Throughout their history together, the Bruce Wayne and Ted Grant of Earth-One formed a deep friendship. When they first met, Ted had long retired his costumed career as Wildcat, and his business Grant's Gym had been a financial failure. Still, thanks to Bruce... and his alter ego Batman... believing in Ted, Grant resumed his career as a youth boxing coach and superhero. Later, Ted became a treasure hunter in Mexico... then still later an oil company executive. He used his Wildcat alias for charity events, and after once more entering the boxing ring to regain his title, Ted found one last obstacle to face.
During a boxing match, Grant unintentionally killed boxer Kid O'Hair. Yet now, on his own private island turned luxury spa resort, Ted had to become Wildcat one last time in order to help Batman track down a criminal smuggler for foreign residents into America... El Zapatero. The Brave and Bold pair of Wildcat and Batman uncovered the truth, that a famed writer was the criminal mastermind, and thwarted him.
On Earth-Two, around this same timeframe, the Justice Society was resuming regular activity, battling a wide-range of threats with Wildcat present for numerous adventures. Eventually, the supervillian Psycho-Pirate used his powers to cause dissention between members of the Society, leading to now Commissioner Bruce Wayne with other retired Society members battling the active members. During this encounter, Bruce battled Wildcat, although now out of practice, Ted bested the former Batman until Robin came to assist.
The Earth-One Ted Grant was content with keeping his Key Allegro island luxury spa open... despite it losing some money... and hanging up his cowled costumed once and for all. Following his fifth and final teamup with Batman, this Wildcat was never to be seen again. What became of Grant following this is unknown, although whatever he may have faced, he would always inevitably bounce back.
The Earth-Two Ted Grant found that his role as a mentor to younger members of the Justice Society such as Power Girl and Star-Spangled Kid had motivated him into reopening Grant's Gym once more, to train a new generation of youths such as future lawyer Charlie "Blackwing" Bullock. He would come out of retirement when some of his teammates were under the influence of Koehaha.. the Stream of Ruthelessness... but during the Crisis on Infinite Earths he passed on the title of Wildcat to his old friend's granddaughter Yolanda Montez.
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