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Element Lad

Real Name
Jan Arrah
First Appearance
Adventure Comics (Vol. 1) #307 (May, 1961)
Creators
Edmond Hamilton, John Forte
Team Affiliations
Legion of Super-Heroes
Aliases
Mystery Lad, Alchemist, Progenitor, Starfinger
Base of Operations
Legion Clubhouse
Powers
Elemental transmutation
Skills and Abilities
Fighting Experience
Paraphernalia
Legion Flight Ring

Element Lad (Jan Arrah) is a superhero in the DC Universe and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Origin[]

Jan Arrah was one of the few survivors of the genocide of his home planet Trom. He allied himself with the Legion of Super-Heroes to bring the war criminals who killed his people to justice. Afterwards he became a full member of the team.

Powers[]

Element Lad is a Trommite with the power of transmutation, the ability to psychokinetically dissemble chemical elements at the molecular level and then reconfigure the molecules into a different element. Element Lad was one of the few Trommites who could use their power to transmute themselves into living elements.