Gorgolla (Earth-616)

Gorgolla the Living Gargoyle
Name	Gorgolla
Current Alias	Gorgolla the Living Gargoyle
Aliases	Gargolla
Affiliation and Relationships
Group Affiliation	Howling Commandos
Relatives	Parents: Granitor (father)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	30′ (9.14 m)
Hair	No Hair At All
Skin	Grey
Unusual Features	Abnormally large size
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Stonian
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Stonus V, Stonus Star System, Milky Way
Personal Information
Citizenship	Stonian
Occupation	Would-be conqueror
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers
First	Strange Tales #74 (November, 1959)
First	Strange Tales #74 (November, 1959)

History

Gorgolla was a Stonian and the son of their ruler, Granitor. He led an invasion to Earth centuries ago and arranged the invasion force to hide out in secret locations across the globe disguised as gargoyles. An American explorer named David Hartnell discovered Gorgolla in the Himalayans. Gorgolla awakened and captured Hartnell, then summoned his Stonian brethren to begin their attack on Earth. The lesser gargoyles under his command, however, betrayed Gorgolla, and he was seemingly killed by them when they were revived as they had learned the ways of peace by observing humanity for centuries and no longer wished to live as slaves.

Gorgolla survived the attack, however, and he was both taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody and placed in their Howling Commandos Monster Force, though his status was listed as "inoperative."

Gorgolla later appeared on Monster Isle when Shadowcat and Magik appeared to look for a mutant girl named Bo. Gorgolla was among the monsters that attacked the three until Magik teleported herself, Shadowcat, and Bo to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.

Attributes

Powers

Stonians are silicon-based life forms whose bodies are comprised of a veritable living granite. Gorgolla had both enhanced strength and durability and was well-nigh invulnerable. He could also fly by way of a pair of large bat-like wings.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Gorgolla possessed a device that enabled him to bridge the portals between dimensions. This allowed himself and his gargoyle army easy access from Stonus V to Earth. He also used a solar-electromagnetic instrument to awaken and summon his fellow Stonians from across the globe.

Trivia

• Gorgolla is one of the few documented Stonians whose name does not end with the letters "or". Other Stonians have names such as Crustor, Granitor, Magnor, Maxtor and Strator.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Gorgolla (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Gorgolla (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Gorgolla (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Gorgolla (Earth-616)
• 5 image(s) of Gorgolla (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Gorgolla (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Gorgolla on Wikipedia.org
• Gorgolla at Comic Vine
• Gorgolla (Earth-616) at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe