| Wildcat | |
 Wildcat Ted Grant |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Sensation Comics # 1 (January 1942) |
| Created by | Bill Finger Irwin Hasen |
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| Alter ego | Ted Grant |
| Team affiliations | Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron |
| Abilities | a former heavyweight boxing champion and one of the top physical fighters in the DC Universe. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. William "Bill" Finger ( February 8, 1914 &ndash January 18, 1974) was an American Comic strip and Comic Irwin Hasen (born July 8, 1918) is an American Cartoonist, whose work included the creation of the comic book character Wildcat The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics fictional Superhero team that debuted in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981 Has trained many other superheroes, and was at some point mystically granted nine lives (though he lost them recently), has claimed to have cat's eyes and seems to possess at least Olympics-level agility |
Wildcat is the name of several DC Comics superheroes, the first and most famous of which is Ted Grant, a long-time member of the Justice Society of America. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history Created by writer Bill Finger and illustrator Irwin Hasen, Grant first appeared in Sensation Comics # 1 (January 1942). William "Bill" Finger ( February 8, 1914 &ndash January 18, 1974) was an American Comic strip and Comic Irwin Hasen (born July 8, 1918) is an American Cartoonist, whose work included the creation of the comic book character Wildcat Sensation Comics is the title of a Comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for 109 issues between 1942 and 1952 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
A world class heavyweight boxer, Grant became inadvertently entangled in the criminal underworld and developed a costumed identity to clear his name. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate. Like many non-headlining characters of the Golden Age, Wild Cat was primarily featured as a member of the Justice Society of America. The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books generally thought as lasting from the 1930s until late 1940s during which Comic books The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history
Modern portrayals of Wildcat show him to be a rowdy tough guy with a streak of male chauvinism, leading to frequent clashes with the feministic Power Girl. The Modern Age of Comic Books is an informal name for the period in the history of mainstream American comic books generally considered to last from the mid-1980s until Chauvinism (ˈʃoʊvɨnɪzəm is extreme and unreasoning Partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs especially when the partisanship includes malice and hatred Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate The character’s insecurities have been explored as well. Meanwhile, a magical "nine lives" spell has explained his vitality at an old age. Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and Like many older JSA members, he’s been a mentor to younger heroes, particularly Batman and Black Canary. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Black Canary is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine. His relationship with Canary was the basis for an episode of Justice League Unlimited. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on
Other characters have taken Grant’s name and identity, including the deceased Yolanda Montez, his goddaughter who took over while he was injured. Yolanda Montez is a fictional Superheroine in DC Comics ' Shared universe, the DC universe. A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's Baptism. Recently, Tom Bronson, his newly discovered son, has also taken up the title of Wildcat and has been taken under Grant's wing as a new member of the Justice Society of America. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history
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Tomahawk's Rangers
Wildcat (real name unknown) was a member of Tomahawk's Rangers, who fought for independence in the American Revolution during the 18th century. His first appearance was in Tomahawk #92 (May/June 1964), and was created by France Herron, Fred Ray, Murray Boltinoff, and Dan Spiegle. Tomahawk is a Comic book character whose adventures were published by DC Comics during the 1950's and 1960's in his own comics series Dan Spiegle (born October 12, 1920) is a Comic book and Cartoon artist and illustrator (penciller and inker His choice of pseudonym has no connection to Ted Grant or the "Wildcat" superhero legacy he started, and by convention, Ted Grant is usually referred to as "Wildcat I".
Ted Grant
Ted Grant is a normal human who was, at some unspecified point, given a magical "nine lives," none of which he has left. He remains at the peak of human condition due to extensive, regular exercise. He is a world-class boxer who trained Batman in the art. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created
Earth-Two
Ted Grant donned the Wildcat costume beginning in Sensation Comics #1 (January 1942), the same issue in which Wonder Woman and Mister Terrific premiered. Sensation Comics is the title of a Comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for 109 issues between 1942 and 1952 Mister Terrific is the name of two different Superheroes in the DC Comics universe.
