Grundy, Solomon

Matt Lazorwitz · Aug 17, 2004, 12:07 pm

Real name: Cyrus Gold
First Appearance: All-American Comics #61
Group Afilliation: Formerly Injustice Society and Infinity, Inc.
Know Allies: Vandal Savage, Per Degaton, Professor, Two-Face, Simon Culp, Jade, Starman VII, Starman III
Major Enemies: Green Lantern I, Dr. Fate I, Batman I, Starman VII
Height: 7’5’’
Weight:517 lbs.
Eyes: White
Hair: White

Solomon Grundy began his half-life as a living man, Cyrus Gold. In 1894, the cruel and miserly Gold was led into Gotham City’s Suicide Swamp by two proposed blackmailers. When Gold refused to pay, he was struck and killed, and his body fell into the murk of the swamp where it rested for fifty years.

After that period of gestation, the monster rose from the swamp. With no memories of his previous life, it wandered through the swamp, killing two escaped criminals for their clothes, and then wandering into a group of vagrants. When asked who he was, the only thing the creature could remember was the he was, “born on Monday.” Knowing the old nursery rhyme, one bum dubbed the creature Solomon Grundy. It took the name, and the hobos decided to use Grundy’s strength to rob Gotham City blind.

The plan worked until they encountered Gotham’s defender, the first Green Lantern. Lantern easily disposed of his accomplices but Grundy’s body was made nearly entirely from plant matter and wood, the one thing that the Lantern’s ring was vulnerable too, so the Lantern couldn’t stop him. Eventually, realizing Grundy was not really alive, Lantern led Grundy in front of a train, which seemingly destroyed him.

Grundy didn’t die, and came back repeatedly to clash with Green Lantern and the rest of the Justice Society. He worked as a henchmen to other villains like Vandal Savage and Per Degaton, and at times worked on his own. His intelligence fluctuated, sometimes ruthless and intelligent, sometimes childlike and angry. He was imprisoned for a time on the moon, and when he returned, he was enraged and violent. The Justice Society came out of retirement, and together, Green Lantern and Dr. Fate imprisoned Grundy in a bubble and cast him out into space.

When Grundy was next seen, it was the beginning of the second age of heroes, and he was back in Gotham City, simple minded and only able to repeat the first line of the nursery rhyme from where his name was drawn. Living in the sewers, he encountered Harvey Dent, who had recently become Two-Face. Two-Face calmed Grundy, and made a friend out of him, and Grundy became part of his gang to bring down Gotham’s untouchable crime boss, the Roman. He was brought down by Batman, but escaped again into the Gotham sewers.

Grundy became and active threat among the heroes of the world again, often working as muscle for various masterminds. The one major consistency, no matter what his intelligence was, was his mind numbing hatred for the first Green Lantern. When he found out that the Lantern’s children were members of the team Infinity, Inc., Grundy attacked them. They imprisoned him for a time, but through an amazing set of events, Grundy began to trust Jade, Lantern’s daughter, and began working with the team.

Grundy’s time with the team was short, as he was manipulate by the villainess Harlequin, disguised as Jade, to kill Skyman, the leader of Infinity, Inc. Grundy was driven mad, and went on a rampage that was only stopped by Jade and her father joining forces and petrifying Grundy’s body. Grundy was not killed, and returned again, rising from the muck of the Suicide Swamp, where he killed the last descendent of the people responsible for the death of Cyrus Gold before being stopped by Batman.

Grundy turned up in the sewers of Opal City, and was retrieved by Jack Knight, the seventh Starman, but this was a very different Grundy. He was docile and childlike, innocent. He developed a kinship with the alien Starman, Mikaal Tomas, and the two were kidnapped together during the second Mist’s rampage. Injured, Ted Knight sat at his hospital bed and Grundy heard Ted talking about the death of Skyman and Ted’s own distrust of Grundy to a Grundy he thought unconscious. Grundy fled, feeling the guilt for an act he didn’t remember.

Grundy redeemed himself by saving Jack and a group of innocent s from a collapsing building, but was caught in the collapse. Wanting to save him, Jack called for the help of Sentinel, the original Green Lantern who now used a different name, and Batman, who brought Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man. The group traveled into Grundy’s mind using Woodrue’s power, and they finally learned the truth about Grundy: each time Grundy died, a different aspect of the soul of Cyrus Gold would come to the fore. The heroes were unable to save good Grundy, and he died. The heroes knew he would be reborn as an evil aspect, but not sure when.

