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#REDIRECT [[List of Marvel Comics characters: G#Gorr the Golden Gorilla]]
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'''Gorr the Golden [[Gorilla]]''' is a fictional character in [[Marvel Comics]].


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==Publication history==
Gorr first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' #171-175 (June–October 1976), and was created by [[Roy Thomas]] and [[George Pérez]].
[[Category:Characters created by George Pérez]]
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[[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1975]]
The character subsequently appears in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #63 (May 1980), and ''Quasar'' #14-16 (September–November 1990).
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[[Category:Genetically engineered characters in comics]]
==Fictional character biography==
[[File:Gorr the Golden Gorilla.png|thumb|150px|left|Gorr from ''Fantastic Four'' #171. Pencils by [[George Pérez]].]]
Gorr is a golden [[gorilla]] given human intelligence and greatly increased strength by the [[High Evolutionary]].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #172</ref>

Fearing that [[Galactus]] was about to destroy his creation [[Counter-Earth (comics)|Counter-Earth]], the High Evolutionary created Gorr and sent him to Earth to seek the aid of the [[Fantastic Four]].{{issue|date=August 2012}} However, when he arrived on Earth, Gorr became inexplicably mutated into a [[King Kong]]-sized monstrosity and went on a rampage through Manhattan, climbing to the top of the [[Chrysler Building]].<ref name="mnyc">{{cite book | last = Sanderson | first = Peter | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City | publisher = [[Pocket Books]] | year = 2007 | location = New York City | pages = 49–51 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-4165-3141-6}}</ref> When the Fantastic Four intervened, Gorr duped them into coming aboard his ship and transported them to Counter-Earth. The Fantastic Four, High Evolutionary, and Gorr were unable to convince Galactus not to destroy Counter-Earth, though Galactus challenged them to find a replacement within 48 hours. Gorr and the [[Human Torch]] found an Earth-like planet, which turned out to be inhabited by [[Skrull]]s. The Skrulls abandoned the planet after an altercation with Gorr, leaving the planet uninhabited and thus worthless to Galactus. Ultimately, the [[Impossible Man]] convinced Galactus to devour his own planet of Poppup instead. Gorr remained with the High Evolutionary as a "[[valet]]."<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #171-175</ref>

Much later, Gorr became a prisoner/research project of the [[Stranger (comics)|Stranger]], held captive on his laboratory world alongside Stranger's other prisoners.<ref>''Quasar #14-15</ref> When the [[Overmind (comics)|Overmind]] attacked the Stranger, he freed the Stranger's captives including Gorr who escaped.<ref>''Quasar'' #16</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Gorr is a golden-colored gorilla given human intelligence and greatly increased strength by the [[High Evolutionary]]. Gorr also has an immunity to fire.

==See also==
* [[Gorillas in comics]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://marvel.wikia.com/Gorr_%28New_Men%29_%28Earth-616%29 Gorr] at Marvel Wiki
* [http://www.comicvine.com/gorr/4005-35556/ Gorr] at Comic Vine
* {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/gorrtgg.htm|Gorr}}

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