Wildcat's origin is chronicled in Sensation Comics #1 as well as Secret Origins #3 (1973) and All-Star Squadron Annual #1 (1982). Henry Grant vowed on his baby son's crib that the child would not grow up afraid of life, he encouraged his son in sports and paid for great coaching and would have continued to into the young man's college days except that both Henry Grant and his wife died. Orphaned in the days of the Great Depression Ted Grant found himself unemployed in the big city. One night he saved "Socker" Smith, the heavyweight boxing champ, from a mugging. "Socker" took Ted under his wings and soon Ted was a heavyweight champ in his own right. He also unknowingly became tangled in his manager's sinister plans. As a result, his mentor "Socker" Smith was killed by a boxing glove loaded with a poison needle by Grant's managers Flint and Skinner. The dose was only intended to slow Smith, but the duo misjudged the potency. When Grant was arrested for the crime, Flint and Skinner, afraid he might know what had happened, arranged a hit on the young fighter. Ted Grant survived, but the policemen with him were dead. He became a fugitive and came upon a kid who was robbed of his Green Lantern comic. The kid, describing the mystery-man Green Lantern, inspired Ted to create a costume of a large black cat. He took the name of Wildcat and vowed to clear his name. He brought Flint and Skinner to justice, and the villains were forced to confess and Grant's name was cleared. Wildcat continued to fight against crime.
In the pages of All Star Comics Wildcat had a few adventures as a member of the Justice Society of America and in the 1980s when the All-Star Squadron was published and created a retroactive continuity in which the majority of WWII mystery-men interacted with each other, Wildcat had a place as a member of that conglomeration of heroes as well. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics fictional Superhero team that debuted in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981 The 1970s run of All Star Comics (1976-1979) had Wildcat play a central role as a Justice Society member. In the story arc which saw Green Lantern go berserk and Commissioner Bruce Wayne issue arrest warrants for the JSA, it was Wildcat's ability to look fear in the face that allowed him to defeat the mastermind of the disaster: the second Psycho-Pirate. The Psycho-Pirate is the name of two DC Comics Supervillains dating back to the Golden Age of Comics. In 1985, during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Ted's legs were shattered by an out-of-control Red Tornado and he was told he would never walk again, but he soon discovered he had a god-daughter who became the second Wildcat (see below). Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover Red Tornado is a fictional character a Superhero in the DC Universe.
Earth-One
An Earth-One version of Ted Grant existed pre-Crisis and teamed up with Batman on several occasions, himself a retired world heavyweight champion like his Earth-Two counterpart. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created This Grant had a relatively minor career, and much of his early years were left unchronicled as to his origin, although his origin is likely similar to the golden age Ted Grant. Initially, this variant of Wildcat was thought to have been a resident of Earth-B (an attempt to rectify discordant stories in Brave and Bold that did not fit neatly on Earth-One), however his later appearance in a few outside stories verified his existence on both mainstream Earths. This version of Ted Grant ceased to exist following the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, with the Earth-Two version becoming the dominant version on the new unified universe, although it was still said Post-Crisis that Batman received some training from Ted Grant.
Post-Crisis
Post-Crisis, Ted later recovered from his injuries sustained during the Crisis, and joined the re-formed JSA as they entered a limbo state to save the world from an oncoming onslaught initiated by Hitler decades before. Later he and his fellow teammates were released from this dimension, and regained prominence as the forefathers of the heroic community. He recently claimed to have magically acquired "nine lives" early in his career, and has in fact survived several otherwise fatal or seemingly crippling injuries. For example, during the 'Final Night' incident, he had a wall collapse on him. Wildcat was also one of the many combat instructors sought out by a young Bruce Wayne on the path towards becoming Batman. He also helped mentor Black Canary, teaching her a variety of boxing techniques suited to her build (mainly without the knowledge – or consent – of her mother, the original Black Canary, who was strongly opposed to her daughter following in her footsteps). Black Canary is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine.
