Element Lad (Jan Arrah) is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries.

[1] Element Lad first appeared in Adventure Comics #307, and was created by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte.

[2] Element Lad, whose real name is Jan Arrah, first appears in Adventure Comics (vol.

[1] This version of Element Lad also appears in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, where he is killed by Superboy-Prime.

[10] The events of the Infinite Crisis miniseries restore a close analogue of the pre-Crisis Legion to continuity.

In Last Stand of New Krypton, Element Lad is part of a secret team sent by R. J. Brande to the 21st century to save the future, posing as a chemistry teacher in Smallville.