He is a resident of the Savage Land and an enemy of the X-Men and Ka-Zar, and possesses a stone-like body and matter-manipulating abilities.

After being chased off by the Sun People, the sailor returns centuries later and discovers that they are waging war as a form of worship to him.

Now known as the Petrified Man, he encounters Ka-Zar and works with him to stop the Sun People, but goes insane and believes himself to be Garokk.

He can additionally project energy blasts from his eyes, create dimensional portals, and manipulate matter on a molecular level.

[citation needed] An alternate universe variant of Garokk from Earth-928 appears in 2099: World of Tomorrow, where he possesses the Sorcerer Supreme Mlle Strange.