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"The Sixty Deaths of Solomon Grundy"

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The Sixty Deaths of Solomon Grundy

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Julius Schwartz

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You took Solomon Grundy's swamp water! You hurt Solomon Grundy! Solomon Grundy will kill you bad!

— Solomon Grundy

DC Comics Presents #8 is an issue of the series DC Comics Presents (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1979.

Synopsis for "The Sixty Deaths of Solomon Grundy"

The Swamp Thing is travelling through the sewers of Metropolis. As he travels he thinks back to the freak accident that caused his transformation into the Swamp Thing and how he has been searching the world trying to find a cure for his condition. Two weeks prior Swamp Thing would come across an issue of the Daily Planet detailing Superman's battle with Solomon Grundy. Reading about how the creature was spawned from a swamp, the Swamp Thing would come to believe that it might lead to a clue to curing himself and began heading toward Metropolis to try and find the monster.

The Swamp Thing comes across Grundy in the sewers, and as fate would have it, it would also be at a time when Superman was looking for the creature following it's attack on a train. As Superman attempts to stop Grundy, the Swamp Thing steps in and tries to stop Superman from potentially destroying Grundy before he can examine him. Although Alec's arm is ripped off in the fight, the Swamp Thing helps Grundy knock out the Man of Steel. Solomon begins to consider the Swamp Thing a friend and agrees to follow the swamp-creature through the sewers. Superman revives shortly thereafter and wonders what could have caused the Swamp Thing to come to Grundy's aid, and decides to check with his ally Batman and with S.T.A.R. Labs to find a way to end Grundy's threat. The Swamp Thing meanwhile leads Grundy to one of his labs and convinces the creature to allow him to take a sample. As Holland begins his experiments on the compliant Grundy, he is unaware that lurking in the shadows nearby is a complete duplicate of Grundy.

Meanwhile, Superman finishes a call from Batman, learning that the only thing the Dark Knight can say about the Swamp Thing was that he was able to trust the creature. Superman then meets with Janet Klyburn at S.T.A.R. Labs and has her examine some of the water from Superman's battle with Grundy. Superman deduces that Grundy's Slaughter Swamp Blight is still creating duplicates of the monster and he wants to find a way to destroy the creature. The two are joined by the arrival of Lois Lane who has come to get the scoop from Superman about his battle with Grundy in the sewers. The update gets cut short when Solomon Grundy is spotted outside S.T.A.R. Labs, prompting Superman to kiss Lois and fly out to face the creature. Superman battles the creature and easily beats it to death, and grimly considers the fact that if he doesn't find a solution to Grundy's replicating problem an army of Solomons could destroy all of Metropolis.

While down below in the sewers, the Swamp Thing's test comes up a failure when he learns that the creature he's been examining is not truly alive and is of no use to him. Grundy becomes increasingly agitated and when he overhears a radio report about Superman's battle with one of his duplicates, the monster becomes enraged and and charges to the surface to try and kill the Man of Steel. However, this is not the only creature, but all the Grundy duplicates rise from the sewers to kill Superman. Seeing this, Superman rushes Lois to the safety of S.T.A.R. Labs and takes the chemical that Klyburn has created to destroy the Grundy creatures. Overhearing this plan, Swamp Thing attempts to try and stop Superman, believing that it is more human to send the creatures to another planet then to destroy them. However, Superman moves at super speed and does not see the Swamp Thing. Seeing that his efforts are futile, Holland decides to leave and exits Metropolis through the sewers.

Appearing in "The Sixty Deaths of Solomon Grundy"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

Solomon Grundy (x60)

Other Characters:

Batman (Radio communication)

Locations:

S.T.A.R. Labs

Items:

None

Vehicles:

None

Notes

This story is a Pre-Crisis event, which may not have occurred in the Post-Crisis universe.

This story features the Solomon Grundy of Earth-One, not the familiar swamp monster who is usually found battling the original Green Lantern. The Earth-One Grundy is many times stronger than his Earth-Two counterpart, which explains why he is able to level Superman with one punch.

Batman makes a behind-the-scenes cameo appearance in this issue.

Solomon Grundy appeared last in All-Star Comics #63. He appears next in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #272.

The Swamp Thing appeared last in Challengers of the Unknown (Volume 1) #87. He appears next in Brave and the Bold #176.

The origin of the Swamp Thing is briefly recapped in flashback in this issue.

Trivia

This issue includes an advertizement for Hostess Twinkies featuring Wonder Woman entitled, "The Golden Treasure".

This issue includes Daily Planet Extra, Volume 79, Issue 1.

