Who Is Chas Chandler? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Chas Chandler is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Francis William Chandler, with over 181 comic issue appearances. Born Francis William Chandler, nicknamed "Chas" after the famous Jimi Hendrix producer. He is John Constantine's longest known (and longest surviving) friend.

Who is Chas Chandler?

Creation Chas first appeared in Hellblazer #1 (Jan 1988), created by writer Jamie Delano with artist John Ridgway . Character Overview The Pair's friendship can be traced back all the way to the late sixties, when a young adolescent 16 year old John Constantine was spat onto the streets of London for the second time in his young life with nothing to his name but a pack of silk cut cigarettes and an overly sly and sarcastic sense of humor. When he found no success , he found himself eager and desperate to put a roof over his head, John immediately leapt at the chance to move in with his new-found friend (Chas). Chas eventually became one of John's oldest and closest friends with their relationship of pulling each others ass out of tight situations, with Chas providing the brawn and Constantine, of course, the brains. When Nergal possessed Chas Chas is married to Renee , who unfortunately spends the bulk of her time ragging on Chas, usually about some problem which roots back to Constantine, a man which Renee has come to dislike strongly. When Chas was possessed by Nergal and later released, enough of Nergal's taint remained to leave Chas completely uninhibited; Chas went on to have .

Key facts

Chas Chandler is of human origin and first appeared in "Hunger". The character is published by DC Comics. With 181 recorded issue appearances, Chas Chandler ranks among the most featured characters in comics.