He was disturbed by hitman Mickey Sullivan, who fled to the sewers to escape Batman. Grundy later took to living in Gotham City’s sewers. (Seven Soldiers v1 #0)Īccording to one account, the Parliament of Trees were responsible for the transformation of Cyrus Gold when they looked to create a new champion but the process was not complete thus creating a failed plant elemental who called himself Solomon Grundy. The Seven Unknown Men that were based in Slaughter Swamp were aware of both accounts of Cyrus Gold's life. Though others had said that Cyrus Gold was an innocent victim of mob injustice. (Solomon Grundy v1 #2) Some would later claim that Cyrus was a miser and a pervert who killed kids whose bodies were left in Slaughter Swamp. A week later Cyrus caught Duggan alone and stabbed him to death. A demonic old man approached Cyrus and promised him powers and riches as long as he agreed to work for him until he died. Cyrus' friend Pearl found his bleeding form and prayed for him, but he told her he did not need God. (Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy v1 #1) Duggan and his gang beat Cyrus savagely for daring to invade their territory namely Duggan's Alley. He bankrupted his uncle John, and shot him out of spite. Gold came to be a corrupt sociopath, and this made him a natural businessman, but he accumulated many enemies. Cyrus' father though came to die penniless leading to him becoming determined to be rich at any cost. This was under the hope of striking it rich. (Solomon Grundy v1 #1) It was known that his father came to change the family surname to Gold upon moving to Gotham City. Cyrus GoldĬyrus's father was said to had buried him alive in a grave every year on his birthday, supposedly to make him grow into a stronger man. (Showcase v1 #55)įollowing the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. At this point, he had temporary mastery over all wooden objects, though he subsequently lost this power with his next death. Grundy eventually mastered the use of the stored up emerald energy he had absorbed over the years from the many battles with his arch-foe, and returned to Earth to battle Green Lantern, along with Hourman and Doctor Fate. Something about Grundy's altered physiology with chlorophyll made him as immobile as the trees around him. Alan Scott was able to defeat him when, after a long chase, they arrived at a place with a petrified forest. The now green Grundy, along with the Baron gang, started a wave of crimes across the USA, until Grundy killed Baron. He was revived by a criminal named Baron of York, using concentrated chlorophyll, which left him green. Their first fight ended when Grundy was hurled under a train. Grundy proved to be a difficult opponent, unkillable as he was already dead and with an inherent resistance to Scott's powers which could not affect wood. Strong, vicious, and nearly mindless, Solomon Grundy fell into a life of crime - or perhaps returned to one, according to his scattered residual memories - attracting the attention of the Green Lantern. He showed up in a hobo camp and when asked about his name, one of the few things he could recall was that he was "born on a Monday." One of the men at the camp mentioned the nursery rhyme character Solomon Grundy, and Gold adopted the moniker. Gold murdered two escaped criminals who were hiding out in the marsh and stole their clothes. Gold's corpse was reanimated in 1944, as a huge shambling figure with almost no memory of its past life. In 1894, the wealthy merchant Cyrus Gold was murdered and his body disposed of in Slaughter Swamp.
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