Superman Villain Movie Ideas, Part XV: Solomon Grundy
Cyrus Gold AKA Solomon Grundy was a merchant who lived back in the 19th century who ended up murdered and dumped in a swamp. Over the years, his body was inundated with the toxic chemicals within the swamp until he re-emerged in the present day as a living zombie with no knowledge of his past or even his own name. He started out as a villain of Alan Scott's golden age Green Lantern, but as zombie gangster makes more sense fighting a railway worker with a magic lantern than an intergalactic space corps, in the silver age and beyond, he became a more general nemesis of everyone, including on several occasions, Superman.
Origin Movie: While he does fight Superman often, there's not much of a dynamic to cover there. However, if anyone wanted to do a bunch of movies based on the old golden age heroes (full camp and everything), Solomon Grundy would be a natural pick for Alan Scott's movie.
Sequel Movie: It's not impossible for Solomon to be a villain of a second Superman movie, after a more directly Superman-based villain in the first. He is basically indestructible, so the fight should at least be intense between them.
Finale Movie: The Justice League cartoon did a lot to humanize the character of Solomon, a character trait that would carry on into his further appearances. Any conception I have for a finale starring him would probably delve heavily into that exploration of him and end in his heroic sacrifice.
Supporting Villain: He's worked with people before. He could be a villain alongside Two-Face, the way he is in The Long Halloween. He could be a member of the Legion of Doom in a Justice Society movie in that Golden Age movie series I suggested. Anything works.
Overall, my ranking of these is:
Origin Movie: Him vs. Alan Scott in a campy Golden Age movie is clearly the best way to do him.
Supporting Villain: Long Halloween and the Legion of Doom are both things I'd love to see someday, so that's obvious.
Sequel Movie: The best Superman movie I've got.
Finale Movie: One of the best versions of the character, I just wish the idea was more fully formed.
What do you think? Who should I cover next?
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Danny is a house husband.
That's it, that's all it is.
As the years went on. Danny retired from being a superhero. There was no need for Phantom when the GIW were dealt with and all the ghosts were under control.
Now what's left for him to do but to just sit back, relax, and finally be able to live his life.
Sam and Tucker on the other hand....
Well, they had plenty of pent up rage, wits, and chaos inside their mind to become villains.
But they had one rule.
Never bring work home and to never involve Danny in any of their supervillain business.
Okay that's technically two rules, but they're kind of synonymous especially since Danny has been taking care of their house while also entertaining himself with trying new hobbies.
Tucker and Sam both make sure that they never bring any of their villainy home to Danny, because all they want is for Danny to enjoy his happy hero retirement.
And Danny in turn, doesn't bat an eye when watching the news and seeing that there were magical plants that were attacking sites that oil companies were digging or that somehow Lex Luthor had lost five hundred million dollars and had somehow leaked records showing he was building weapons of mass destruction.
He also doesn't bat an eye when he sees that Tucker had brought home a telescope that definitely looks like it came from some fancy lab because hey, Tucker was making him an observatory so he can look at the stars and planets. While also how they were able to make a great gaming pc with computer parts that are definitely not sold in stores, because hey at least the newest update of Doomed wasn't lagging.
Or that Sam comes home with various plants and animals that are definitely not from planet earth, but hey the three headed wolf-lizard-eagle- hybrid thing (that Danny has affectionately named Fluffy) is pretty great at keeping the pests away from his vegetable garden and likes to eat any of Danny's new food creations and is a great playmate for Cujo.
So you can imagine how the Justice League thinks when dealing with the pair of new villains: Upload (Tucker) and Sam (I could not think of a villain name that would suit her, so it's up to you what you think her villain name would be)
And how they were currently wreaking havoc in the city either by cyber warfare with robots or by magic plant monster or a Frankenstein of both approaches. The heroes had all evacuated the civilians from the battle zone and are currently fighting a losing battle. When they've been effectively captured and restrained by the two. Right before the villains could go into a monologue, they hear a person clearing their throat.
Everybody looks to see a 25 year old man wearing a sweater vest (he made it himself, thank you very much) currently holding onto the leash of a giant glowing green dog and some kind of giant animal hybrid. The man's arms were crossed and was currently not sporting a very happy look on his face.
Tucker and Sam (looking at Danny with hesitant smiles): Hi honey.
Danny (frowning): you missed our anniversary dinner.
Tucker and Sam both pale as they quickly realized what the date and time was.
The league all watch as Sam and Tucker immediately start apologizing to the man that just walked into a battle zone.
Danny (still frowning): Hmph! I guess since you two didn't want dinner you can go back to your little fight. Don't expect me to make you any lunches for the next month, and since you two are having so much fun here, you'll be sleeping by yourselves for the next couple weeks.
The league all watch as they were let go as Sam and Tucker yell as they run after Danny yelling apologies as he was walking away from them.
This is not the last they see of Danny.
When Danny is displeased with either of his partners, he'll invite a hero over to have lunch of afternoon tea.
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