Solomon Grundy (character)

Solomon Grundy
Solomon Grundy on the cover of Solomon Grundy #1 (April 2010). Art by Scott Kolins.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	All-American Comics #61 (October 1944)
Created by	Alfred Bester (writer) Paul Reinman (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Cyrus Gold
Species	Revenant/Zombie
Team affiliations	Injustice Society Injustice League Injustice League Dark Legion of Doom Infinity Inc. Secret Society of Super Villains Suicide Squad Black Lantern Corps
Abilities	Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability Regeneration Immortality

Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) is a supervillain and occasional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. 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. His name is taken from the 19th century nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy".^[1]

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, and other members of the Justice League. As a revenant whose backstory often involves coming back to life after being deposited in the swamp, later writers have also given him ties to Swamp Thing, one of DC's horror-fantasy heroes.

Solomon Grundy appeared in the DC Animated Universe, where he first became an antihero. The character made his live-action debut as The Acolyte in the second season of the Arrowverse series Arrow, portrayed by Graham Shiels, and as Butch Gilzean in the first four seasons of Fox's television series Gotham, portrayed by Drew Powell. Solomon Grundy also appeared in CGI form in the first and second seasons of the television series Stargirl for DC Universe and The CW network.