand combat in his youth.