Gorgolla

Gorgolla
File:Gorgolla.jpg Gorgolla makes his first appearance. From Strange Tales vol. 1 #74 (April 1960)
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Strange Tales vol. 1 #74 (April 1960)
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby Dick Ayers
In-story information
Species	Stonian
Team affiliations	S.H.I.E.L.D. Howling Commandos
Abilities	Flight

Gorgolla, or Gargolla the Living Gargoyle is a fictional monster character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

Gorgolla first appeared in Strange Tales vol. 1 #74 (April 1960) and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.

Fictional character biography

Gorgolla is a Stonian from the planet Stonus V and the son of Granitor who ruled the Stonians. He led an invasion to Earth centuries ago and arranged for the Stonians to hide out as gargoyles, which they resembled. He was seemingly killed by the Stonian army when they were revived, as they had learned peace from observing humanity.

Upon hearing about what happened to Gorgolla, his father Granitor sent his legion of assassins to kill the Stonians responsible.

Gorgolla later turned up alive where he was actually taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody and placed in their Howling Commandos Monster Force as seen in the director's cut of the first issue.

At some point, Gorgolla relocated to Monster Isle. He was among the monsters that attacked Shadowcat and Magik when they came for a mutant girl named Bo. Not wanting to keep fighting Gorgolla and the rest of Monster Isle's inhabitants, Magik teleported herself, Kitty Pryde, and Bo back to the Jean Grey Institute for Higher Learning.

Powers and abilities

Gorgolla was a giant rocky creature who could fly.

External links

• Gorgolla at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• Stonians at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe