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#REDIRECT [[List of Marvel Comics characters: G#Gorr the Golden Gorilla]]
{{Short description|Fictional character in Marvel Comics}}
{{Other uses|Gorr (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| character_name = Gorr the Golden Gorilla
| image = ffgorr.jpg
| caption = Gorr makes his first appearance battling the [[Fantastic Four]] atop the [[Baxter Building]] as seen in ''Fantastic Four'' #171.
| real_name =
| species = [[Evolved]] golden [[gorilla]]
| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut = ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #171 (Jun 1976)
| creators = [[Roy Thomas]]<br />[[George Pérez]]
| alliances = [[New Men (Marvel Comics)|New Men]]
| aliases =
| powers = [[Superhuman strength]], durability, speed, agility, and intelligence<br />Fire immunity
}}
'''Gorr the Golden Gorilla''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]].

==Publication history==
Gorr first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #171-175 (June–October 1976), and was created by [[Roy Thomas]] and [[George Pérez]].

The character subsequently appears in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #63 (May 1980), and ''Quasar'' #14-16 (September–November 1990).

==Fictional character biography==
[[File:Gorr the Golden Gorilla.png|thumb|120px|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. Marvel Comics.</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]].<ref name="FF1715">''Fantastic Four'' #171-175. Marvel Comics.</ref> 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="MCNYCGuide">{{cite book | last = Sanderson | first = Peter | title = The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City | publisher = [[Pocket Books]] | year = 2007 | location = New York City | pages = 49–51 | isbn = 978-1-4165-3141-8}}</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 name="FF1715" />

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. Marvel Comics.</ref> When the [[Overmind (comics)|Overmind]] attacked the Stranger, he freed the Stranger's captives including Gorr who escaped.<ref>''Quasar'' #16. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Gorr is a genetically engineered gold-colored gorilla with [[Human intelligence|human-like intellect]] and immense physical attributes, as well as resistance to fire.<ref>''Marvel Encyclopedia: Fantastic Four'' (November 2004). Marvel Comics.</ref>

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Fantastic Four}}
{{Roy Thomas}}


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