Ch'p Explained

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 . An extraterrestrial, he resembles an anthropomorphic rodent, such as a squirrel or chipmunk.

Diego Luna voices a version of the character named Chip in the animated film DC League of Super-Pets (2022).

Publication history

Ch'p first appeared in Green Lantern #148 (January 1982) and was created by writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Don Newton.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Ch'p's early history is recounted in Green Lantern Corps #203. A native of the planet H'lven, he helps defend it from Doctor Ub'x and his army. He is captured and sentenced to death, but the Guardians of the Universe rescue him and recruit him into the Green Lantern Corps.^[2]

In Crisis on Infinite Earths, the multiverse is destroyed, and Ch'p and Ub'x are among the few who remember the previous timeline.^[3] They eventually reconcile and become friends before Ch'p is hit and killed by a yellow tractor-trailer.^[4] Afterward, B'dg replaces him as the Green Lantern of Sector 1014.

Ch'p has largely remained dead since. In Blackest Night, he returns as a Black Lantern before Guy Gardner kills him.^[5]

Other versions

• Ch'p appears in 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.
• A statue of Ch'p appears in .^[6]

In other media

Television

• Ch'p appears in the Duck Dodgers episode "The Green Loontern", voiced by Frank Welker.^[7]
• Ch'p makes non-speaking cameo appearances in .
• Ch'p makes non-speaking appearances in . 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

• Ch'p appears in , voiced by David Lander.
• Ch'p makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in .
• Ch'p, renamed Chip, appears in DC League of Super-Pets, voiced by Diego Luna.^{[8] [9]} This version is a red squirrel from Earth who gains electric powers 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

Ch'p appears as a character summon in .^[10]

Miscellaneous

• 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]

Notes and References

1. Green Lantern (vol. 2) #184
2. Green Lantern (current series) #31
3. Green Lantern Corps #201
4. Green Lantern: Mosaic #2
5. Blackest Night #1 (July 2009)
6. Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 (2008)
7. Web site: Ch'p Voices (Green Lantern) . June 28, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. 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.
8. Agard, Chancellor . November 17, 2021 . Dwayne Johnson's Krypto assembles a team in DC League of Super-Pets first look . Entertainment Weekly . November 18, 2021.
9. Web site: Anderson, Jenna . November 17, 2021 . DC League of Super-Pets Reveals Full Lineup in New Images and Plot Details . November 18, 2021 . Comicbook.com.
10. Web site: Eisen . Andrew . October 4, 2013 . DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide . June 28, 2024 . IGN.
11. Web site: Super Friends #14 - Man's Best Super-Friend (Issue) . June 28, 2024 . Comic Vine . en.
12. Tiny Tians #25 (April 2010)
13. Web site: Batman: The Brave and the Bold #19 - Emerald Knight (Issue) . June 28, 2024 . Comic Vine . en.
14. Injustice Year 2 #10