Today in Comics History Future, August 15: Happy birthday, Chlorophyll Kid!

Born on this day sometime in the late 30th Century: Ral Benem, better known as Chlorophyll Kid, one of the Legion of Substitute Heroes!


from Super DC Calendar 1976 (DC, 1975), letters by Ben Oda



Here's his very first appearance, along with the debut of the rest of the Subs!




from "The Legion of Substitute Heroes!" in Adventure Comics #306 (DC, March 1963), script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils and inks by John Forte, letters by Joe Letterese
But my favorite of his appearances is in this comic:



from The Legion of Substiture Heroes Special #1 one-shot (DC, July 1985), co-plot and script by Paul Levitz, co-plot and pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Karl Kesel, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by John Costanza
Happy (eventual) birthday, C.K.!


from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1984 series) #4 (DC, June 1985), pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Karl Kesel, logo design by Todd Klein


from Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (DC, July 1988), text by Barbara Randall, pencils and inks by Ty Templeton, colors by Carl Gafford