The original Grundy, for example, had prominent front teeth). His psychotic tendencies made him a natural businessman, whose legacy and wealth preceded him, but he accumulated many enemies, even those within his immediate family. His appearance resembles that of his pre-Flashpoint depictions. [56], Eventually, Grundy's origin was revealed in a flashback. His imprisonment at the hands of the ISA forced him to commit several murders, including that of Rex and Wendi Tyler. Within the Slaughter Swamp Cyrus's body bonded with the plant-life and he eventually emerged as an undead behemoth with little memory of his past-life. Though Solomon Grundy never appears in Batman: Arkham Knight's prequel comic, seven clones of him appear where they all have been created by Calendar Man and named after the days of the week. Solomon Grundy is a character in The CW and DC Universe series Stargirl. He brutally beats Hawkgirl until Superman appears, though the situation is rendered confusing as his imperfect clone Bizarro shows up as well. In the police morgue, he transforms into Solomon Grundy. He shows up in a hobo camp. In Green Arrow (vol. In the present, Solomon Grundy somehow returned to Earth, went on a decaying rampage, and fought members of the World Army where he was briefly dissolved. greenlantern, superman, superhero. Grundy also becomes friends with previous Starman Mikaal Tomas, and dies while sacrificing himself to save Jack Knight from being crushed by a collapsing building. Ragdoll's scarred face relates to Grundy, and Grundy goes on to turn against the Secret Society. [34] He is revealed to be the mastermind behind the abduction of Red Tornado's robot body (it is revealed he gained this intelligence when he was reborn after being burned by Prime). Cyrus GoldAppearances • Images [4][5] It is the introduction to a seven part mini-series featuring the character. His strength has varied greatly through the years; for instance, in the Long Halloween story arc, Batman beat Grundy, while at various points his strength is roughly on par with Superman's. It has also been established that the Spawn of Frankenstein is partly animated by the immortal blood of Melmoth, making him a Grundyman. Green Lantern and Doiby use a special radio-like device Alan Scott had developed that is attuned to the mental wavelengths of Grundy himself; Green Lantern calculates the path of Grundy and announces over the radio in JSA HQ where Grundy will strike. He was testing his gamma bomb out in the desert, but a tall figure walked out into the testing area. She convinces him to press the unconscious Mister Bones' bare hand against Skyman; since Bones's skin constantly exudes a cyanide-based compound, this quickly leads to Skyman's death. However the first fight ends when, engaging in fisticuffs with the monster because of the ineffectiveness of his ring, Grundy is hurled under a train by Green Lantern. In many ways, Solomon Grundy is DC's villainous answer to the Hulk - and every bit as complex. [40], The Prime-Earth Solomon Grundy is introduced in DC Rebirth. In the first issue of Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory, Issue #0 of the same name, one of the Seven Unknown Men of Slaughter Swamp recounts the death of the miserly pedophile, Cyrus Gold, killed at the hands of an enraged mob, but also mentions that Gold could just as easily have been the innocent victim of a misunderstanding, as Slaughter Swamp is a point in space where time means nothing. The creature chose a new name calling itself Skulk. After Infinity, Inc. disbands, Solomon Grundy loses his loyalty towards Jade. He also has ties to Swamp Thing. Cyrus GoldAppearances • Images • Gallery • Quotes, Solomon Grundy is an immortal zombie super-villain from the 19th Century with several origins. Each version of Grundy has been somewhat different from the last, depending on the medium used to dispatch him (and the drawing style of the current artist. One of the men at the camp mentions the nursery rhyme character Solomon Grundy (who was born on a Monday), and Gold adopts the moniker. Solomon Grundy is best known by his eponymous appearance in the nursery rhyme - "Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday, christened on Tuesday, married on Wednesday, took ill on Thursday, grew worse on Friday, died on Saturday, buried on Sunday, that was the end, of Solomon Grundy." A week later, having retreated to the sewers, he has a fight with Killer Croc. Alan Scott and the Phantom Stranger were given as his guides throughout the week, while Etrigan was trying to take him to Hell. Grundy attacks both of them, but Batman drives him off by blinding him with a shot of mace. See, The first Psycho-Pirate was debuted by Gardner Fox and Joe Gallagher. Minutes later, Grundy arrives at JSA HQ, and, not finding the Lantern there, he smashes the place up, then leaves. He is reanimated by Marsha's Aunt Hilda and goes on a rampage in Gotham Cemetery until Batman and Robin stun him with an electric shock to hold him until the police arrive. [6] Fifty years later, the corpse is reanimated as a huge shambling figure (composed partly of the swamp matter that has accumulated around the body over the decades) with almost no memory of its past life. When the Baron of York bluffs about him being worshiped and served, Solomon Grundy kills the Baron of York and takes over his gang. ", is found in Green Arrow (vol. Since Grundy's death did not involve fire at all, the process is not complete, and he becomes a sort of half-functional Plant Elemental. Sir Solomon appears to be identical in physical appearance to the mainstream Solomon Grundy with the exception of a trimmed mustache and a small goatee. He is virtually indestructible and immortal thanks to the elemental energy that imbues his form with pseudo-life. [39] Bizarro eventually manages to defeat Grundy by flying him into the sun, which completely incinerates him, and the black ring. Cyrus Gold (2011 - Present) Grundy expresses a desire to stop his cycle of dying and being reborn and so it appears he enlists the help of Professor Ivo to build him an Amazo body to live in forever. Johnny turns on the radio, which blares the warning that Solomon Grundy is on the loose; the members believe, based on a large, muddy footprint on the floor, that Grundy got to HQ and took Green Lantern. Originally murdered in the mysterious Slaughter Swamp, he resurrects and regenerates there every time he is killed again in his zombie form. When Gold refused to yield to blackmail, Rachel's pimp… Ragdoll II encounters Grundy in a doorway. Grundy and a newly disfigured Harvey Dent strike up an odd friendship after Dent escapes the slaughterhouse to plot his revenge on Carmine Falcone. [9], A freak weather occurrence releases Solomon Grundy from his prison. [33], In Brad Meltzer's Justice League of America, Grundy is reborn with intelligence after being killed in the Battle of Metropolis. DC vs Marvel! Gold had a habit of getting killed. [7] Strong, vicious, and nearly mindless, Solomon Grundy falls into a life of crime—or perhaps returns to one, as his scattered residual memories may indicate—attracting the attention of the Green Lantern, Alan Scott. Grundy was a corrupt man named Cyrus Gold until his untimely death in Slaughter Swamp. He is an amalgamation of Solomon Grundy and Hulk. Soon, Superman obtains a compound from S.T.A.R. However the JSA and JLA went to battle an Anti-Matter being that was threatening both Earths in Warp-Space after being summoned by Doctor Fate, who had sensed the threat due to the Spectre. Feb 24, 2018 - Explore Javier Perez's board "Solomon Grundy", followed by 4798 people on Pinterest. Either way, the story of Solomon Grundy is a strange and harrowing tale full of magic and mystery. Solomon Grundy is seen fighting against the Blood Pack in the Battle of Metropolis, until he is vaporized by Superboy-Prime's heat vision, which apparently kills the Blood Pack and destroys Grundy's current incarnation. [18][19], Grundy goes on to afflict Green Lantern and his teammates, including the Huntress who is the first female for whom he develops an affection. 1 Appearance 2 Superpowers 3 Depiction in the web series 3.1 Season two 3.2 Season three 3.3 Season four 4 Depiction in comics 4.1 Finals Crisis 4.2 Summer Olympus 4.3 Past Times at Super Hero High 5 References Solomon Grundy is a large, grey skinned zombie man with white, untidy hair and grey eyes. Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, usually depicted as a supervillain in DC Comics and an antihero in the DC Animated Universe. Eventually, his cruelty caught up with him and Cyrus Gold was murdered. He is eventually defeated by Batman and Superman, the former blasting his hands off and the latter ramming himself straight through Grundy's chest since he will reanimate. While in Earth's orbit, Solomon Grundy, Azathoth, and Sam Zhao sacrifice their lives so that Alan Scott can receive their combined Parliament abilities to stop Apokolips from destroying Earth 2.[59]. This cycle of reincarnation also gives him different abilities every time, so over the years he has varied drastically in strength and intelligence. [15], In his next appearance, Solomon Grundy battles the combined might of both the Justice Society, and later their counterparts the Justice League, nearly to a standstill at Slaughter Swamp, when he develops an affection for a lost alien child who has accidentally been sent to Earth-2 and is dying due to separation from his pet. Once the body is found, the Baron of York injects Grundy with concentrated chlorophyll upon knowing his background. [42], During "The War of Jokes and Riddles" arc, Solomon Grundy is among the villains on Joker's side in his war against Riddler. [44], In a flashback, Solomon Grundy is among the villains that protected Ingrid Karlsson during a riot at Arkham Asylum. The heroes believe the threat of Grundy to have ended once and for all, but they are mistaken. Solomon Grundy is a villain in the DC Super Hero Girls web series. [41], Solomon Grundy is pursued by Batman in Gotham City before the former incapacitates him. Apparently, something happened immediately afterwards. The undead monster known as Solomon Grundy is powerful, immortal and bad news for every hero unfortunate enough to cross his path. However, when the villains exit, Grundy's hand trembles, accompanied with a groaning sound. He is shown being defeated by Thor. She forgot about Cyrus enough where he froze to death during the winter. When Grundy appears again, he has returned to his malicious persona; the joint efforts of Jack Knight, Batman, Alan Scott, and The Floronic Man are needed to stop him. [50], In the alternate timeline of the Flashpoint event, Solomon Grundy was invited by Lt. Matthew Shrieve to be the new member of the Creature Commandos, but Solomon Grundy then betrays him, killing his family. [36], In the one-shot Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy (March 2009) by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins, Cyrus Gold returns to life in Slaughter Swamp, as he was prior to becoming Grundy. Shortly thereafter, Grundy reappears in Gotham in the pages of Batman: Shadow of the Bat, battling Batman once again and killing the female descendant of one of the killers of Cyrus Gold. Solomon Grundy is a DC Comics character who debuted as a Green Lantern villain in 1944 and has been fighting pretty much every hero in the DCU ever since, though he remains tied to Slaughter Swamp just outside Gotham. Solomon Grundy was briefly seen fighting Arkillo of the Sinestro Corps and Saint Walker of the Blue Lantern Corps. [12][13], After many years, Grundy is knocked loose from his planet prison and returns to Earth to battle Green Lantern, Hourman, and Doctor Fate. However, the process was missing one vital piece: fire, as a Plant Elemental cannot be fully created unless it died in flames. During this event he had absorbed some of Dr Fate's magic, is stronger than before, and is even able to telekinetically lift the Flash into the air. Eventually, this affectionate relationship turns tragic as the villainous Marcie Cooper, a.k.a. In Batman '66, Solomon Grundy appears as a wealthy Olympic wrestler who Marsha, Queen of Diamonds seduced with one of her Aunt Hilda's potions. Solomon Grundy has had a long history in the DC comic universe. Grundy was introduced as an enemy of comic book hero Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern), but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes such as Superman, Batman, the Green Lantern, and The Flash. 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