Gorilla Grodd

Gorilla Grodd
Gorilla Grodd as he appeared on the cover of The Flash #172 (August 1967). Art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Flash #106 (May 1959)
Created by	John Broome (writer) Carmine Infantino (artist)
In-story information
Species	Meta-Gorilla
Team affiliations	Gorilla City Legion of Doom Secret Society of Super Villains Injustice League Anti-Justice League Simian Scarlet Tartarus Legion of Zoom Black Hole
Partnerships	Monsieur Mallah
Notable aliases	Drew Drowden William Dawson (when in human forms)
Abilities	Genius-level intellect Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, and senses Telepathy Telekinesis Speed Force connection

Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in The Flash #106 (May 1959).^[1]

He is an evil, super-intelligent gorilla who gained mental powers after being exposed to a strange meteorite's radiation. The character serves primarily as an antagonist of The Flash, but has also fought other heroes such as Batman and Superman.

Grodd has appeared in several forms of DC-related media, including television series and films. He has been voiced by Stanley Ralph Ross, Powers Boothe, John DiMaggio, and David Sobolov, among others.