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