Who Is Crystal Kid? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Crystal Kid is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Bobb Kohan, with over 25 comic issue appearances. The Crystal Kid is a 30th/31st century Legion Academy student with the ability to spin crystal constructs.

Who is Crystal Kid?

Creation Bobb Crystal Kid was brought into print by Gerry Conway and Steve Ditko and first appeared in the series Legion of Super-Heroes #272 -Vol 2(February, 1981). Crystal Kid was created by a Legion fan and appeared in Amazing World of DC Comics #14. Though he was originally called Rondo Kane, he was renamed Bobb Kohan after his creator, Robert Cohen of Calgary, Alberta. History Pre-Crisis Part of the Student Body Bobb Kohan was a young boy on a family picnic on a glories summer day when puberty kicked in. Bobb's mutant power to create crystal or transmute other objects into crystal surfaced... turning his grandfather into a statue of crystal. When he became old enough he went straight to enjoy the camaraderie of other super-powered youths and have a shot at the Legion of Super-Heroes membership as the Crystal Kid. During his tryouts he met Nightwind , Lamprey and Blok , other potential recruits at the event.

Key facts

Crystal Kid is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The Secret Origin of Blok!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 25 recorded issue appearances, Crystal Kid ranks among the most featured characters in comics.