
In the late 19th century, a wealthy merchant named Cyrus Gold is murdered and his body is disposed of in Slaughter Swamp, near Gotham City.
The cover to All-American Comics #61, by Paul Reinman. It is the introduction to a seven part mini-series featuring the character.įictional character biography Pre-Crisis Earth-Two version's history Grundy is the focus of one of the four Faces of Evil one-shots that explore the aftermath of Final Crisis, written by Scott Kolins and Geoff Johns, with art by Shane Davis.
4.1 Anti-Matter Earth Post-Crisis versionĬreated by Alfred Bester, he first appeared in All-American Comics #61 (October 1944). Solomon Grundy also appeared in CGI form in the first and second season of the television series Stargirl for DC Universe and The CW network. The character made his live-action debut as Cyrus Gold in the second season of the Arrowverse series Arrow, and on Fox's television series Gotham. Solomon Grundy appeared in the DC Animated Universe, where he first became an antihero. Grundy was introduced as an enemy of comic book hero Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern), but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes such as Superman, Batman, the Green Lantern, and The Flash. His name is taken from the 19th century nursery rhyme " Solomon Grundy". He was originally depicted as a murder victim brought back to life as a corporeal revenant or zombie, though subsequent versions of the character have occasionally depicted a different origin. Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, usually depicted as a supervillain and occasional antihero in DC Comics. Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy #1 (March 2009).