Solomon Grundy (comics)
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Solomon Grundy as seen in the promotional cover art for Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy #1 (March 2009), Art by Shane Davis.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | All-American Comics #61 (October 1944) |
| Created by |
Alfred Bester Paul Reinman |
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| Alter ego | Cyrus Gold |
| Species | Zombie |
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| Abilities | Superhuman strength and stamina Healing Factor Near invulnerability Virtual indestructibility and immortality |
Solomon Grundy is a fictional revenant (zombie) supervillain in the DC Comics universe and an antihero in the DC animated universe. Named after the 19th century nursery rhyme, Grundy was introduced as an enemy of the Golden Age Green Lantern (Alan Scott), but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes, such as Superman and Batman. He also has ties to DC/Vertigo's Swamp Thing character, vital in the sprout storyline (Swamp Thing #66 November 1987). Created by Alfred Bester, he first appeared in All-American Comics #61 (October 1944).
Grundy is the focus of one of the four Faces of Evil one-shots that explore the aftermath of Final Crisis, written by Scott Kolins and Geoff Johns, with art by Shane Davis. It is the introduction to a seven part mini-series featuring the character.
In the late 19th century, a wealthy merchant named Cyrus Gold is murdered and his body is disposed of in Slaughter Swamp, near Gotham City. 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. Gold murders two escaped criminals who are hiding out in the marsh and steals their clothes. He shows up in a hobo camp and, when asked about his name, one of the few things he can recall is that he was "born on a Monday". 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.
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