He was created by author Terry Moore and artist Humberto Ramos, and debuted in Runaways (vol.

When the Runaways return to Los Angeles, Nico Minoru asks Chase Stein to find a job.

When they head to a shopping mall, Chase tries to bag a radio station job with Val Rhymin, his idol.

Before he hits, Klara Prast saves him by making the mall plant life break his fall.

[2] In Rock Zombies Val works with Monk Theppie - treasurer of the California Witchcraft Community - to mix magic spell chanting into a new song.