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Joshua Clay is one of several heroes who has used the name Tempest. His powers allow him to generate blasts of kinetic energy that can melt steel. They were triggered during the Vietnam War when he tried to stop the massacre of an innocent village. He became a member of the second Doom Patrol alongside Celsius, Negative Woman, and Robotman. Eventually he retired as a hero and became the team's medic. The Chief murdered him during a bout of insanity.

Joshua Clay was created by Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton, first appearing in Showcase #94 (1977).

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