![]() ![]() Grodd and Clock King soon escaped only to be defeated by Red Tornado and Green Arrow.Īt the height of his obsession with Batman, Grodd formed Gorillas and Apes Seizing Power (G.A.S.P.) and lured Batman away from Gotham City. After Meister launched the satellite and fled the scene, the trio of villains were taken to Iron Heights. They were opposed by Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Black Canary only to be hypnotized by the song of Music Meister. Grodd soon resurfaced with Black Manta and Clock King in a bid to steal a United Nations communications satellite about to be launched at a military airstrip. Batman cuffed Grodd and returned to the present. Grodd was knocked unconscious when he was run over by the retreating Ape Men. Batman followed him and defeated him with the help of Kamandi and Prince Tuftan. He also supplied them with two sonic cannons designed to weaken opponents before the main onslaught begins. Grodd easily usurped control of the Ape Army and outfitted them with his technology. Grodd later escaped prison and planned to utilize Professor Nichols' Time Ray to teleport to the future and take over the world. Before Grodd could process what happened, Bat-Mite changed his mind and replaced Grodd with Solomon Grundy. While in the middle of reading a book in prison, Grodd was teleported to Gotham City to fight Batman by Bat-Mite. Grodd was indirectly saved by Batman after he figured out how to stop Equinox' death trap. Before the confrontation could conclude, they were both kidnapped by Equinox. ![]() Grodd escaped prison again and set out to take over the world again. He then joined Owlman in trying to kill the world's heroes. Grodd escaped soon enough and transformed himself back to his original form. Grodd was part of a failed prison riot after Batman and Green Arrow intervened. Grodd was one of the recipients and was shortly imprisoned at Iron Heights where he plots revenge. Batman, turned into an ape himself, was able to switch the emitter matrix on the device and everyone caught in the ray was turned human, instead. It would transform the residents of the Bahamas, West Indies, and Florida into apes. Grodd chose a 500 mile radius as his first target. ![]() With Batman, Grodd's one admitted equal, around, Grodd escalated his plans and went to owrk to generate a wave pulse to engulf the planet in his E-Ray. One such incident caught the alert of Batman and Plastic Man. To test his E-Ray, Grodd would lead a crack team to raid nearby luxuory yachts. He envisioned Dinosaur Island as the vanguard of a new civilation, a Gorilla Nation. Grodd built his headquarters on Dinosaur Island, hidden from time and ideal for the development of his experimental E-Ray, a device capable of transforming any life form into an ape. Time and time again, Grodd would employ advanced technology such as his Mind Control Module, capable of mind control. Instead of choosing peaceful isolation, Grodd sought to asert his rule over the entire planet but was met with resistance by super heroes like the Flash and Batman. Gorilla Grodd is a former citizen of Gorilla City, a hidden population of apes advanced by a stranded alien. ![]()
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