Who Is Richard Grey Jr.? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Richard Grey Jr. is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 176 comic issue appearances. Richard Grey Jr. was the original Black Condor. A member of the Freedom Fighters and All-Star Squadron, Grey used his powers of flight and his Black Light Gun for the fight against evil. After his death, the mantle of Black Condor was passed down to Ryan Kendall and John Trujillo.

Who is Richard Grey Jr.?

This page is for the original Black Condor, Richard Grey Jr. For the second Black Condor, see Ryan Kendall For the current Black Condor, see the Black Condor page Origin The Black Condor Archaeologist Richard Grey and his wife were on an expedition in Outer Mongolia. During this time Grey’s wife had given birth to an infant boy, Richard Jr. Tragically the expedition was attacked by Yakki raiders. All were killed except the Greys’ infant son, now an orphan. The infant Richard was saved from the same fate as his parents, as a race of highly intelligent condors looked after him and nurtured him until the day he discovered he had the mutant ability of flight. Found wounded one day by Father Pierre (a local hermit), Richard was taken in by the old man and educated in the ways of survival and the wider world. When Father Pierre was killed by the same bandits that took his parents’ lives, Richard sought revenge and killed those that were responsible.

Key facts

Richard Grey Jr. is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The Story of Pug Brady". The character is published by DC Comics. With 176 recorded issue appearances, Richard Grey Jr. ranks among the most featured characters in comics.