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Bob Grayson

Bob Grayson

46 appearances Β· Golden Age Β· 1951–2022
Who is Bob Grayson?

Bob Grayson was a young Earthman whose scientist father took him to the planet Uranus as a child, where he was raised among an advanced alien civilization. Equipped with a powerful Uranian wristband, he returned to Earth as the hero Marvel Boy.

Bill Everett brought Bob Grayson to life in 1951's Astonishing #5, making him a genuine Golden Age Marvel (then Atlas) treasure with roots stretching back to the earliest days of the publisher's history. What's remarkable is that this character's presence in the catalog spans an extraordinary seven decades, resurfacing in modern Marvel titles like Atlas and Avengers vs. Atlas β€” proof that the Golden Age never truly fades when the character is compelling enough. He keeps genuinely exciting company, sharing pages with the likes of Namora, Venus, Ken Hale the Gorilla-Man, and Jimmy Woo, a roster that signals Bob Grayson belongs to one of Marvel's most beloved corners of retro-adventure storytelling. For collectors who love the thrill of Golden Age legacy meeting modern Marvel craft, Bob Grayson is absolutely worth tracking down.

β˜… First appearance
Marvel Boy #1
Dec 1950

Trivia

  • Marvel itself describes Bob Grayson as one of those heroes deliberately recast into a larger continuity role when he was folded into Agents of Atlas, trading his status as the lone star of a cancelled solo book for membership in a covert team.en.wikipedia.org
  • Obscure as he was in his original 1950s run, Bob Grayson carved out a surprisingly large legacy β€” later Marvel material explicitly treats him as an important precursor to Quasar, granting him an outsize influence that far outlasted his initial appearances.en.wikipedia.org

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1951–2019

Astonishing #5 1951
Astonishing #5
Fantastic Four #165 1975
Fantastic Four #165
Marvel Super Action #4 1977
Marvel Super Action #4
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #3 1982
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #3
Quasar #1 1989
Quasar #1
X-Men: First Class #8 2007
X-Men: First Class #8
Avengers: The Contest #[nn] 2012
Avengers: The Contest #[nn]
Marvel Comics #1000 2019
Marvel Comics #1000

Appearances

Astonishing (1951)
#5
Fantastic Four (1961)
Marvel Super Action (1977)
#4
What If? (1977)
#9
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982)
#3
Quasar (1989)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age Marvel 2004 (2004)
X-Men: First Class (2006)
#8
Giant-Size Marvel Adventures The Avengers (2007)
#1
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? (2008)
#1
Dark Reign: New Nation (2009)
#1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
#7
Agents of Atlas (2009)
#1
Agents of Atlas: Dark Reign (2009)
X-Men vs. Agents of Atlas (2009)
Incredible Hercules (2008)
Agents of Atlas: Turf Wars (2010)
Thunderbolts (2006)
Avengers vs. Atlas (2010)
Marvel Boy: The Uranian (2010)
#1
Atlas: Marvel Boy (2010)
Atlas (2010)
Gorilla Man (2010)
Chaos War (2010)
#1
Atlas: Return of the Three Dimensional Man (2010)
Siege: Thunderbolts (2010)
Avengers: The Contest (2012)
Skrulls Must Die! - The Complete Skrull Kill Krew (2015)
Marvel Comics (2019)
Marvel (2020)
King in Black: Atlantis Attacks (2021)