Ch'p
| Ch'p | |
|---|---|
.png) Ch'p as depicted in Green Lantern #148 (January 1982); art by Don Newton. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Lantern #148 (January 1982) |
| Created by | |
| In-story information | |
| Species | H'lvenite |
| Place of origin | H'lven |
| Team affiliations | Green Lantern Corps Black Lantern Corps Legion of Super-Pets |
| Notable aliases | Green Lantern |
| Abilities | Green and Black Lantern Power Rings |
Ch'p is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a member of the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Comics Universe. An extraterrestrial, he resembles an anthropomorphic rodent, such as a squirrel or chipmunk.[1]
Diego Luna voices a version of the character named Chip in the animated film DC League of Super-Pets (2022).
Publication history
[edit]Ch'p first appeared in Green Lantern #148 (January 1982) and was created by writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Don Newton.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Ch'p's early history is recounted in Green Lantern Corps #203. A native of the planet H'lven, he participated in the defense of his homeworld from an invasion by the Crabster army of Doctor Ub'x. He was captured and sentenced to death, but one of the Guardians of the Universe secretly arrived to induct him into the Corps with the power ring of his predecessor, who was killed during the invasion. Using the ring, Ch'p was able to defeat Ub'x and free his world.[2] Shortly afterward, he travelled to Oa, where he was instructed by Kilowog in the same group of recruits as Hal Jordan.[3] Ch'p went on to become the Green Lantern of sector 1014, and became good friends with Jordan, Mogo, Salaak, and other members of the Green Lantern Corps. Ch'p maintained a secret identity on H'lven until he married his longtime girlfriend M'nn'e. While not serving the Guardians on Oa, Ch'p defended H'lven from various threats, many of them engineered by Ub'x.
Ch'p's history as a Green Lantern is fairly typical until Crisis on Infinite Earths. Ch'p survives the Crisis and the subsequent reboot of the universe, but discovers that history was rewritten so that he died in an accident 15 years earlier. In the new timeline, his wife M'nn'e had remarried his best friend, D'll. Stunned and disheartened, Ch'p abandons H'lven for Earth.[4] Ch'p also battles Doctor Ub'x, the only other H'lvenite who recalls the pre-Crisis timeline. The two eventually realize the important connection they share and set aside their differences.
Ch'p and Salaak later travel to Oa to participate in the reconstruction of the Green Lantern Corps. Ch'p is assigned to patrol the makeshift city Mosaic World. There, he teams up with John Stewart before being hit and killed by a yellow truck.[1][5] When the Corps is re-founded following the defeat of Parallax, the H'lvenite B'Dg is selected as the new Green Lantern of Sector 1014.
During the Blackest Night event, Ch'p is one of the many fallen Lanterns who are resurrected as members of the Black Lantern Corps.[6] The re-animated Ch'p is destroyed by Guy Gardner wielding Red and Green power rings.
Other versions
[edit]- Ch'p appears in JLA: Another Nail as a member of a Green Lantern Corps strike force.
- Ch'p appears in Justice #12.
- Ch'p makes a cameo appearance in Green Lantern: Alliance.
In other media
[edit]Television
[edit]- Ch'p appears in the Duck Dodgers episode "The Green Loontern", voiced by Frank Welker.[7]
- Ch'p makes non-speaking cameo appearances in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.[7]
- Ch'p makes non-speaking appearances in Green Lantern: The Animated Series.[7] This version is a student of Kilowog who later becomes a squadron leader.
- Ch'p appears in the Mad segment "Does Someone Have to GOa?", voiced by Kevin Shinick. As part of a reality show, the Green Lantern Corps fire him before he is run over by a car.
Film
[edit]- Ch'p appears in Green Lantern: First Flight, voiced by David Lander.[7]
- Ch'p makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights.[7]
- Ch'p, renamed Chip, appears in DC League of Super-Pets, voiced by Diego Luna.[8][9][7] This version is a red squirrel from Earth who gains electrokinetic abilities from exposure to orange kryptonite. After joining forces with Krypto and a group of similarly empowered shelter animals to rescue the Justice League, Chip is adopted by Jessica Cruz and becomes a founding member of the titular League of Super-Pets.
Video games
[edit]Ch'p appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[10]
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Ch'p appears in DC Super Friends #14. This version is the leader of the Legion of Super-Pets.[11]
- Ch'p appears in Tiny Titans #25.[12]
- Ch'p appears in issue #19 of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold tie-in comic.[13]
- Ch'p appears in the Injustice: Gods Among Us tie-in comic. He joins a group of Green Lanterns in attempting to apprehend Superman, only to be killed by Sinestro.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wallace, Dan (2008), "Ch'p", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 81, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
- ^ Green Lantern Corps #203 (August 1986)
- ^ Green Lantern (vol. 4) #31 (July 2008)
- ^ Green Lantern Corps #201 (June 1986)
- ^ Green Lantern: Mosaic #2 (July 1992)
- ^ Blackest Night #1 (July 2009)
- ^ a b c d e f "Ch'p Voices (Green Lantern)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Agard, Chancellor (November 17, 2021). "Dwayne Johnson's Krypto assembles a team in DC League of Super-Pets first look". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Jenna (November 17, 2021). "DC League of Super-Pets Reveals Full Lineup in New Images and Plot Details". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Super Friends #14 - Man's Best Super-Friend (Issue)". Comic Vine. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Tiny Titans #25 (April 2010)
- ^ "Batman: The Brave and the Bold #19 - Emerald Knight (Issue)". Comic Vine. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Injustice Year 2 #10 (May 2014)
