Who Is Wildcat? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Wildcat is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Theodore Grant, with over 1,329 comic issue appearances. Pro-boxing star Ted Grant, inspired by stories of The Green Lantern, became a superhero to clear his name. Wildcat has served as a mentor to many younger heroes including Batman and Black Canary.

Who is Wildcat?

Current Events In the reboot of the DC Universe in The New 52, Wildcat is yet to appear. However, his picture was seen on a billboard promoting a boxing match, this may hint to a future appearance in Earth-2. Origin In the first issue of Sensation Comics of 1942, where he heard about Green Lantern , he was inspired by him and wished to become a hero himself. Even though Wonder Woman was the main star, Wildcat was in the back pages and that’s where he gained his popularity. Henry Grant was a good man but a push over as well as a risk taker. He took it upon himself to make sure his son Ted would never be taken advantage. Henry taught Ted how to box and when he reached maturity, Ted had become a wildcat in the sport of boxing. Unfortunately, Henry's shortcomings left him penniless and he was unable to put Ted through college.

Key facts

Wildcat is of human origin and first appeared in "Wonder Woman Arrives in Man's World". The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,329 recorded issue appearances, Wildcat ranks among the most featured characters in comics.