Galactic Golem
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| Galactic Golem | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman #248 (February 1972) |
| Created by | Len Wein (script) Curt Swan (art) |
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| Alter ego | None |
| Partnerships | Lex Luthor |
| Abilities | Super-strength Invunerability |
The Galactic Golem is a fictional creature in the DC Comics universe. It first appeared in Superman #248 (February 1972).
[edit] Fictional character biography
The Galactic Golem was created by Lex Luthor in one of his plots to destroy Superman. The Golem is an artificial creature that draws its energy from starlight. During its first battle with Superman, it releases so much energy that it appears to wipe out all life on Earth, leaving only Superman, the Golem, and Luthor. A remorseful Luthor discovers that the energy had safely shifted all Earth's inhabitants into a parallel world. After Superman manages to hurl the Golem into space, the Earth's inhabitants safely return to the correct plane of existence.
The Galactic Golem returns in the story "Fury of the Energy-Eater!" in Superman #258 (November 1972) to fight Superman in his Fortress of Solitude. Superman defeats the Golem by covering him in molten steel over the center of Earth's magnetic pole, which, when it hardens, imobilizes him, due to his lack of sustained energy combined with the magnetic force of the planet Earth. The Golem has made no further appearances.
A new version of the Golem appears in Superman #675. [1]. This Galactic Golem is a creation of ancient Daxamite science, sent to fight Superman by Daxamite priests who want to capture Mon-El. With the help of the supervillain Paragon, Superman defeated the golem by destroying its power source; a model of Daxam itself in its forhead.
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Galactic Golem has the ability to absorb stellar radiation, which in turn provides it with incredible strength and durability. Cutting off the Golem's access to this radiation renders it inert.
