True. He's a guy raised in the 1940s and 50s (so with a different mentality than others his "age), was a Sand Monster for decades, has trouble sleeping because of his pre-cog abilities/curse, is technically made of carbon so is not really "human" anymore (and maybe immortal because of it), is rich thanks to inheriting from his aunt and from Wes and he re-started the modern JSA. He's the only "Golden Age" DC sidekick still in action, the DCU version of Bucky Barnes.
And yet we never see him do anything for years. What a waste.