| Ch'p | |
|---|---|
.png) Ch'p as depicted inGreen Lantern #148 (January 1982); art byDon 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 asuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He is a member of theGreen Lantern Corps in theDC ComicsUniverse. 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 filmDC League of Super-Pets (2022).
Ch'p first appeared inGreen Lantern #148 (January 1982) and was created by writerPaul Kupperberg and artistDon Newton.
A native of the planet H'lven, Ch'p participated in the defense of his homeworld from an invasion by the Crabster army ofDoctor Ub'x. He was captured and sentenced to death, but one of theGuardians of the Universe secretly arrived to induct him into the Corps with thepower 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 byKilowog in the same group of recruits asHal Jordan.[3] Ch'p went on to become theGreen Lantern of sector 1014, and became good friends with Jordan,Mogo,Salaak, and other members of theGreen 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 survives the events ofCrisis on Infinite Earths 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 remembers the pre-Crisis timeline. The two eventually realize the important connection they share and set aside their differences.[2]
Ch'p andSalaak later travel to Oa to participate in the reconstruction of the Green Lantern Corps. Ch'p is assigned to patrol the makeshift cityMosaic World. There, he teams up withJohn Stewart before being hit and killed by a yellow truck.[1][5] When the Corps is re-founded following the defeat ofParallax, the H'lveniteB'Dg is selected to replace Ch'p as the new Green Lantern of Sector 1014.
During theBlackest Night event, Ch'p is one of the many fallen Lanterns who are resurrected as members of theBlack Lantern Corps.[6] The reanimated Ch'p is destroyed byGuy Gardner wieldingRed and Green power rings.
Ch'p appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[10]
