Granny Goodness

A loyal servant of Darkseid on Apokolips, Granny Goodness earned her place among his elite by ruthlessly conditioning warriors—including the Female Furies—through her brutal 'orphanages,' masking savage training behind a facade of grandmotherly warmth.

Few villains in DC's sprawling cosmos carry quite the chilling irony of Granny Goodness — a figure whose very name is a lie. Born from Jack Kirby's boundless imagination in Mister Miracle #2 in 1971, she arrived at the dawn of the Bronze Age as one of the most wickedly memorable creations of the King's legendary Fourth World saga. Over more than five decades, she has kept extraordinary company — trading pages with Superman, Darkseid, Green Lantern, and Mister Miracle himself — a rogues' gallery and heroic cast that speaks to just how deeply she is woven into DC's cosmic tapestry. Whether terrorizing the pages of Mister Miracle, looming large in Superman Adventures, or earning her definitive entry in Who's Who, Granny Goodness is a Kirby original whose staying power across 55 years proves that the most unsettling villains are often the ones hiding behind the warmest smiles.