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Gorilla Grodd

Gorilla Grodd

128 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1959–2026 Β· 3 key issues
Who is Gorilla Grodd?

Grodd is a hyper-intelligent, telepathically powerful gorilla from the hidden Gorilla City in Africa, where an alien spacecraft crash-landing long ago gifted its inhabitants with advanced intelligence and mental abilities. Ambitious and savage, Grodd rejected Gorilla City's peaceful ways and became one of the Flash's most formidable recurring enemies.

Few villains in DC history have commanded the page quite like Gorilla Grodd β€” a towering, telepathic menace who burst onto the Silver Age scene in The Flash #106 in 1959, conjured by the legendary creative team of John Broome and Carmine Infantino at the height of comics' most imaginative era. Over an astonishing 67-year publishing history, Grodd has proven himself one of DC's most enduring antagonists, racking up 117 catalog appearances and three key collector issues that underscore just how significant his legacy truly is. He's the kind of threat that draws out the very best of DC's pantheon β€” his pages crackle with the presence of The Flash, Batman, Superman, and their alter egos Barry Allen and Bruce Wayne, a roster that speaks volumes about the caliber of challenge Grodd represents. If you love Silver Age storytelling with staying power that stretches all the way to the present day, this is a character whose run absolutely rewards exploration.

Identity

Real name. Grodd

Powers. Gorilla Physiology; : Grodd has greater resistance to injury than a common gorilla; he has taken blows from Monsieur Mallah and got shot multiple times and kept fighting. ; : As a gorilla from Gorilla City, Grodd is strong enough to easily overpower normal humans and both overpower and beat to death a fellow simian like Monsieur Mallah.

Teams & affiliations
Rogues
β˜… First appearance
The Flash #106
Apr 1959

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1959–2022

The Flash #106 β˜… 1959
The Flash #106
Detective Comics #338 β˜… 1965
Detective Comics #338
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #8 1985
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #8
Secret Origins Annual #2 1988
Secret Origins Annual #2
Guy Gardner: Warrior #40 1996
Guy Gardner: Warrior #40
Supergirl #18 1998
Supergirl #18
Flash #193 2003
Flash #193
The All New Atom #5 2007
The All New Atom #5
Green Lantern: The Animated Series #7 2012
Green Lantern: The Animated Series #7
Superman / Batman #5 2017
Superman / Batman #5
Teen Titans Academy #7 2022
Teen Titans Academy #7

Appearances

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954)
#72
My Greatest Adventure (1955)
#83
Adventure Comics (1938)
Blackhawk (1957)
Detective Comics (1937)
Flits Classics (1969)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Secret Origins (1986)
Secret Origins Annual (1987)
#2
Hawkworld (1990)
Hawk and Dove (1989)
Green Lantern (1990)
Superman & Batman Magazine (1993)
#2
Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994)
#40
Supergirl (1996)
Supergirl Annual (1996)
#2
Flash Annual (1987)
#12
The Titans (1999)
#14
Superman / Gen 13 (2000)
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold (2001)
Bizarro Comics (2001)
Flash Monster Edition (2004)
#1
Bizarro World (2005)
Villains United (2005)
#1
Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
#1
Infinite Crisis Companion (2006)
The All New Atom (2006)
#5
Justice League Wedding Special (2007)
#1
Justice League of America (2006)
DC Goes Ape (2008)
#1
Wednesday Comics (2009)
Solomon Grundy (2009)
#5
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#4
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland (2011)
Superman: Reign of Doomsday (2012)
The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns (2011)
#2
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2012)
#7
Young Justice (2011)
#25
Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013)
#3
Adventures of Superman (2013)
#4
The Secret Society of Super-Villains (2013)
#1
Batman: Li'l Gotham (2013)
#12
Justice League (2011)
#29
Injustice: Gods among Us: Year Four Annual (2016)
#1
Justice League United (2015)
#2
Aquaman (2013)
#6
The Flash Omnibus by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato (2017)
Superman / Batman (2014)
#5
Batman (2016)
Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One: The Deluxe Edition (2018)
The Flash Giant (2019)
Wonder Woman (2016)
Future State: Shazam! (2021)
#1
Future State: The Next Batman (2021)
#2
Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus (2021)
Bizarro Comics: The Deluxe Edition (2021)
Teen Titans Academy (2021)
#7
Nightwing (2016)
Swamp Thing by Rick Veitch (2024)
#1
Multiversus: Collision Detected (2024)
Titans (2023)
#30