Element Lad (DC)(Earth-0)
Real Name: Jan Arrah
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Powers: The ability to transmute one element into another.
Bio: None entered.
Notes: At right, we see how radically the design for this character shifted from his inception (Curt Swan) to the mid-70s (Mike Grell).
First Appearance: Adventure Comics (1938) #307
Other Identities: Mr. Janson (DC) Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: 2995: The Legion of Super-Heroes Sourcebook (1992)
52 (2006)
Action Comics (1938)
HC - 'Superman And The Legion Of Super-Heroes' TPB - 'Superman And The Legion Of Super-Heroes' #379 - 'The Eliminator!' #384 - 'The Forbidden Costume!' #387 - 'Even A Superman Dies!' #390 - 'The Self-Destruct Superman' #391 - 'The Punishment of Superman's Son!' #392 - 'The Shame of the Super-Son!' #500 - 'The Life Story Of Superman' #858 - 'Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 1: Alien World' #858 (What's Next? (Reprint)) - 'Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 1: Alien World' #862 - 'Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 5: Revenge of the Rejects' Adventure Comics (1938)
#307 - 'The Secret Power Of The Mystery Super-Hero!' #310 - 'When Krypto Was Superboy's Master!' #316 - 'The Renegade Super-Hero!' #317 - 'The Menace Of Dream Girl!' #319 - 'The Legion's Suicide Squad!' #320 - 'The Revenge Of The Knave From Krypton!' #321 - 'The Code Of The Legion!' #323 - 'The Eight Impossible Missions!' #324 - 'The Legion Of Super-Outlaws!' #325 - 'Lex Luthor Meets The Legion Of Super-Heroes!' #326 - 'The Revolt Of The Girl Legionnaires!' #328 - 'The Lad Who Wrecked The Legion!' #329 - 'The Bizarro Legion!' #330 - 'The Secret Of The Mystery Legionnaire!' #331 - 'The Triumph Of The Legion Of Super-Villains!' #333 - 'The War Between Krypton And Earth!' #335 - 'Starfinger!' #336 - 'The True Identity Of Starfinger!' #337 - 'The Weddings That Wrecked The Legion!' #338 - 'The Menace Of The Sinister Super-Babies!' #340 - 'Computo The Conqueror!' #341 - 'Colossal Boy's One Man War!' #342 - 'The Legionnaire Who Killed!' #343 - 'The Evil Hand Of The Luck Lords!' #344 - 'The Super-Stalag Of Space!' #345 - 'The Execution Of Matter-Eater Lad!' #350 - 'The Outcast Super-Heroes!' #351 - 'The Forgotten Legion!' #353 - 'The Doomed Legionnaire!' #354 - 'The Adult Legion!' #355 - 'The War Of The Legions!' #356 - 'The Five Legion Orphans!' #359 - 'The Outlawed Legionnaires!' #360 - 'The Legion Chain Gang!' #363 - 'Black Day For The Legion!' #373 - '[LSH:] The Tornado Twins!' #374 - '[LSH:] Mission: Diabolical!' #375 - '[LSH:] The King Of The Legion!' #376 - '[LSH:] The Execution Of Chameleon Boy!' #521 - '[LSH; Atom]' Adventure Comics (2009)
#1#2#3#8 - 'Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Prologue/Awake, Part 1 of 3' #9#10 - 'Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Six: Divided, Conquerable/Awake, Part 3 of 3' #11 - 'Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton: The Epilogue is the Future/Man of Valor, Finale' All-New Collectors' Edition (1978)
C-55 - 'Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes' Bizarro World (2005)
Cosmic Boy (1986)
#1 - 'Those Who Will Not Learn The Lessons Of History...' Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
#3 - 'Oblivion Upon Us' #5 - 'Worlds In Limbo' #8 - 'A Flash Of The Lightning!' #10 DC Comics Presents (1978)
#43 - 'In Final Battle' #80 - 'A World Full Of Supermen!' DC Sampler (1983)
DC/Wildstorm: DreamWar (2008)
#2 - 'First Strike' #3 - 'Mettle!' DCU Holiday Special 2010 (2011)