In the post-Crisis rebooted continuity, Ted Grant never experienced paraplegia. Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or Paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities He was also still a former heavyweight champion of the world. He also appeared in an issue of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman titled "The Golden Boy". Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and The Sandman is a Comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo Worlds' End (1994 is the eighth collection of issues in the DC Comics series The Sandman.
He assists the Justice League of America, where he is killed by a fifth-dimensional imp during a fifth-dimensional war involving the cosmos. It is revealed then he has nine lives, and has since 1945: hence how he can be over 70 years old, yet an athletic and powerful boxer.
Ted is one of the four members of the original JSA on the current team, and is seen as a kind (if rowdy at times), avuncular figure by the other teammates. He frequently scraps with the similarly rowdy Power Girl and may be attracted to her. Ted Grant has had several notable relationships with women. One included Irina, the mother of Ted's son Jake. After Jake was kidnapped by the Yellow Wasp, they soon parted ways. Selina Kyle followed soon after. Catwoman is a Fictional character associated with DC Comics ' Batman franchise. In addition to training her in boxing, Ted and Selina have shared a mutual attraction and had a torrid affair at one time. Queen Hippolyta also had an affair with Ted when Hippolyta traveled back in time to World War II. Queen Hippolyta is a DC Comics Superheroine based on Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons in Greek mythology, and is the mother of [1] Ted was visibly shaken up after Hippolyta's death in the DC crossover, Our Worlds at War. Our Worlds at War was a Comic book crossover, published by DC Comics during the summer of 2001
Ted later lost the last of his extra "nine lives", when he was "killed" by his Justice Society ally Jay Garrick, the original Flash. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history [2] The two did this intentionally in order to permit Ted to escape control of the Spear of Destiny, which can permit the holder mind control over superpowered individuals, and thus save the world from the spear being used to dominate Earth. The Holy Lance (also known as the Spear of Destiny, Holy Spear, Lance of Longinus, Spear of Longinus or Spear of Christ) is the name
Yolanda Montez
Born with meta-human powers due to the machinations of the villainous Dr. Yolanda Montez is a fictional Superheroine in DC Comics ' Shared universe, the DC universe. Love, Yolanda Montez became the god-daughter of Ted "Wildcat" Grant, a good friend of her father, "Mauler" Montez. Due to the prenatal treatments given to her mother, Yolanda was born with retractable claws on her fingers and toes, and cat-like agility. She concealed her abilities and lived a normal life. Yolanda became a journalist, working for "Rock Stars Magazine". Ted became injured in the Crisis and Yolanda used her powers to become the new Wildcat. [3] She joined Infinity Inc. shortly afterward. She fought the good fight for years before being killed by Eclipso [4], alongside her other teammates in the Shadow Fighters. Eclipso is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. The Shadow Fighters were a group of superpowered and non-superpowered DC Comics characters brought together under the supervision of Amanda Waller, for Yolanda's cousin Alex later became Eclipso. [5]
Hector Ramirez
Hector Ramirez first appeared in Batman/Wildcat # 1 (April 1997), and was created by Chuck Dixon, Beau Smith, and Sergio Cariello. Charles "Chuck" Dixon (b 1954 is an American Comic book Writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the Beau Smith (born December 17, 1954 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American Comic book Writer and Columnist He was a boxing protégé of Ted Grant, the Golden Age Wildcat. After learning that Ted used to be Wildcat, Hector aspired to be his successor, something Ted refused. Hector then took one of Ted's old costumes and went out as Wildcat in Gotham City. Gotham City is a Fictional City appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the home of Batman. In an attempt to break up a secret fight club where caged villains fought to death, Ramirez was himself caught, and killed by Killer Croc in the ring. Killer Croc ( Waylon Jones) is a Fictional character in the DC universe, an enemy of Batman. The operators of the Secret Ring, Lock-Up and Ernie Chubb, were eventually apprehended by Ted and Batman. Lock-Up is a DC Comics villain and an enemy of Batman, featured in one episode Batman The Animated Series, in which he was voiced by Bruce Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created
Tom Bronson
It was later revealed that Ted Grant has a son that he never met before by the name of Tom Bronson. [6] Tom's mother was a woman with whom Ted had a one-night stand. Tom does not appear to be bitter toward Ted for not being involved in his life, but states that he does not believe he will ever be the next Wildcat (stating that he hadn't been in a fight since the 8th grade, and lost that one).
