Grotesk

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Real Name

Wayne Franklin

Current Alias

Grotesk

Relatives

Amina Franklin (sister)

Base Of Operations

Gotham City

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Secret Identity

Citizenship

American

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Origin

Universe

New Earth

Created by

John Ostrander, Tom Mandrake

First appearance

Batman #659
(January, 2007)

Sometimes we must sacrifice what we love to kill what we hate!

-- Grotesk

HistoryEdit

History of character is unknown.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

• Superhuman Durability: Grotesk's body is tougher and more resistant to physical injury than the average human being. He was once knocked from the top of a building into a garbage dumpster without injury.^[1]
  

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

• I-Gore: Wayne Franklin invented a technology which he referred to as I-Gore. I-Gore was a cybernetic robotic interface that could act as a surgeon's hands even if he or she were miles away. The I-Gore design was later stolen and fabricated by Franklin's competitor's at Omnimed.
  

TriviaEdit

• In social circles, Wayne Franklin has been referred to as the "black Bruce Wayne" - an accolade that Franklin found quite offensive. He retorted by asking why people don't refer to Bruce as the "pale Wayne Franklin".^[1]

Related

• 4 Appearances of Wayne Franklin (New Earth)
• 1 Images featuring Wayne Franklin (New Earth)
• 1 Quotations by or about Wayne Franklin (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Wayne Franklin (New Earth)

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Footnotes

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