Ch'p is a

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appearing in

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s published by

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. He is a member of the

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

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voices a version of the character named Chip in the animated film ''

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'' (2022).

Publication history

Ch'p first appeared in ''

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'' #148 (January 1982) and was created by writer Paul Kupperberg and artist

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Fictional character biography

Ch'p's early history is recounted in ''

'' #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

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rescue him and recruit him into the Green Lantern Corps. In ''

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'', the

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is destroyed, and Ch'p and Ub'x are among the few who remember the previous timeline. They eventually reconcile and become friends before Ch'p is hit and killed by a yellow tractor-trailer. Afterward, B'dg replaces Ch'p as the Green Lantern of Sector 1014. Ch'p has remained dead since. He was temporarily resurrected as a

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in ''

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'' before being killed by

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Other versions

* Ch'p appears in '' JLA: Another Nail'' as a member of a Green Lantern Corps strike force. * Ch'p appears in ''

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'' #12. * Ch'p makes a cameo appearance in ''Green Lantern: Alliance''. * A statue of Ch'p appears in '' Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds''.

In other media

Television

* Ch'p appears in the '' Duck Dodgers'' episode "The Green Loontern", voiced by

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. 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. * Ch'p makes non-speaking cameo appearances in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. * Ch'p makes non-speaking appearances in '' Green Lantern: The Animated Series''. This version is a student of

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who later becomes a squadron leader. * Ch'p appears in the '' Mad'' segment "Does Someone Have to GOa?", voiced by

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. 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 '' Green Lantern: First Flight'', voiced by David Lander. * Ch'p makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in '' Green Lantern: Emerald Knights''. * Ch'p, renamed Chip, appears in ''

'', voiced by

. This version is a

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from Earth who gains electric powers from exposure to orange

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. After joining forces with

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and a group of similarly empowered shelter animals to rescue the

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, Chip is adopted by

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and becomes a founding member of the titular League of Super-Pets.

Video games

Ch'p appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

Miscellaneous

* Ch'p appears in ''

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'' #14. This version is the leader of the

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. * Ch'p appears in ''

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'' #25. * Ch'p appears in issue #19 of the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' tie-in comic. * Ch'p appears in the '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' tie-in comic. He joins a group of Green Lanterns in attempting to apprehend

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, only to be killed by

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.''Injustice Year 2'' #10 (May 2014)

References

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