Who Is Matter-Eater Lad? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Matter-Eater Lad is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Tenzil Kem, with over 277 comic issue appearances. Matter-Eater Lad can eat and digest any substance without harm to himself. He was a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries.

Who is Matter-Eater Lad?

Origin Original Matter-Eater Lad Matter-Eater Lad was the fifteenth member to join the Legion of Super-Heroes . When his homeworld of planet Bismoll found that microbes had made all their food inedible, the population evolved their ability to eat all matter as a survival mechanism to overcome that problem. Tenzil had such an ability and used it to gain admission to the Legion. Tenzil had a mother named Mitz Kem and brother named Renkil, who tried to take Tenzil's place in the Legion, but was unsuccessful. Creation Matter-Eater Lad was created by Jerry Siegel and John Forte . Character Evolution Original Continuity: New Earth Matter-Eater Lad (New Earth) A super-ray was once turned on him that left him overweight, but the rays effects were reversed. Tenzil had an unrequited crush on teammate Shrinking Violet , taking her out on a date when Duplicate Boy stood her up. Calorie Queen later attempted to take Tenzil's place in the Legion.

Key facts

Matter-Eater Lad is of alien origin and first appeared in "The Man Who Hunted Superboy!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 277 recorded issue appearances, Matter-Eater Lad ranks among the most featured characters in comics.