The Unofficial Biography of...

Alter Ego: Ted Grant
Occupation: former Heavyweight boxing Champion, former owner Grant's Gym, now adventurer
Marital Status: single
Known Relatives: Dr. Henry Grant ( father, deceased ), Jake ( son, presumed deceased ),Yolanda Montez ( goddaughter, deceased )
Group Affiliation: All-Star Squadron, Justice Society of America
Base of Operations: mobile, but mostly New York City, NY
Current Status: active
Height: 5'8" Weight: 171 lbs.
Eye Color: blue Hair Color: black, now greying at temples
First Appearance: Sensation Comics #1, January, 1942.

.....Dr. Henry Grant was a sucessful doctor, but frail and weak. As his son was born, he made a vow that young Theodore, or Ted, would grow up to be a healthy, physical boy. Training from a young age, Ted went to college interested in many sports, but his collegate career ended too soon as his father's trust ran out of money and he was left penniless.

.....Ready to pass out from hunger, he saw several men beating a larger man. Coming to his aid and fighting off the attackers, the victim was none other than the World Heavyweight boxing champion, "Socker" Smith.

.....Wanting to reward the young man, Smith gave him a job as a sparring partner, sharpening his already considerable skills. Smith's manager, Skinner, saw the potential in young Grant and set him up in his own career as a boxer. Over several months, Ted won his way to the top of his division, the only fighter left was his own mentor, Socker. The public's expectations of the coming bout led Skinner to bet on the underdog, Grant, and hoping to make a fortune, decided to even the odds by placing a needle laced with poison in Grant's glove. As it hit repeatedly during the bout, Smith suscumbed to the poison and Grant was immediately arrested for killing the Champ. Grant was taken away, and Skinner thought he was home free.

..... During a transfer to another jail cell, the police car Grant was in crashed and Ted escaped. Figuring that the manager Skinner must have been behind the poisioning of the champ, Grant decided to find Skinner and make him confess. He was a hunted man, however and overheard some kids talking about the masked hero, The Green Lantern. Deciding to create a diversion, Grant took a black body suit and a cats-head mask and stormed the hideout of Skinner and his thugs. Soundly beating them, he coerced a confession and turned them into the police, where they confessed to the crime, exonerating Grant. Soon afterwards, Grant rightfully won the Heavyweight Boxing title, which he held onto for many years.

.....Only weeks after beginning to crimefight as Wildcat, Ted met a hillbilly named Hiram "Stretch" Skinner ( no relation to the crooked manager ), who had come to the big city to become a private detective. Ted took him on as his assistant, and he aided Wildcat on several cases, never knowing that Ted was indeed the masked hero. Early in his crimefighting career, Wildcat also met up with both The Flash and his inspiration, The Green Lantern, aiding them at a benefit against Polio. He would also meet the heros again as a member of the All-Star Squadron.

.....Sometime before 1945, Wildcat had joined with The Justice Society of America, and had only two recorded cases with them before his semi-retirement in 1949. It was at this time that Ted and his girlfriend, Irina, had a child, Jake who was kidnapped by one of Wildcat's villains, The Golden Wasp. Jake was never seen again and Ted spent several years searching for him. Ted retired undefeated as World Heavyweight Champion and was somewhat comfortable in his retirement.

.....Ted continued to be an important part of the boxing world, opening up a gym in Gotham City, training the next generations of boxing champions, even helping out the children of his super-heroic colegues, such as Dinah Lance (the second Black Canary and Yolonda Montoyez (who later became the second Wildcat), and it has been rumoured that a young Bruce Wayne also briefly trained with the former Champ.

.....But as soon as his former teammates began to actively adventure again, he closed his Gymnasium and devoted his full time to crimefighting.

.....Wildcat is a fighter. Merciless with his fists, he is aquainted with dozens of boxing styles from around the world due to his training and years of professional boxing. Wildcat is also capable of using acrobatics in his fighting, due to his holistic training by Joe Morgan ( see also The Guardian and The Atom ). His tenacity and never-give-up spirit is an inspiration to those around him as is his skills in teaching what he has learned to his fellow teammates.

..... Wildcat is also gifted with the ability of having more than one "life", not unlike the mythical properities of a real cat. The circumstances of his aquiring this ability or how many "lives" he has used up has not been revealed, but may contribute to his continued vitality into his 80's ( he moves and acts like someone in their late 40's ).

.....Ted is also proficient in motorcycle riding, using a special "Cat-Cycle", a modified stuntcycle in his crimefighting.

Listing of Comic Book Appearances

Sensation Comics(v1) #1-6
Justice League(v1) #193/2
Sensation #7
All-Star Squadron Annual #1
Sensation #8
All-Star Squadron #26
All-Star Squadron Annual #2
All-Star Squadron #27
Sensation #9
All-Star Squadron #31-32
Sensation #10
All-Star Squadron #59-60
Young All-Stars #3, 7-9, 14
Young All-Stars Annual #1/1
YAS #16-17
YAS #27/Sensation #11
YAS #30-31
Sensation #12
Comic Cavalcade #1
Sensation #13-15
CC #2
Sensation #16-36
Big All-American Comics #1
Sensation #37-39
All-Star Comics #24
All-Star Comics(v2) #1
Thrilling Comics(v2) #1
All-Star Comics(v2) #2
Sensation #40
Spectre(v3) #20 (flashback) May 5, 1945
Sensation #41-48
All-Star #27
Sensation #49-90
100 Pg. Super-Spec #6
Flash(v3) #161 (flashback)
Secret Origins(v3) #50 ( flashbacks )
Brave and Bold #62
Infinity Inc #48 (flashback)
Justice League(v1) #46-47, 55-56
Spectre(v1) #3
Brave and Bold #88
Justice League(v1) #82
Brave and Bold #97
Justice League(v1) #100-102
Brave and Bold #110
Brave and Bold #118
Justice League(v1) #123-124 no longer in continuity
Super-Team Family #2
All-Star #58-59
Brave and Bold #127
All-Star #60-68
Justice League(v1) #147
All-Star #69-71, 73
Infinity Inc #27(flashback) no longer in continuity
Adventure Comics #461-2 no longer in continuity Adventure #464, 466
Justice League(v1) #183
Infinity Inc #1-3, 8, 9
Justice League(v1) #232 no longer in continuity
Infinity Inc #16-17
Infinity Inc Annual #1
Infinity Inc #21-22
All-Star Squadron #53/Crisis #5-6
Infinity Inc #25, 29
Last Days of the Justice Society #1
Armageddon:Inferno #3-4
War of the Gods #2
Justice Society(v2) #1-7
Justice League Europe #48-50
Superman: The Man of Steel #20
Justice Society(v2) #9-10
Spectre(v3) #20 (non-flashback) Showcase '94 #3
Zero Hour #3
Guy Gardner:Warrior #29
Final Night #1-3
Green Lantern(v3) #81
Flash #134
Spectre(v3) #62
Catwoman/Wildcat #1-4
JLA(v3) #28-31
JSA Secret Files #1/1
JSA(v3) 1-7, 9-10, 12-17, 19-22, 25
JSA: Our Worlds At War #1
World's Finest: Our Worlds at War #1
JSA(v3) #26-27, 29, 31

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