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds (2008)
Hex (1985)
#10 - 'The Sin Killers' #15 - 'Chain of Doom' History of the DC Universe (1986)
JSA Kingdom Come Special: Magog (2009)
La Legion Des Super-Heros (1984)
#1 - 'Le Passe Dans un Sombre Miroir' #2 - 'Revelation!' #4 - 'Sauvez l`escouade d`espionnage' #5 - 'Un coin froid de l`enfer!' La Legion des Super-Heros et les Nouveaux Jeunes Titans (1984)
#9 - 'Titans: Revolution!' #10 - 'Titans: ..La Confrerie du Mal revit!' #12 - 'Legion: Que faites-vous le jour suivant le dernier jour' #14 - 'Legion: Au bord du neant' #15 - 'Legion: Pas l`ombre d`une chance' #17 - 'Titans: Les cendres aux cendres!' #18 - 'Titans: Enlevement!' #19 - 'Titans: Citadelle attaquez!' #21 - 'Titans: Les fuyards' #22 - 'Titans: En fugue' Legion of Super-Heroes (1980)
Annual 01 - 'Monster in a Little Girl's Mind!' Annual 02 - 'Whatever Gods there be...' Annual 03 - 'The Curse' HC - 'The Curse Deluxe Edition' HC - 'The Great Darkness Saga Deluxe Edition' #266 - 'Kantuu' #266 (Whitman Edition) - 'Kantuu' #267#275 - 'Of Pride, Passion and Piracy!' #277 - 'The Man Who Chained the Earth!' #278 - 'Tragedy at the Top of the World!' #279 - 'Castle Grimbor Must Fall!' #280 - 'O! Call Back Yesterday!' #282 - 'If Answers there be...' #284 - 'The Soul-Thief from the Stars' #287 - 'Save the Suicide Squad' #288 - 'The Legionnaires Made for Burning' #289 - 'A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell!' #290 - 'And the Servant Shall Be a Sign...' #291 - 'A Sign of Darkness Dawning' #292 - 'Darkness Transcendant' #293 - 'Within the Darkness...' #294 - 'Darkseid!' #296 - 'What do You do the Day after Doomsday?' #298 - 'The Edge of Nowhere' #299 - 'Not a Ghost of a Chance' #300 - 'The Future is Forever!' #301 - 'Different Paths, Different Dooms' #302 - 'Family Matters' #304 - 'Siege Perilous' #305 - 'Violet's Story' #306 - 'Born Under a Lucky Star' #307 - 'The Prophet Shall Speak' #310 - 'Omen' #311 - 'Destruction by Design' #312 - 'Good Cop, Bad Cop?' #313 - 'Death Threat' Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
Annual 02 - 'Child of Darkness, Child of Light' #2 - '...Where A Villain?' #3 - 'Everywhere A Villain...?' #4 - 'Lest Villainy Triumph' #5 - 'An Eye For An Eye, A Villain For A Hero' #6 - 'Silver Linings' #7 - 'A Choice Of Dooms' #8 - 'To Destroy a World!' #9 - 'Reunion' #10 - 'Election Day' #11 - 'Taking Care of Business: Old Business' #12 - 'The More Things Change' #13 - 'If You Think Khunds Are Cuddly, You'll Love The Lythyls!' #14 - 'Unto The New Generation' #15 - 'Hostage On A Hostile Star' #16 - 'Baptism' #17 - 'A New Beginning' #18 - 'Has Anyone Noticed A Crisis Going On?' #19 - 'No Good Deed Goes Unpunished' #20 - 'To Control A World' #21 - 'Obsession' #22 - 'Dead End' #23 - 'Back Home In Hell!' #24 - 'Suspicion' #25 - 'Revelation' #26 - 'Illusion' #27 - 'Going Home' #28 - 'The Lost Hero' #29 - 'No Star Shall Shine!' #30 - 'Brainy's Lucky Day' #33 - 'Forgotten Planet' #34 - 'Forgotten Foes' #35 - 'Forgotten Friends' #36 - 'Peace, Quiet and Impending Doom' #37 - 'A Twist In Time' #38 - 'The Greatest Hero Of Them All' #40 - 'What Starfinger Touches...' #41 - '..Shall Ne'er Burn So Bright' #42 - 'To Sleep A Thousand Years...' #43 - '...And Wake To Find A Dream' #45 - 'Unlucky Streak' #48 - 'A Time To Die' #49 - 'A Time To Live' #50 - 'Life and Death at the End of Time' #51 - 'The Trial Of Brainiac Five' #52 - 'Rites Of Passage' #53 - 'Hunters And Hunted' #54 - 'Strength In Numbers' #56 - 'By Hope Ensnared' #58 - 'If Thine Eye Offend Thee' #60 - 'The Magic Wars, Part 1: When Magic Shall Return' #61 - 'The Magic Wars, Part 2: Will Magic Or Science Prevail?' #62 - 'The Magic Wars, Part 3: Why Must Magic Triumph?' #63 - 'The Magic Wars, Part 4: Where Has All The Magic Gone?' Legion of Super-Heroes (1989)
