Gorilla Boss

Gorilla Boss
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Batman #75
Created by David Vern Reed
Lew Sayre Schwartz
In-story information
Alter ego George Dyke
Notable aliases Boss Dyke
Abilities Superhuman strength and endurance

Gorilla Boss is the name of a DC Comics supervillain.

Publication history

Gorilla Boss first appeared in Batman #75 and was created by David Vern Reed and Lew Sayre Schwartz.

Fictional character biography

George "The Boss" Dyke is an Irish-American gangster who was executed in a gas chamber at Gotham City Prison on a rainy evening. However, Dyke's brain is removed from his body; via a lobotomy by his henchman under his orders. His brain ends up transplanted into the body of a towering gorilla by a disgraced surgeon named Doc Willard. Dyke then uses a pad and paper to write to Doc Willard that when he and his men have secured the funds that they need, he wants him to transplant his brain into Batman's body and then plant Batman's brain into the gorilla's body. Gorilla Boss then begins his crime spree where his plan is to get the police to accidentally kill Batman. Batman is able to escape from Gorilla Boss' grasp as he climbs to the top of a building until he falls and is knocked unconscious. Batman eventually discovers the truth about Gorilla Boss.[1]

Sinestro later steals Gorilla Boss' cerebellum, expands it to planet-size, and used it as a power source where it is combined with a chlorophyll-sapping monster. This unnatural abomination is destroyed by Superman.[2]

Gorilla Boss's brain is later returned to his gorilla body. He then gets used as a pawn by Gorilla Grodd.[3]

Powers and abilities

Gorilla Boss has super-strength and endurance. Though Gorilla Boss can't speak, he can communicate with his henchmen using a pen and paper.

In other media

Television

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. Batman #75
  2. World's Finest Comics #254
  3. Swamp Thing Annual #3

External links

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