Changes: Solomon Grundy (Earth 2)

In life Solomon was just a simple poor man who worked his fingers to the bone in order to support his anxious wife Pinney and newborn child. In 1898, he worked at the local butcher shop while constantly under the watchful eye of his morally dubious boss, Henry Pittance. One day his wife ran out of the office of his employer after what had appeared to be a molestation incident as evident by her screaming, though he quickly fell back in line when Henry ordered it.

Yet hours later Pinney had returned standing atop a conveyor belt with a knife at her throat, soon after committing suicide and rolling into the murky swamp water after apologizing to her husband out of regret and disgrace. Solomon's boss ordered him to pick up the trash immediately afterwards, but by then the devastation had already sunken in. Having suffered a catastrophic crisis of conscious due to his beloved's passing Solomon quickly grabbed his own cutting knife and stormed back into the slaughterhouse.

Quickly massacring his boss and several other employees in rapid succession Solomon finally committed suicide, while chanting the christening lullaby he would often sing to his infant progeny up until the end. Yet something would not let him expire. Either the sound of Solomon's crying offspring ended up reviving him or death was the catalyst necessary for something to revitalize him, regardless as to what triggered the change one thing was clear as day; Grundy lived.

First encounter with the Wonders

Shortly after Alan Scott was given the power of the Green Lantern by The Green, Grundy emerged and attacked Washington, D.C., draining the life from everything he and his tendrils have touched along the way. This brought him into direct confrontation with Jay Garrick (the Flash), Kendra Saunders (Hawkgirl), and Al Pratt (the Atom), who fought the creature while the Sandmen evacuated the President from the Oval Office. Alan Scott soon joined the fray, and eventually discovered Grundy's weakness by dragging him to the Moon, where there would be no life to drain.

Return to Earth

Grundy eventually managed to get off the moon, returned to Earth, and continued trying to kill Green Lantern.

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

Avatar of Decay: This is due to being the focal point channeling the deteriorative aspect called The Grey, an opposing force towards the life sustaining botanic earthly energies of The Green. Solomon's lifeless corpse has been reanimated into an unstoppable monstrosity of eldritch origin.

Chlorokinesis
Expedient Withering
- Energy Absorption
- Fatal Touch
Invulnerability
Resurrection
- Regeneration
Superhuman Strength

Notes

Solomon Grundy was created by Alfred Bester and Paul Reinman, first appearing in All-American Comics #61. However, in the New 52 DC Universe, he first appeared in Earth 2 #3 by James Robinson and Nicola Scott.

Trivia

Solomon Grundy is also known as Grundy and Man of Grey.

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-| Image                   = Earth-2-4-grundy.jpg
+| Image                   = Earth 2 Vol 1 15.2 Solomon Grundy Textless.jpg
-| RealName                = Not yet revealed
+| RealName                = Unknown
 | CurrentAlias            = Solomon Grundy
-| Aliases                 = Grundy; Man Of Gray
+| Aliases                 =
 | Identity                = Secret
 | Alignment               = Bad
 | Affiliation             = [[The Grey]]
-| Relatives               =
+| Relatives               = Pinney Grundy (Wife, Deceased)<br>Unnamed Son (Presumed Deceased)
-| Universe                = Earth-2
+| Universe                = Earth 2
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 | Gender                  = Male
-| Height                  =
+| Height                  = 7'5"<!-- DC Comics Encyclopedia: All-New Edition -->
-| Weight                  =
+| Weight                  = 517 lbs.<!-- DC Comics Encyclopedia: All-New Edition -->
-| Eyes                    =
+| Eyes                    = Black
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-| UnusualFeatures         = He is a large zombie
+| UnusualFeatures         = [[Unique Physiology]]
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-| MaritalStatus           =
+| MaritalStatus           = Single
-| Occupation              =
+| Occupation              = Agent of [[The Grey]]
-| Education               =
-| Origin                  =
 | PlaceOfBirth            =
-| Creators                = James Robinson; Eduardo Pansica; Nicola Scott
+| Creators                = Alfred Bester; Paul Reinman
-| First                   = Earth 2 Vol 1 4
+| First                   = Earth 2 Vol 1 3
 | Quotation               = ... I am Man Of Grey! I am Grundy!
-| Speaker                 = Solomon Grundy (Earth-2)
+| Speaker                 = [[Solomon Grundy (Earth 2)|Solomon Grundy]]
 | QuoteSource             = Earth 2 Vol 1 4
-| HistoryText             = (TBA)
+| HistoryText             =
+===Death & Beginnings===
+In life Solomon was just a simple poor man who worked his fingers to the bone in order to support his anxious wife Pinney and newborn child. In [[19th Century|1898]], he worked at the local butcher shop while constantly under the watchful eye of his morally dubious boss, Henry Pittance. One day his wife ran out of the office of his employer after what had appeared to be a molestation incident as evident by her screaming, though he quickly fell back in line when Henry ordered it.
+Yet hours later Pinney had returned standing atop a conveyor belt with a knife at her throat, soon after committing suicide and rolling into the murky swamp water after apologizing to her husband out of regret and disgrace. Solomon's boss ordered him to pick up the trash immediately afterwards, but by then the devastation had already sunken in. Having suffered a catastrophic crisis of conscious due to his beloved's passing Solomon quickly grabbed his own cutting knife and stormed back into the slaughterhouse.
+Quickly massacring his boss and several other employees in rapid succession Solomon finally committed suicide, while chanting the christening lullaby he would often sing to his infant progeny up until the end. Yet something would not let him expire. Either the sound of Solomon's crying offspring ended up reviving him or death was the catalyst necessary for [[The Grey|something]] to revitalize him, regardless as to what triggered the change one thing was clear as day; Grundy lived.
+===First encounter with the Wonders===
+Shortly after [[Alan Scott (Earth 2)|Alan Scott]] was given the power of the Green Lantern by [[The Green]], Grundy emerged and attacked Washington, D.C., draining the life from everything he and his tendrils have touched along the way. This brought him into direct confrontation with [[Jason Garrick (Earth 2)|Jay Garrick]] (the Flash), [[Kendra Munoz-Saunders (Earth 2)|Kendra Saunders]] (Hawkgirl), and [[Albert Pratt (Earth 2)|Al Pratt]] (the Atom), who fought the creature while the Sandmen evacuated the President from the Oval Office. Alan Scott soon joined the fray, and eventually discovered Grundy's weakness by dragging him to the Moon, where there would be no life to drain.
+===Return to Earth===
+Grundy eventually managed to get off the moon, returned to Earth, and continued trying to kill Green Lantern.
+{{Update}}
 | Powers                  =
+* {{Unique Physiology|Avatar of Decay}}: This is due to being the focal point channeling the deteriorative aspect called [[The Grey]], an opposing force towards the life sustaining botanic earthly energies of [[The Green]]. Solomon's lifeless corpse has been reanimated into an unstoppable monstrosity of eldritch origin.
+:* {{Chlorokinesis}}
+:* {{Disintegration|Expedient Withering}}
+:** {{Energy Absorption}}
+:** {{Fatal Touch}}
+:* {{Invulnerability}}
+:* {{Resurrection}}
+:** {{Regeneration}}
+:* {{Superhuman Strength}}
 | Abilities               =
 | Strength                =
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 | Notes                   =
+* [[Solomon Grundy]] was created by [[Alfred Bester]] and [[Paul Reinman]], first appearing in {{c|All-American Comics #61}}. However, in the [[New 52]] [[DC Universe]], he first appeared in {{c|Earth 2 #3}} by [[James Robinson]] and [[Nicola Scott]].
 | Trivia                  =
+* Solomon Grundy is also known as ''Grundy'' and ''Man of Grey''.
 | Recommended             =
 | Wikipedia               =
 | Links                   =
 }}
-===Recommended Readings===
-* [[Earth 2 Vol 1]]
-* [[Earth 2 Vol 1 4]]
-* [[Batman: The Long Halloween Vol 1]]
-* [[Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy Vol 1 1]]
-* [[Swamp Thing Annual Vol 2 4]]
-===Related Articles===
-* [[The Grey]]
-* [[The Green]]
-* [[The Black]]
-* [[Earth-2]]
-* [[Alan Scott (Earth-2)]]
-* [[Cyrus Gold (New Earth)]]
-===External Links===
-* None
+{{Earth 2}}
-===References===
+{{Green Lantern}}
+{{Justice Society}}
+{{Green Lantern Villain}}
+{{Justice Society Villain}}

Changes: Solomon Grundy (Earth 2)

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