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One ofDC Comics’most terrifying villains just revisited one of the most tragical elements of their backstory . Granny Goodness , who servesDarkseidon the impassioned hellscape known as Apokolips , divulged that she was forced to kill someone faithful to her so as to appease her schoolmaster . It ’s another account that show Granny , despite being one of the ugly villains in comics , did n’t have it gentle .
Granny Goodness was created by Jack Kirby and first come out inMister Miracle#2 . Leader of the Female Furies and the lieutenant of Darkseid , Granny has always been patriotic to the leader of Apokolips . However , she suffer contumely at the deal of the cosmic villainand was often push to make savagely tough , sprightliness - and - death decisions . While there ’s lilliputian doubt Granny evolved into pure evil , before she contact her current anatomy , she was pull to down her own pet on the orders of Darkseid .
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InHarley Quinn#74 by Sam Humphries , Sami Basri , Hi - Fi , and Dave Sharpe , Harley Quinn discover that her friend ’s self-annihilation was indeed a murder and the person responsible , Jonathan Wittleson , is really work with Granny Goodness as the two have make for an Apokolips fire perdition into North Hollywood . grannie reveals to Harley that the ' Infant Fire Pit ' get big every day and she intends on enveloping the Earth in the name of Darkseid . After the two conflict and Granny has Harley on the ropes , Quinn tells the villain that she see grief carried in her eyes . That ’s when Granny reveals the story of her hound , Mercy .
The tarradiddle flashes back to Granny and her hound , Mercy . Darkseid order Mercy to pop Goodness , as he utilize the hound as a pawn to get Granny to kill her beloved puppy . Granny reveals that " it was her last or mine , " and tells Harley the blackguard did n’t deserve to die . It ’s a heartwarming moment and humanize Granny . But , while Harley is appealing , she uses an Apokoliptian artillery to put down the ' Infant Pit , ' which leads to Granny leave Earth via Boom Tube .
The blackguard story is a direct recall to the Granny Goodness fib " Goodness and Mercy " fromSecret Origins of Super - Villains 80 - Page Giant # 1by Walter Simonson , Jon Bogdanove , and Bill Reinhold . The report reveals Granny reluctantly kill Mercy led to her graduation to become Darkseid ’s novel trainer at the Apokolips orphanage . While Granny is beyond saving at this point , the moment shew that was n’t always the case . It ’s completely tragical and further shows how complex ( and mess up)Granny Goodness’srelationship with Darkseid truly is .
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