Gorilla Boss

Gorilla Boss
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Batman #75
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.

Fictional character biography

George Dyke is a mobster who was executed in a gas chamber at Gotham City Prison on a rainy evening. However, his brain is removed from his body by his henchman under his orders. George's brain ends up transplanted into the body of a towering gorilla by a disgraced surgeon named Doc Willard. The Gorilla Boss establishes a crime spree in Gotham and fights Batman twice.

Sinestro later steals Gorilla Boss' cerebellum, expands it to planet-size, and used it as a power source. This unnatural abomination is destroyed by Superman.[1]

Gorilla Boss's brain is later returned to his gorilla body. He then gets used as a pawn by Gorilla Grodd.[2]

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

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