While in space, Jack encountered the evil Grundy tossed into space years prior by Green Lantern and Dr. Fate. Upon his return, he found that Grundy had joined the army of villains led by Simon Culp to destroy Opal City. During a battle between Grundy and Mikaal Tomas, Grundy saw that someone was about to use a rocket launcher against Mikaal. The good Grundy came to the fore briefly, and threw himself in front of the missile, saving Mikaal, although Grundy would not admit it. Since then, a mindless Grundy has been sighted roaming the world as it has in the past, lost.

Grundy is a zombie type creature, not truly alive and not able to be truly killed. He is made nearly entirely from plant matter. He is nearly indestructible, but if his body is destroyed, his essence will return to the Suicide Swamp to regrow. His strength varies from incarnation to incarnation, but he is always stronger then the average human, sometimes as strong as even Superman. The Grundy is space developed full human intelligence, and was able to contact the plant force known as The Green, so it is possible that all Grundy’s could if they had enough intelligence to realize it.

APPEARANCES:
All-Star Comics #63
All-Star Squadron #1-3
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #39
Batman: The Long Halloween #2, 12-13
Crisis on Infinite Earths #9
Green Arrow (3rd series) #17-18
Green Lantern: Brightest Day/Blackest Night
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #4
Infinity, Inc. #3-4, 22-23, 35-37, 39, 46-47, 51-53
Joker: Last Laugh #3
JLA: Incarnations #1
JLA: Year One #2
JSA #29, 33, 65
JSA: All Stars #1
Justice League of America #46-47, 91-92, 193
Justice Society of America (1st series) #1-8
Showcase #55
Starman (2ns series) #10, 12-13, 15-17, 32-34, 48-49, 63-65, 67-68, 70-71
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #4
Superman (1st series) #301
Superman (2nd series) #182
Swamp Thing (2nd series) #67
Underworld Unleashed #1
Wonder Woman (1st series) #272-273

