Who Is The Ray? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Ray is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Raymond C. Terrill, with over 460 comic issue appearances. Son of the original Ray, Raymond Terrill, is capable of turning his entire body into a living laser light.

Who is The Ray?

This page is for the second Ray, Ray Terrill. For the first Ray, 'Happy' Terrill, see the Langford Terrill page. For the the third Ray, see the Stan Silver page. For the New 52 Ray, see the Lucien Gates page. Origin Dubbed "Night Boy" by the media and the town where he was raised due to the fact Ray Terril couldn't be exposed to light sources, Ray is actually the son of "Happy" Terrill, the original super hero known as The Ray. At the age of eighteen, Ray learns the truth from his father Happy at his deathbed. Happy tells Ray about his career as a superhero and about his powers. He also tells Ray that is why he kept him in dark all of his life because of the danger of his power.

Key facts

The Ray is of human origin and first appeared in "Special Issue! All About the Justice League of America". The character is published by DC Comics. With 460 recorded issue appearances, The Ray ranks among the most featured characters in comics.