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Grayven
Grayven as depicted in Green Lantern (vol. 3) #74 (June 1996). Art by Darryl Banks.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceGreen Lantern (vol. 3) #74 (June 1996)
Created byRon Marz (writer)
Darryl Banks (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoGrayven
SpeciesNew God
Place of originApokolips
Abilities
  • Immortality
  • Superhuman strength, durability & speed
  • Hand to hand combatant
  • Limited Omega Effect

Grayven is a supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 3) #74 (June 1996), and was created by Ron Marz and Darryl Banks, making him one of the few New Gods characters not created by Jack Kirby.[1]

Fictional character biography

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Grayven is the third son of Darkseid and younger brother of Kalibak and Orion.[2] Grayven leads a campaign of destruction against the cosmos, destroying planets.[3] Grayven's campaign comes to an end on the planet Rann, where he attempts to claim the Zeta Beam, a long-distance teleportation device. However, he is defeated by Kyle Rayner, who teleports him into the Earth's core.[1][4] Grayven later escapes, but is transported to the 30th century.

Grayven next appears during the "Our Worlds at War" event as part of an alien alliance alongside Maxima, Starfire, Adam Strange, and Darkseid. In The Adventures of Superman #595 (October 2001), Grayven is influenced by Brainiac and confronts Superman and Darkseid on Apokolips before being defeated and banished to Earth.[1]

In Death of the New Gods, Grayven is killed by Infinity-Man.[1] However, he is resurrected following The New 52 and DC Rebirth relaunches.[5]

Powers and abilities

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As a New God, Grayven is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities. Additionally, he wields a limited form of the Omega Effect used by Darkseid.

In other media

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Wallace, Dan (2008), "Grayven", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 148, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
  2. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ^ Green Lantern (vol. 3) #74 (June 1996)
  4. ^ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.
  5. ^ The Green Lantern #3 (March 2019)
  6. ^ "Grayven Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 14, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  7. ^ Matadeen, Renaldo (April 15, 2022). "Young Justice: Phantoms' New Threat Is Greater Than Darkseid & Vandal Savage". CBR. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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