Legion of Super-Heroes (2005)
Legion of Super-Heroes (2010)
#3 - 'Earth-Man's Choice' #8 - 'The Shape of Death' #12 - 'False Trails' #13 - 'False Hopes' #14 - 'False Dreams' #15 - 'False Victory' #16 - 'Endings' Legionnaires (1993)
#18 - 'End of an Era, Part Four: Changing Times' #61 - 'If I Could Turn Back Time...' Secret Origins (1973)
Secret Origins (1986)
#25 - 'Starring Legion of Super-Heroes and The Atom' Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes (1981)
#1 - 'The Past...Seen Darkly' #2 - 'R.J. Brande Is Dying!!' #3 - 'Revelation!' Superboy (1949)
#147 - 'Superboy Starring The Legion Of Super-Heroes' #198 - 'The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time' #200 - 'The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger' #201#202#203 - 'Massacre by Remote Control' #207#211#215 - 'The Final Eclipse of Sun Boy' #218 - 'The Secret Villain the World Never Knew' #220 - 'Super-Soldiers Of The Slave-Maker' #226#230 - 'The Creature Who Conned the Legion' #231 - 'A Day in the Death of a World!' #236#241#242#243 - 'Earth's Last Stand' #244 - 'The Dark Circle That Crushed Earth' #245 - 'Mordru:Master Of Earth' #246 - 'Will the Last One to Leave Mercury Please Close the Planet?' #246 (Whitman Edition) - 'Will the Last One to Leave Mercury Please Close the Planet?' #247#250 - 'This is the Day the Universe Dies!' #254 - 'A Madman Shall Lead Them' #254 (Whitman Edition) - 'A Madman Shall Lead Them' Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977)
TPB - 'Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes' Supergirl (2005)
#51 - 'Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Two: Leaders' Superman (1939)
#295 - 'Costume, Costume--Who's Got The Costume?' #697 - 'The Espionage Squad' #699 - 'Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Eight: Irony in Ire' Superman (1987)
Superman-Batman (1966)
#1974-16 - 'Superman: Erdbeschützer GmbH' #1978-06 - 'Superman: Killer mit dem stählernen Herzen' Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton (2010)
HC vol. 02 - 'Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton' #1 - 'Last Stand of New Krypton, Part One: Invaded' #2 - 'Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Five: Bottles and Battles' #3 - 'Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Nine: This is the Way the World Ends' Superman: Mon-El (2010)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954)
#106 - 'Superman's Unluckiest Day!' Superman/Batman (2003)
#15 - 'Absolute Power, Chapter Two: "What Price Freedom...?"' Tales of the Legion (1984)
#316 - 'Meanwhile...' #322 - 'Lost Among the Missing' #325 - '5 To The Infinite Power' The Brave and the Bold (1955)
#179 - 'Time-Bomb with the Thousand-Year Fuse!' The New Adventures of Superboy (1980)
#50 - 'Dial 'V' For Villain' The Superman Story (1983)
TPB - 'The Superman Story' Valor (1992)
#23 - 'End of an Era, Part Five: Infinite Valor' Who's Who in the DC Universe (1990)
#7 - 'Aqualad To Wonder Woman Supporting Cast' #9 - 'Black Canary To Vixen' Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (1988)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#7 - 'Doctor Psycho to Fastback' #13 - 'Krona to Losers' Group Affiliation(s): Legion Espionage Squad Legion of Super-Heroes (DC)(Earth-0) Tromans Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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