Who Is Zombie? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Zombie is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Simon William Garth, with over 70 comic issue appearances. Killed by his gardener Gyps and brought back from the dead by means of Voodoo, Simon William Garth unwillingly became the Zombie.

Who is Zombie?

Origin Simon's first appearance as the Zombie Simon Garth was a wealthy businessman and a very prominent man in the public eye. He was however also known to be excessively cruel to his employees. On one such day, Simon was criticizing his gardener Gyps along with his shears and later verbally and physically harmed him after the man caught a peek at his daughter Donna Garth skinny-dipping. He fired Gyps on the spot. Filled with rage, Gyps ambushed Simon Garth that night, drugged him and send him off to the swamp to be sacrificed by the Red Sect in a Voodoo ritual. However, the leader of the ritual was Layla, Simon's secretary who had also fallen in love with him. She was able to free him, but he was later caught by Gyps who killed him with the very shears he had wielded in Simon's employ. He then threatened to kill Layla until she resurrected him as a zombie.

Key facts

Zombie is of infection origin and first appeared in "Zombie!". The character is published by Marvel. With 70 recorded issue appearances, Zombie ranks among the most featured characters in comics.