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He turned on them briefly when Rag Doll of the Secret Six compared their disfigurement and convinced Grundy to join his side. Justice League. Solomon Grundy returned from this death to fight the Justice League of America , in a much more advanced form. He is depicted as intelligent and sophisticated, seemingly serving as the brains behind a complex operation to willingly transfer Professor Ivo 's immortality to Grundy.

Through the interference of the Red Tornado , his wife , and the Justice League, Grundy's scheme failed to achieve its ends. He was exiled to the Prison Planet during Salvation Run , where a large number of supervillains were exported several lightyears into space, and left to fend for themselves on a foreign planet.

He joined Lex Luthor 's camp, but was killed in the gigantic Parademon raid shortly before the villains could escape. Main article: Blackest Night. Black Lantern Corps. Even millions of miles away from Earth, upon his death Cyrus Gold was resurrected once more in Slaughter Swamp with a strange new level of perception. Noticing that Gotham City had changed much, Gold went to a mobile home, where he killed the owner. Walking to his former house, he had a flashback to his murdering his Uncle John, expressing remorse over it.

Suddenly, Cyrus remembered his past as Solomon Grundy, and became terrified of dying and became Solomon Grundy again. He attacked a woman who offered him help, then assaulted two police officers who try to stop him. In the process, Cyrus was shot through the chest, discovering that he still had no physical heart. Running away, he jumped into the highway, where he was run down and killed.

Gold was resurrected as Solomon Grundy again, and fled into the sewers. A week later, he encountered Killer Croc , fought him and eventually broke his jaw.

At the dawn of Sunday, Grundy transformed back into Cyrus Gold at the cemetery which held his tombstone. Here, he is found by the Phantom Stranger , who became aware of his resurrection and change last week. Though Green Lantern was hesitant to help, the Stranger insisted: there was an unholy night coming, and it would be best if Solomon Grundy were gone before another could claim him for themselves. Grundy befriended Harvey Dent shortly after the former district attorney transformed into the scarred villain Two-Face, coaxed by Harvey reciting Grundy's namesake nursery rhyme.

It was later revealed that every time Grundy died, he was cursed to be resurrected again in Slaughter Swamp undead and bearing a new personality. These personality changes led to everything from more sympathetic versions of the character to an intelligent -- but no less sinister -- Grundy who attempted to transfer his consciousness permanently into an android body before being thwarted by the Justice League. The New 52 incarnation of Grundy revealed the villain to be an avatar for the Grey, the undead counterpart force to flora's Green and fauna's Red.

Cyrus Gold was revealed to be a mass-murderer who had committed suicide in Slaughter Swamp in leading to his undead return, but it is unclear if this history remained intact during the DC Rebirth era. In addition, two characters made shocking returns in 'The Blade's Path'. In the comics, Solomon Grundy isn't specifically a Batman villain, but a character who has gone up against multiple heroes over the years as well as other villains, from time to time.

Originally a young boy by the name of Cyrus Gold, Grundy had a horrifying upbringing and terrible life. He was beaten and abused by his drunk father, and abandoned by his mother. His father even went so far as to bury him alive to remind him that he wasn't 'worth the dirt over him'. When his father was killed in an accident on the docks, Cyrus watched as another worked laughed and tossed the man into the water, leaving Cyrus entirely alone.

After that, Cyrus struggled on his own, but eventually rose to power in the underworld. He became a gangster, and sought revenge on all the people who had hurt him and his family over the years. Richard Pulfer is a freelance comic book news writer on Screen Rant. He lives in northern Illinois, where he also works at a library. Stargirl's Undead Villain Explained. By Richard Pulfer Published Feb 06, Share Share Tweet Email 0. Related Topics Comics News dc comics stargirl.