Solomon Grundy

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". It may also be a portmanteau and pun of Solomon Gundy, a dish that is made of pickled meat and has a word origin from the French word salmigondis, which refers to a disparate assembly of things, ideas, or people forming an incoherent whole. The preserved Grundy is effectively pickled and also made of many different parts from the swamp he was buried in, resulting in the incoherent Grundy. 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 Cyrus Gold in the second season of the Arrowverse series Arrow, and Butch Gilzean on Fox's television series Gotham. 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. Publication history Created by Alfred Bester, he first appeared in All-American Comics #61 (October 1944).