Cyrus Gold (Justice)

Solomon Grundy
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Real Name	Cyrus Gold
Main Alias	Solomon Grundy
Relatives	Unnamed wife (deceased)
Affiliation	Legion of Doom
Base Of Operations	Hall of Doom
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Race	Zombie
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Widowed
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black
Hair	White
Origin
Universe	Justice
Creators	Alfred Bester · Paul Reinman
First Appearance	Justice #4 (April, 2006)

Buried on Sunday.

— Solomon Grundy

Solomon Grundy was a member of the Legion of Doom.

History

Solomon Grundy was infected by the microscopic mechanical worms by Brainiac and placed under his control. Grundy took part in a brutal attack on Superman after the latter's identity was uncovered, holding the Man of Steel in place alongside Bizarro, beating the Kryptonian into submission and allowing Parasite to drain his powers before Metallo attempted to execute Superman with his Kryptonite heart. Before Superman could die from the exposure, Captain Marvel intervened, defeating each villain in short order, Grundy getting kicked deep underground, and by the time the four villains recovered, Marvel and Superman had escaped, which earned the four a harsh reprimanding from Lex Luthor after he arrived via teleportation.

Solomon Grundy later kidnapped Dick Grayson and Roy Harper on Brainiac's orders as several other Legion members targeted the Justice League's many companions and loved ones.

Grundy was present during the Legion of Doom's premature victory celebration, during which the Justice League sprung a surprise attack of their own. Grundy was the last Legion member standing after almost all the other members present at the party either fled or were defeated themselves, but when John Stewart used Hal Jordan's Green Lantern Ring to destroy all of Brainiac's microscopic worms in the air and in the various bodies of the Legion of Doom members infected, the zombie was freed from Brainiac's control and staggered away, before angrily smashing his way through the walls of the undersea artificial city Brainiac created. Grundy is last seen swimming away, presumably the only member of the Legion of Doom to escape incarceration after the foiling of Brainiac's plans for global destruction.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Zombie Physiology: A zombie-like physiology, Solomon Grundy is the epitome of supernatural resurrection without death or decay. This combined with the swamp waters of Slaughter Swamp lend to Grundy's unnatural abilities.
  • Superhuman Strength: Grundy is super-humanly strong; strong enough to hold Superman pinned down.
  • Superhuman Stamina: Grundy can never die, he can never be stopped, he cannot halt. Solomon Grundy can continue attacking forever.
  • Invulnerability: Grundy cannot be hurt, despite Superman's best efforts.
  • Resurrection: Grundy cannot be killed however if his body is incapable of moving on over time he will regenerate enough to continue, in that sense Grundy cannot die.

Other Characteristics

• Diminished Intellect

Related

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Footnotes

Justice League Villain This character has been primarily an enemy of the Justice League, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Justice League Villains."

Legion of Doom member This character is or was a member of the Legion of Doom, a team of supervillains called together for the purpose of conquering the world and defeating the Super Friends, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Doom members" category.