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| Grey Gargoyle | |
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 The Grey Gargoyle battlesThor on the cover ofJourney into Mystery #107 (Aug. 1964). Art byJack Kirby. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Journey into Mystery #107 (Aug. 1964)[1][2] |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Paul Pierre Duval |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Masters of Evil A.I.M. The Worthy Lethal Legion Hood's crime syndicate |
| Notable aliases | Paul St. Pierre, Mokk: Breaker of Faith, Medusa X[3] |
| Abilities | Genius chemist Superhuman strength and durability Petrification |
Grey Gargoyle (Paul Pierre Duval) is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
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The Grey Gargoyle first appeared inJourney into Mystery #107 (Aug. 1964) and was created byStan Lee andJack Kirby.[4]
Paul Pierre Duval is aFrenchchemist whose right hand was transformed into stone following a chemical accident, granting the ability to petrify anything it touches.[5][6][7][8] Duval, however, becomes bored and attempts to achieveimmortality by confrontingThor and stealing his hammer,Mjolnir.[9] Thor is turned to stone in their first battle, but turns back to Donald Blake when he falls over and strikes the floor with his hammer. As Blake, he defeats the Gargoyle by luring him into theHudson River inNew York City, using a projection of Thor, leaving the villain buried at the bottom.[10] The Grey Gargoyle eventually reappears after being hauled up from the river, whereupon he turns the two people examining him to stone. Believing that Blake can help him find Thor, the Grey Gargoyle goes after him. He pursues them through the streets, becoming angry at their escaping him and finally deciding to eliminate Blake. However he is delayed by anAsgardian blinding him with an arrow that gives off light, after which the Asgardian restores the Thunder God's power. The Grey Gargoyle is incapacitated by Thor once again as he uses his hammer to trap the Grey Gargoyle by tapping a lamppost as a power source and sending a bolt which fuses the Gargoyles limbs. Odin then fully restores Thor's power.[11]
The Grey Gargoyle appears in the titleTales of Suspense, attempting to steal an experimental device for use against Thor, but is stopped by his fellowAvengerIron Man.[12][13] The character continues to play the role of industrial saboteur in the titleCaptain America, attempting to steal an experimental chemical called Element X before being stopped byCaptain America; theFalcon andNick Fury.[14] An appearance in the titleMarvel Team-Up against Captain America and fellow heroSpider-Man ends with the Gargoyle being trapped in a rocket and launched into deep space.[15]
The character reappears in the titleThor, and is revealed to have been rescued by the crew of the alien spaceship the Bird of Prey and nominated their captain. After a battle with Thor the character is lost in space once again.[16] The Grey Gargoyle eventually returns to Earth in a meteorite in the titleAvengers, and battles briefly before being defeated and imprisoned.[17] The character reappears in the title as part ofHelmut Zemo's incarnation of theMasters of Evil. In an encounter with the Avenger theBlack Knight, the Gargoyle grasps the hero's enchanted sword and is reverted to human form, his power temporarily neutralized.[18]
In the titleIron Man the Gargoyle adopts the false identity of sculptor Paul St. Pierre, and intends to make a fortune in the art world by selling persons transformed to stone as authentic sculptures. The ruse, however, is discovered by Iron Man, who defeats the villain.[19]
During theActs of Vengeance storyline,Doctor Doom hires Grey Gargoyle to battle theHulk. However, Hulk resists the Gargoyle's power and then humiliates him by breaking his arm.[20][21]
The Gargoyle appears in the titleShe-Hulk[22] and in another title ofThor where he is summoned byZarrko to fight the Thor Corps but was defeated byBeta Ray Bill.[23] He later appeared as the pawn of an alienshapeshifter in the titleFantastic Four. The Gargoyle's power temporarily incapacitates Fantastic Four member theThing, who recovers with the added benefit of being able to now transform between human form and his superstrong rock-like form.[24] After another appearance in the titleThor and almost instant defeat by the god slaying entityDesak,[25] the Gargoyle features in the titleNew Avengers with other criminals attempting to escape the prison facility The Raft.[26]
After a brief appearance in the humorous titleShe-Hulk,[27] the Grey Gargoyle battles heroinesSpider-Woman andMs. Marvel in the titleCivil War: The Initiative;[28] appears briefly in the fourth volume of the titleNew Warriors[29] and in theSpider-Man title published under theMarvel Adventures imprint.[30]
Grey Gargoyle is recruited to join a "crime army" formed by the villain theHood in the titleThe New Avengers.[31] During the "Dark Reign" storyline, theGrim Reaper recruits Grey Gargoyle into a new incarnation of theLethal Legion, who opposeNorman Osborn.[32]
During theHeroic Age storyline, it is claimed that he has a discarded and disavowed daughter named Mortar who is a member of theBastards of Evil.[33]
The Grey Gargoyle is later shown as an inmate of The Raft.[34] When an EMP surge shuts down the Raft's defenses, the inmates attempt an escape.Purple Man compels the Grey Gargoyle to stop a door from closing by jamming his head into the mechanism.[35]
InFear Itself, Grey Gargoyle obtains one of theSerpent's hammers and becomes Mokk, the Breaker of Faith.[36] Mokk transforms the entire population of Paris to stone.[37] When Iron Man intervenes, Mokk damages his armor and energy supply, forcing him to flee, and also fends off attacks fromDetroit Steel,Sasha Hammer, andRescue.[38][39][40][41][42] Mokk is reverted to Grey Gargoyle by the end of the storyline, andOdin returns those he affected to normal.[43][44]
InAvengers: Standoff!, Grey Gargoyle appears as an inmate of Pleasant Hill, a gated community established byS.H.I.E.L.D.[45]
InSecret Empire, Grey Gargoyle joins Helmut Zemo's Army of Evil.[46]
In a lead-up to theSins Rising arc,Count Nefaria forms a new incarnation of the Lethal Legion, consisting of Grey Gargoyle,Living Laser, andWhirlwind in a plot to target the Catalyst.[47] AtEmpire State University,Curt Connors reveals the Catalyst to the crowd when the Lethal Legion attacks. However, they are eventually defeated and imprisoned inRavencroft.[48][49]
InSinister War, Grey Gargoyle is killed by theSin-Eater, but is eventually resurrected and joins the Sinful Six.[36][50][51][52][53]
InThe Immortal Thor, Grey Gargoyle is hired byDario Agger to assistRadioactive Man,King Cobra, andMister Hyde in attacking Thor. Grey Gargoyle petrifies Thor and Hyde shatters his body. However, Thor regenerates with Enchantress' help. With help from Enchantress, Sif, andMagni, Thor defeats the villains who are taken to Daedalus LLC, a subsidiary ofRoxxon.[54]
The Grey Gargoyle can temporarily transform himself and whatever he touches into organic stone. He also has a master's degree in chemistry.[7]
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