Hellgrammite (comics)
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| Hellgrammite | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Brave and the Bold #80 (November 1968) |
| Created by | Bob Haney, Neal Adams |
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| Alter ego | Roderik Rose |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Intergang |
| Notable aliases | Robert Dobson |
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Hellgrammite (Roderik Rose) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an enemy of Superman, Batman, the Creeper, Green Arrow and Black Canary.
Justice Leak portrays the character in the series Supergirl.
Hellgrammite first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #80 (November 1968), and was created by Bob Haney and Neal Adams.[1] In this issue, he battled Batman and the Creeper.
Fictional character biography
Pre-Crisis
Roderik Rose is an entomologist who subjected himself to a mutagenic process that transforms him into a grasshopper-like insectoid.[2] He has superhuman physical abilities and can crawl on walls and generate durable cocoons.[3] A number of his schemes revolve around transforming others into weaker, subordinate versions of himself.
Post-Crisis
In the post-Crisis DC Universe, Hellgrammite returns as a recurring foe for Superman, first encountering the Man of Steel after being hired by LexCorp board member George Markham to kill Lex Luthor.[4] During the Underworld Unleashed crossover, he makes a deal with Neron, trading his soul to gain increased power.[5]
Hellgrammite is presumed dead during the Our Worlds at War event, but it is later revealed that a similar villain, Larvanaut, died instead. Hellgrammite appears alive in the "One Year Later" event as an assassin for Intergang.
After Prometheus destroys Star City, the new Batman leads a newly formed Justice League in a hunt to track down the various villains who helped Prometheus in his plot. The team finds Hellgrammite and several other villains attempting to flee the country and a battle ensues. Hellgrammite is ultimately defeated after Donna Troy ties up a villainess named Harpi with her lasso, and then swings her into the villain, knocking both of them out.[6]
