Who Is Groo? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Groo is a Creator-Owned comic book character, with over 336 comic issue appearances. A bad-luck swordsman with a love of cheese dip.

Who is Groo?

Groo Groo the Wanderer is a parody of "brutal sword and sorcery heroes", which were very popular in the 70's (when he was created). Groo the Wanderer was written and drawn by Sergio Aragonés (who contributed to MAD magazine). It has been published by multiple companies: Pacific Comics , Eclipse Comics (which only published one issue), Marvel Comics under the Epic imprint and Dark Horse Comics (which recently reprinted the first issue of Groo like Usagi Yojimbo for one dollar). Groo is very stupid with a noticeably large nose. His stupidity and ignorance causes him to misunderstand what is going on around him (which usually leads him into trouble). He loves fighting so much, he will often jump head on into battle, without knowing what he is fighting for. Despite this, he is also fairly peaceful. He has extreme bad luck, to the point that stepping on a ship will sink it.

Key facts

Groo is of human origin and first appeared in "It's Got the Whole World... In Its Hand!". The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 336 recorded issue appearances, Groo ranks among the most featured characters in comics.