Gorgilla
Gorgilla is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Gorgilla was a monstrous half-man/half-ape creature that existed in the world. He was part of the Gorgilla Clan of killer man-apes that once dominated the Earth around one million years ago. It was known that the beasts preyed on primitive humans where during this time the first Iron Fist named Fan Fei sought to protect mankind. She came to slay many of the Gorgilla's leading to a confrontation with the ape king who wielded a club made of diamond. Despite his strength and weapon, he was defeated but the Gorgilla King was later visited by a fiery serpent who offered him power to defeat his foe. The primitive ape king was then showed a mysterious purple jewel that was one of the stones of the Infinity Gems. With its power, the Gorgilla King confronted the Iron Fist once more and managed to overpower her though she survived their clash leading to a continuing enmity between the two. (Avengers v8 #13)
The twenty-five-foot-tall, proto-human simian behemoth defended an isolated island wilderness against primeval horrors while completely overturning a scientific expedition's understanding of human evolution. Dwelling peacefully around the crags of Midnight Mountain in Borneo, the colossal, web-pawed creature had his prehistoric isolation disrupted when a team of human researchers arrived to locate a theoretical evolutionary missing link. Initially viewing the mammalian trespassers with severe, aggressive suspicion, the towering giant shifted his tactical priorities when a ferocious, rogue Tyrannosaurus Rex materialized from the dense jungle canopy to slaughter the cornered human campsite. Guided by a dormant, deep-seated cognitive kinship with the endangered explorers, the massive man-ape charged directly into the fray, utilizing his immense physical leverage and raw brute strength to wrestle the reptilian apex predator to the ground. Despite sustaining heavy lacerations during the brutal, primeval clash, the heroic protector successfully broke the dinosaur's offensive and secured the safety of the perimeter. Recognizing that the highly intelligent monster possessed a soul that was fundamentally more human than beast, the deeply humbled scientists chose to completely abandon their capture plans, quietly retreating from the island to ensure the colossal guardian could rule his prehistoric sanctuary in absolute peace. (Tales To Astonish v1 #12)
Departing from Midnight Mountain in Borneo, the exceptionally intelligent giant covertly hitched a ride across the open ocean aboard a massive cargo vessel, ultimately materialising amidst the towering skyscrapers of New York City. Seeking only to find the empathetic scientists who had previously visited his island, the disoriented, skyscraper-sized ape panicked when terrified human crowds spotted his massive frame, inadvertently causing a widespread citywide emergency. His desperate attempts to navigate the foreign concrete jungle completely disrupted the local infrastructure, including a bizarre, destructive detour where he burst onto the playing field of a live, professional baseball game. Misunderstood by the public and relentlessly targeted by heavy-duty law enforcement artillery, the frightened titan scaled the crown of the Statue of Liberty to seek a defensive vantage point against his aggressors. Tragically losing his footing amidst a barrage of military weapon fire, the massive guardian fell to his apparent death from the monument, setting the stage for a miraculous survival and an eventual integration into human society decades later. (Tales To Astonish v1 #18)
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- Gorgilla was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Tales To Astonish v1 #12 (October, 1960).
Appearances
- Tales to Astonish v1: (1960)
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