Who Is Solomon Grundy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Solomon Grundy is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Cyrus Gold, with over 965 comic issue appearances. Solomon Grundy is a reanimated corpse stemming from a cursed place near Gotham City called Slaughter Swamp. He has had many appearances in which he had different levels of strength and intelligence, once surpassing even Superman in power level.

Who is Solomon Grundy?

Current Events Appearing as a new enemy upon Earth 2 , Solomon Grundy is the avatar of the Grey who seeks to kill the avatar of the Green . He spreads rot about the world and attacks the capitol of the United States to gather the avatar's attention, but he was first confronted by Hawkgirl and the Flash . Alec enters into the fight, but then the Atom appears, squashing Grundy. From Tragic Beginnings to a Horrific End...Or So We Think.. As a child, Cyrus Gold lived a life of misery and hopelessness. His father, Gold Sr., had moved to Gotham City before Cyrus was born to gain fame and fortune, changing his last name to "Gold" as a sign of things to come. However, this dream of a powerful future very soon diminished, leaving the Gold family in ruin. The elder Gold was reduced to working on the docks on the city, being forced to work in horrible, unregulated working conditions.

Key facts

Solomon Grundy is of human origin and first appeared in "Green Lantern: "Fighters Never Quit"". The character is published by DC Comics. With 965 recorded issue appearances, Solomon Grundy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.