(Amazing Adventures II#34(fb) / Amazing Adventures II#24 (fb)) - Andre Frost and his daughter, Carmilla, were captured by the Martian Masters. They apparently spent some amount of time experimenting on Andre, before they wrapped him in their tentacles and crushed the life from him. Afterwards, they locked Carmilla in with his body, wanting her to clone him. She did so, but apparently some time passed before his cells were harvested. As a result, his cells had deteriorated somewhat, and the clone she created was less than identical. She named her bestial creation Grok, which to her meant some sort of hope.

BTS - Grok was caged in the Masters' research facility, while Carmilla was forced to work for them.

(Amazing Adventures II#21) <2018> - Killraven and his Freemen stormed a Martian Masters' laboratory, liberating Carmilla and Grok in the process. During their escape, Grok helped Killraven overcome a giant crab-man.

(Amazing Adventures II#22-24) - After surviving an attack on their ship by an immense creature in the Potomac River, Killraven and his allies were attacked by slavers, led by Sabre. Grok drove off the slavers almost single-handedly.
    Later, alongside Mint Julep and her Freewomen, he participated in an invasion into Washington, D. C., to rescue Killraven and a few of the Freemen.

(Amazing Adventures II#25) <2019> - In Indianapolis, Grok growled as Killraven argued with Carmilla. He then followed Killraven as he tracked down Skar and his Devil's Marauder tripod.

(Amazing Adventures II#26) - In Battle Creek, Michigan, Grok watched over Carmilla as she took a bath, and then savagely slew one of the men who tried to ambush her (Carmilla knocked out the other).

(Amazing Adventures II#27-29, 31) <March, 2019> - While sailing across Lake Michigan, Killraven's band was attacked by a giant, mutated lamprey. The creature latched on to Grok, who was gravely injured before Killraven could dislodge it from him. Nearly dead, Grok was placed in a stretcher and carried around during the assault on the Deathbirth Facility.

(Amazing Adventures II#32) - <June, 2019> - Hawk wondered at how Grok kept hanging on. Nonetheless, Grok remained nearly lifeless, and remained on his stretcher.

(Amazing Adventures II#33 - BTS) - Grok hung out on the stretcher.

(Amazing Adventures II#34) <July, 2019> - Old Skull played some tunes for Grok, who actually seemed to be recovering from his injuries. Skar again attacked Killraven and his allies. In the course of the battle, Skar caused a rockslide over Grok, who was attempting to crawl out of the way. Hawk rushed to Grok's rescue, and they were both crushed by the large rocks.

Comments: Created by Don McGregor and Herb Trimpe.

As Killraven's saga and "The War of the Worlds" concepts exist in an alternate timeline, the dates given are accurate and appropriate (i. e. not topical). Nearly thirty years have passed since the stories were written and it's only 15-20 years until real time "laps" the saga, and Earth-Killraven ceases to be an alternate future. Already, one of the points of divergence, the Martian attack date of 2001 is a thing of the past.

The "Martian Masters" were not actually natives of Mars, but used Mars as a base before attacking Earth.

Amazing Adventures II#30, for the most part, was just a reprint of 22--no new Grok!

In regards to Grok's name: Author Robert A. Heinlein originally coined the term "grok" as a word from the Martian language in his 1961 science fiction novel "Stranger in a Strange Land"
--Ron Fredricks

Profile by Snood

CLARIFICATIONS:
Grok has no known connections to

• Grok - 11th century Pictish priest--The Dark Man
• Big Grokko - Atlantean, agent of Attuma--Defenders I#7
• Grokkos - of Earth-57824 - man-eating fauna sometime in the 3rd millenium--Adventures into Weird Worlds#13/4
• or any other "Grok" characters

Images: (without ads)
Amazing Adventures II#21, p7, pan5 (main image)
Amazing Adventures II#21, cover (fighting Killraven)
Amazing Adventures II#22, p6, pan5 (closeup)

Appearances:
Amazing Adventures II#21 (November, 1973) - Don McGregor (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils), Yolande Pijcke (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#22 (January, 1974) - Don McGregor (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#23 (March, 1974) - Don McGregor (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#24 (May, 1974) - Don McGregor (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils), Jack Abel (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#25 (July, 1974) - Don McGregor (writer), Rich Buckler (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#26 (September, 1974) - Don McGregor (writer), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Adkins (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#27 (November, 1974) - Don McGregor (writer), Craig Russell (pencils), Jack Abel (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#28 (January, 1975) - Don McGregor (writer), Craig Russell (artist), Roy Thomas (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#29 (March, 1975) - Don McGregor (writer), Craig Russell (artist), Len Wein (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#31 (July, 1975) - Don McGregor (writer), Craig Russell (artist), Len Wein (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#32 (September, 1975) - Don McGregor (writer), Craig Russell (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Len Wein (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#33 (November, 1975) - Bill Mantlo (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils), D. Bruce Berry (inks), Marv Wolfman (editor)
Amazing Adventures II#34 (January, 1976) - Don McGregor (writer), Craig Russell (artist), Marv Wolfman (editor)

First Posted: 06/21/2002
Last Updated: 03/09/2025

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