Aug 17, 2004, 12:07 pm	#1
Matt Lazorwitz Slayer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Country: Posts: 857	Grundy, Solomon Real name: Cyrus Gold First Appearance: All-American Comics #61 Group Afilliation: Formerly Injustice Society and Infinity, Inc. Know Allies: Vandal Savage, Per Degaton, Professor, Two-Face, Simon Culp, Jade, Starman VII, Starman III Major Enemies: Green Lantern I, Dr. Fate I, Batman I, Starman VII Height: 7’5’’ Weight:517 lbs. Eyes: White Hair: White Solomon Grundy began his half-life as a living man, Cyrus Gold. In 1894, the cruel and miserly Gold was led into Gotham City’s Suicide Swamp by two proposed blackmailers. When Gold refused to pay, he was struck and killed, and his body fell into the murk of the swamp where it rested for fifty years. After that period of gestation, the monster rose from the swamp. With no memories of his previous life, it wandered through the swamp, killing two escaped criminals for their clothes, and then wandering into a group of vagrants. When asked who he was, the only thing the creature could remember was the he was, “born on Monday.” Knowing the old nursery rhyme, one bum dubbed the creature Solomon Grundy. It took the name, and the hobos decided to use Grundy’s strength to rob Gotham City blind. The plan worked until they encountered Gotham’s defender, the first Green Lantern. Lantern easily disposed of his accomplices but Grundy’s body was made nearly entirely from plant matter and wood, the one thing that the Lantern’s ring was vulnerable too, so the Lantern couldn’t stop him. Eventually, realizing Grundy was not really alive, Lantern led Grundy in front of a train, which seemingly destroyed him. Grundy didn’t die, and came back repeatedly to clash with Green Lantern and the rest of the Justice Society. He worked as a henchmen to other villains like Vandal Savage and Per Degaton, and at times worked on his own. His intelligence fluctuated, sometimes ruthless and intelligent, sometimes childlike and angry. He was imprisoned for a time on the moon, and when he returned, he was enraged and violent. The Justice Society came out of retirement, and together, Green Lantern and Dr. Fate imprisoned Grundy in a bubble and cast him out into space. When Grundy was next seen, it was the beginning of the second age of heroes, and he was back in Gotham City, simple minded and only able to repeat the first line of the nursery rhyme from where his name was drawn. Living in the sewers, he encountered Harvey Dent, who had recently become Two-Face. Two-Face calmed Grundy, and made a friend out of him, and Grundy became part of his gang to bring down Gotham’s untouchable crime boss, the Roman. He was brought down by Batman, but escaped again into the Gotham sewers. Grundy became and active threat among the heroes of the world again, often working as muscle for various masterminds. The one major consistency, no matter what his intelligence was, was his mind numbing hatred for the first Green Lantern. When he found out that the Lantern’s children were members of the team Infinity, Inc., Grundy attacked them. They imprisoned him for a time, but through an amazing set of events, Grundy began to trust Jade, Lantern’s daughter, and began working with the team. Grundy’s time with the team was short, as he was manipulate by the villainess Harlequin, disguised as Jade, to kill Skyman, the leader of Infinity, Inc. Grundy was driven mad, and went on a rampage that was only stopped by Jade and her father joining forces and petrifying Grundy’s body. Grundy was not killed, and returned again, rising from the muck of the Suicide Swamp, where he killed the last descendent of the people responsible for the death of Cyrus Gold before being stopped by Batman. Grundy turned up in the sewers of Opal City, and was retrieved by Jack Knight, the seventh Starman, but this was a very different Grundy. He was docile and childlike, innocent. He developed a kinship with the alien Starman, Mikaal Tomas, and the two were kidnapped together during the second Mist’s rampage. Injured, Ted Knight sat at his hospital bed and Grundy heard Ted talking about the death of Skyman and Ted’s own distrust of Grundy to a Grundy he thought unconscious. Grundy fled, feeling the guilt for an act he didn’t remember. Grundy redeemed himself by saving Jack and a group of innocent s from a collapsing building, but was caught in the collapse. Wanting to save him, Jack called for the help of Sentinel, the original Green Lantern who now used a different name, and Batman, who brought Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man. The group traveled into Grundy’s mind using Woodrue’s power, and they finally learned the truth about Grundy: each time Grundy died, a different aspect of the soul of Cyrus Gold would come to the fore. The heroes were unable to save good Grundy, and he died. The heroes knew he would be reborn as an evil aspect, but not sure when. While in space, Jack encountered the evil Grundy tossed into space years prior by Green Lantern and Dr. Fate. Upon his return, he found that Grundy had joined the army of villains led by Simon Culp to destroy Opal City. During a battle between Grundy and Mikaal Tomas, Grundy saw that someone was about to use a rocket launcher against Mikaal. The good Grundy came to the fore briefly, and threw himself in front of the missile, saving Mikaal, although Grundy would not admit it. Since then, a mindless Grundy has been sighted roaming the world as it has in the past, lost. Grundy is a zombie type creature, not truly alive and not able to be truly killed. He is made nearly entirely from plant matter. He is nearly indestructible, but if his body is destroyed, his essence will return to the Suicide Swamp to regrow. His strength varies from incarnation to incarnation, but he is always stronger then the average human, sometimes as strong as even Superman. The Grundy is space developed full human intelligence, and was able to contact the plant force known as The Green, so it is possible that all Grundy’s could if they had enough intelligence to realize it. APPEARANCES: All-Star Comics #63 All-Star Squadron #1-3 Batman: Shadow of the Bat #39 Batman: The Long Halloween #2, 12-13 Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 Green Arrow (3rd series) #17-18 Green Lantern: Brightest Day/Blackest Night Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #4 Infinity, Inc. #3-4, 22-23, 35-37, 39, 46-47, 51-53 Joker: Last Laugh #3 JLA: Incarnations #1 JLA: Year One #2 JSA #29, 33, 65 JSA: All Stars #1 Justice League of America #46-47, 91-92, 193 Justice Society of America (1st series) #1-8 Showcase #55 Starman (2ns series) #10, 12-13, 15-17, 32-34, 48-49, 63-65, 67-68, 70-71 Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #4 Superman (1st series) #301 Superman (2nd series) #182 Swamp Thing (2nd series) #67 Underworld Unleashed #1 Wonder Woman (1st series) #272-273 Last edited by Lia Brown; Nov 30, 2007 at 05:17 am.

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