| Hellgrammite | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Brave and the Bold #80 (November 1968) |
| Created by | Bob Haney,Neal Adams |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Roderik Rose |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Intergang |
| Notable aliases | Robert Dobson |
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Hellgrammite (Roderik Rose) is asupervillain appearing incomic books published byDC Comics, commonly as an enemy ofSuperman,Batman,the Creeper,Green Arrow andBlack Canary.
Justice Leak portrays the character in the seriesSupergirl.
Hellgrammite first appeared inThe Brave and the Bold #80 (November 1968), and was created byBob Haney andNeal Adams.[1] In this issue, he battled Batman and the Creeper.
Roderik Rose is anentomologist who subjected himself to a mutagenic process that transforms him into agrasshopper-likeinsectoid.[2] He has superhuman physical abilities and can crawl on walls and generate durablecocoons.[3] A number of his schemes revolve around transforming others into weaker, subordinate versions of himself.
In the post-CrisisDC Universe, Hellgrammite returns as a recurring foe forSuperman, first encountering the Man of Steel after being hired byLexCorp board member George Markham to killLex Luthor.[4] During theUnderworld Unleashed crossover, he makes a deal withNeron, trading hissoul to gain increased power.[5]
Hellgrammite is presumed dead during theOur Worlds at War event, but it is later revealed that a similar villain, Larvanaut, died instead. Hellgrammite appears alive in the "One Year Later" event as an assassin forIntergang.
AfterPrometheus destroysStar City, the newBatman leads a newly formedJustice League in a hunt to track down the various villains who helped Prometheus in his plot. The team finds Hellgrammite and several other villains attempting to flee the country and a battle ensues. Hellgrammite is ultimately defeated afterDonna Troy ties up a villainess named Harpi with her lasso, and then swings her into the villain, knocking both of them out.[6]
Hellgrammite is super-strong and durable, able to jump long distances, secrete adhesives, and produce cocoons that can transform those imprisoned in them into drone versions of himself. In both forms, he has expertise in entomology.
Hellgrammite appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[9]
Hellgrammite appears inAdventures in the DC Universe #17.[10]