It was revealed that Tom is a metahuman. Metahuman is a term to describe Superhumans in DC Comics ' Shared universe, the DC Universe. [7] When Wildcat is attacked by Vandal Savage, Tom turns into a werecat, very similar to the Kingdom Come version of Wildcat. Vandal Savage is a Fictional character, a Supervillain published by DC Comics.
Tom (after some initial reluctance) agrees to share the "Wildcat" codename with his father, and is introduced to the Justice Society. [8]
Later, he would participate in a team-up with the Justice League. His talk with Vixen indicates the presence of enhanced animalistic senses. Vixen ( Mari Jiwe McCabe) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe.
Other versions
Kingdom Come
In Kingdom Come, Alex Ross (and writer Mark Waid) portrayed Wildcat as a humanoid panther with the soul of Ted Grant. Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American Comic book painter, Illustrator and Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. He is seen working with Batman's group (with the other offspring of the Justice League). It is not really clear if he dies or not at the end of the comic, when the UN unleashes a nuclear attack against the metahumans.
Other media
In the Justice League episode Legends, League members Green Lantern (John Stewart), Hawkgirl, The Flash, and Martian Manhunter team up with The Justice Guild of America. Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character The Justice Guild of America is a superhero team featured in the Justice League animated series two-part episode Legends, a homage to the Golden Age JGA member, Cat Man, is a cross between Ted Grant/Wildcat and Golden Age Batman. Cat Man is voiced by comedic actor, Stephen Root. Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American Actor. He is principally known for his comedic work but has won acclaim for
Wildcat (Ted Grant) appeared in the animated series Justice League Unlimited. This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on He had a prominent role alongside Black Canary and Green Arrow in the 2005 episode "The Cat and the Canary" where he was competing in Roulette's Meta-Brawl after he became less involved in missions, leaving him to train the other heroes on the Watchtower. Black Canary is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine. For the LNER Steam locomotive, see LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow Green Arrow ( Oliver Jones "Ollie" Queen Roulette is a Supervillainess in the DC Comics universe. Fictional character biography Roulette's grandmother was a Golden Age villain of He defeated Sportsmaster and his match with the Atomic Skull was interrupted by Green Arrow and Black Canary. The Sportsmaster is a DC Comics villain who uses his sports skill for criminal purposes Atomic Skull is the name of two different DC Comics Supervillains Fictional character biography Albert Michaels Albert Michaels was Black Canary made a deal with Roulette for her to fight her mentor. Green Arrow used a knockout gas arrow on Black Canary, fought Wildcat and faked his own death using an unseen stunner that put him in "metabolic stasis". This helped Wildcat see the horror of the match and quit. Afterwards, Wildcat is seen in therapy with Martian Manhunter. Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character In the later episode Dark Heart, he fights alongside his team members against an ever-growing swarm of nanite robot spiders, and in Panic In the Sky against the Ultimen clones. Nanorobotics is the technology of creating machines or Robots at or close to the microscopic scale of a Nanometres (10-9 Metres. The Ultimen are a fictional Superhero group featured in the animated series Justice League Unlimited. Wildcat is voiced by Dennis Farina. Dennis Farina (born February 29, 1944) is an American film and television actor
Ted Grant appears both in and out of costume in the animated film Justice League: The New Frontier. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Justice League The New Frontier is a Direct-to-video Animated film adaptation of the popular DC comic limited series He is seen in costume in the opening credits and later out of costume fighting in a boxing match. In this film, he is a former member of the now retired JSA, who had disbanded after the death of Hourman. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history Hourman (spelled Hour-Man in his earliest appearances is the name of three different fictional DC Comics Superheroes the first of whom was
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