Links and References

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-| Synopsis1           = [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superman]] hears reports of [[Solomon Grundy]] thrashing about in the Metropolis sewers and goes to investigate. Likewise, the Swamp Thing arrives in the hopes of using Grundy as the template for a cure to his own condition. Grundy and Superman fight, and Swamp Thing tries to prevent Superman from causing Grundy excessive harm. But Swamp Thing's interference is immaterial as Grundy knocks Superman out with a crushing blow.
+| Synopsis1           = The Swamp Thing is travelling through the sewers of Metropolis. As he travels he thinks back to the freak accident that caused his transformation into the Swamp Thing and how he has been searching the world trying to find a cure for his condition. Two weeks prior Swamp Thing would come across an issue of the Daily Planet detailing Superman's battle with Solomon Grundy. Reading about how the creature was spawned from a swamp, the Swamp Thing would come to believe that it might lead to a clue to curing himself and began heading toward Metropolis to try and find the monster.
+The Swamp Thing comes across Grundy in the sewers, and as fate would have it, it would also be at a time when Superman was looking for the creature following it's attack on a train. As Superman attempts to stop Grundy, the Swamp Thing steps in and tries to stop Superman from potentially destroying Grundy before he can examine him. Although Alec's arm is ripped off in the fight, the Swamp Thing helps Grundy knock out the Man of Steel. Solomon begins to consider the Swamp Thing a friend and agrees to follow the swamp-creature through the sewers. Superman revives shortly thereafter and wonders what could have caused the Swamp Thing to come to Grundy's aid, and decides to check with his ally Batman and with S.T.A.R. Labs to find a way to end Grundy's threat. The Swamp Thing meanwhile leads Grundy to one of his labs and convinces the creature to allow him to take a sample. As Holland begins his experiments on the compliant Grundy, he is unaware that lurking in the shadows nearby is a complete duplicate of Grundy.
+Meanwhile, Superman finishes a call from Batman, learning that the only thing the Dark Knight can say about the Swamp Thing was that he was able to trust the creature. Superman then meets with Janet Klyburn at S.T.A.R. Labs and has her examine some of the water from Superman's battle with Grundy. Superman deduces that Grundy's Slaughter Swamp Blight is still creating duplicates of the monster and he wants to find a way to destroy the creature. The two are joined by the arrival of Lois Lane who has come to get the scoop from Superman about his battle with Grundy in the sewers. The update gets cut short when Solomon Grundy is spotted outside S.T.A.R. Labs, prompting Superman to kiss Lois and fly out to face the creature. Superman battles the creature and easily beats it to death, and grimly considers the fact that if he doesn't find a solution to Grundy's replicating problem an army of Solomons could destroy all of Metropolis.
+While down below in the sewers, the Swamp Thing's test comes up a failure when he learns that the creature he's been examining is not truly alive and is of no use to him. Grundy becomes increasingly agitated and when he overhears a radio report about Superman's battle with one of his duplicates, the monster becomes enraged and and charges to the surface to try and kill the Man of Steel. However, this is not the only creature, but all the Grundy duplicates rise from the sewers to kill Superman. Seeing this, Superman rushes Lois to the safety of S.T.A.R. Labs and takes the chemical that Klyburn has created to destroy the Grundy creatures. Overhearing this plan, Swamp Thing attempts to try and stop Superman, believing that it is more human to send the creatures to another planet then to destroy them. However, Superman moves at super speed and does not see the Swamp Thing. Seeing that his efforts are futile, Holland decides to leave and exits Metropolis through the sewers.
-Superman awakens and gathers some of Grundy's leftover detritus. He takes it to [[S.T.A.R. Labs]] for examination and learns that a strange chemical reaction is causing Grundy's cells to reproduce into clone replicants. Before long, sixty Solomon Grundys are terrorizing Metropolis. [[Jenet Klyburn]] creates a cure for the effect and Superman destroys all of the Grundy clones.
 | Editor1_1           = Julius Schwartz
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 '''Supporting Characters:'''
-* [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)|Batman]] {{BTS}}
 * [[Jenet Klyburn (New Earth)|Jenet Klyburn]]
 * [[Lois Lane (Earth-One)|Lois Lane]]
 '''Villains:'''
-* [[Cyrus Gold (New Earth)|Solomon Grundy]] (x60)
+* [[Cyrus Gold (Earth-One)|Solomon Grundy]] (x60)
 '''Other Characters:'''
+* [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)|Batman]] {{Green|Radio communication}}
-* None
 '''Locations:'''