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The special case of Bootstrap Paradox in which a guy travels back in time to protect himself is common these days. I have encountered it countless times.

The first example I encountered was in Shaktimaan (90s) episode 227 (jump to 24:11) in which the superhero travelled back in time to protect his mother and his child-self from his arch nemesis Kilvish.

The most recent I encountered:

In The Flash (2014) TV series, Flash from the future travelled back in time to protect himself from Reverse Flash.

Which Sci-Fi work introduced this idea to the world?

The special case of Bootstrap Paradox in which a guy travels back in time to protect himself is common these days. I have encountered it countless times.

The first example I encountered was in Shaktimaan (late 90s) Episode 227 (jump to 24:11) in which the superhero travelled back in time to protect his mother and his child-self from his arch nemesis Kilvish.

The most recent I encountered:

In The Flash (2014) TV series, Flash from the future travelled back in time to protect his child-self from Reverse Flash.

Which Sci-Fi work introduced this idea to the world?

The special case of Bootstrap Paradox in which a guy travels back in time to protect himself is common these days. I have encountered it countless times.

The first example I encountered was in Shaktimaan TV series (90s) in which the superhero travelled back in time to protect his mother and his child-self from his arch enemy Kilvish. At one point, he was carrying himself. I was a kid then and I was like "What the..."

The most recent I encountered:

In The Flash (2014) TV series, Flash from the future travelled back in time to protect himself from Reverse Flash.

Which Sci-Fi work introduced this idea to the world?

The special case of Bootstrap Paradox in which a guy travels back in time to protect himself is common these days. I have encountered it countless times.

The first example I encountered was in Shaktimaan (90s) episode 227 (jump to 24:11) in which the superhero travelled back in time to protect his mother and his child-self from his arch nemesis Kilvish.

The most recent I encountered:

In The Flash (2014) TV series, Flash from the future travelled back in time to protect himself from Reverse Flash.

Which Sci-Fi work introduced this idea to the world?