Grogg (comics)

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character_name=Grogg
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Strange Tales" vol. 1 #83 (Apr 1961)
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alliances=S.I.E.L.D. Paranormal Containment Unit
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powers=a giant who possesses super-strength, can fly and also breathe flames|

Grogg is a fictional monster character from the Marvel Universe who first appeared in "Strange Tales" vol. 1 #83.

Fictional character biography

Grogg lived below the surface of the former Soviet Union but was revived and freed by atomic bomb testing under Colonel Vorcutsky. Grogg pursued all those involved with testing and fought off communists. He then relocated to Earth's moon but later returned to Earth. Miklos Kozlov, a scientist/political prisoner sabotaged the Soviet's plan to build a military base on Mars by tricking Grogg into entering their ship, Kozlov escaped using a smoke screen, leaving Grogg captured and trapped where he was allegedly sent to Mars. Through unknown means he returned to Earth and was captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. where he was placed in that organization's Paranormal Containment Unit.

Powers and abilities

Grogg is a giant who possesses super-strength, can fly and also breathe flames.

Notes

*There was another Grogg who appeared in "Avengers" vol. 1 #328-331. It was from the Dimension of Exile and a then-ally of Ngh the Unspeakable. It was a large and super-strong creature.

Bibliography

*"Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan" #1-2
*"Marvel Monsters"
*"Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl"
*"Nick Fury's Howling Commandos" #1-6
*"Strange Tales" vol. 1 #83, 87
*"Where Monsters Dwell" #27 (reprint with slight textual alterations)

External links

*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/groggtta.htm