Grey Gargoyle
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The Grey Gargoyle (Paul Pierre Duval) is a fictional supervillain that appears in the Marvel Universe. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Journey into Mystery vol. 1, #107 (August, 1964). The Grey Gargoyle is primarily a foe of the Thunder God Thor.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Paul Pierre Duval was a French chemist and lab assistant who gained his powers by accidentally spilling an unknown concoction on himself. Imbued with a living granite body and a touch that could turn anything to stone, Duval turns to a life of crime. Duval eventually grows bored and seeks a new goal: immortality. Naming himself the Grey Gargoyle, Duval finds and confronts Thor, believing that Thor's hammer Mjolnir is the secret of his immortality. Thor, however, defeats the Grey Gargoyle and then once again several months later. [1]
The Grey Gargoyle goes on to fight a number of superheroes including Iron Man, [2] Captain America, the Falcon, Nick Fury, Spider-Man [3] and Thor once again, this time in deep space. [4] He returns to Earth to fight the Avengers and years later again as part of the Masters of Evil. [5] After having a scheme foiled by Iron Man, [6] the Grey Gargoyle is employed by Doctor Doom to neutralise the Incredible Hulk, who humiliates the Grey Gargoyle by breaking his arm. [7]
The Grey Gargoyle later attacks She-Hulk [8] and then the Thing, and after turning the Thing to stone is defeated by the rest of the Fantastic Four. [9] The temporary transformation allows the Thing the ability to now change between his stone and human form at will. After another bout with Thor [10] the Grey Gargoyle is incarcerated, and is later seen as an escapee of the Raft prison. [11]
The Grey Gargoyle most recently battled the heroine Ms. Marvel, before being defeated and returned to prision. [12]
[edit] Powers and abilities
Originally, Duval spilled an unknown organic chemical combination on his right hand, turning that hand into living stone. Duval also gained the ability to instantaneously transform any substance to granite stone by touching it with that hand. Whether due to artistic error or evolution of powers, the Gargoyle has been depicted on occasion using his left hand to inflict his stone touch. Like the supervillain King Midas, Duval has no control over the results of his touch.
By using his stoning touch upon himself, Duval can transform himself into a being of living stone, possessing superhuman strength and durability. Duval is not invulnerable, however, having had an arm broken by the Incredible Hulk.
Duval's touch turns a limited amount of mass to stone for an hour. While stoned, the substance has durability approximate to granite.
[edit] In Other Media
- Grey Gargoyle appeared in the 1994 Iron Man animated series, voiced by Richard McGonagle. He served as one of the minions of the Mandarin.
- Grey Gargoyle appears in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance voiced by Tom Kane.
[edit] References
- ^ Journey Into Mystery vol. 1, #107 + 113
- ^ Tales of Suspense vol. 1, #95 - 96
- ^ Captain America vol. 1, #139 - 142
- ^ Thor vol. 1, #258 - 258
- ^ Avengers vol. 1, #190 -191 + 271
- ^ Iron Man vol. 1, #235 - 236
- ^ Incredible Hulk vol. 1, #363 - 364
- ^ Sensational She-Hulk vol. 2, #27
- ^ Fantastic Four vol. 2, #38 - 39
- ^ Thor vol. 2, #47
- ^ New Avengers vol. 4, #1
- ^ Civil War: The Initiative (April 2007)
