Flying Graysons

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Flying Graysons
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The Flying Graysons, as they appeared in Robin (vol. 2) Annual #4 (April 1995), art by Jason Armstrong.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Detective Comics #38 (April 1940)
Created by Bill Finger
Bob Kane
In-story information
Member(s) Dick Grayson
John Grayson
Mary Grayson

The Flying Graysons are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They are a family of trapeze artists, whose child Dick is adopted by Bruce Wayne (Batman) and becomes Robin after their deaths.

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The Flying Graysons have been featured in several media adaptions outside of comics, commonly as part of Robin's origin story.

Fictional team history

The Flying Graysons are a group of trapeze artists consisting of father John, mother Mary, and son Dick Grayson. [1] They work at Haly's Circus and are famed for performing without a safety net. During a trapeze show, crime boss Tony Zucco sabotages John and Mary's trapeze in retaliation for circus owner Jack Haly not paying him protection money, resulting in the two falling to their deaths. [2] Following the incident, Haly pays the money he owes to Zucco.

Bruce Wayne is at the circus at the time and witnesses the Graysons die. Bruce officially adopts Dick and, after revealing his identity as the superhero Batman to him, the latter becomes his sidekick, Robin. Batman and Robin avenge the latter's parents by bringing Zucco to justice. [3]

During the Blackest Night storyline, John and Mary Grayson are resurrected as members of the Black Lantern Corps and attack Dick, Tim Drake, and Damian Wayne. [4] In Nightwing (vol. 4), it was revealed that, prior from marrying Mary, John had a daughter named Melinda from a brief relationship with Tony Zucco's wife Meili. [5] Melinda later changes her surname from Zucco to Grayson-Lin to honor her father's memory. [6]

Other versions

In other media

Television

Film

The Flying Graysons appear in Batman Forever , with John Grayson portrayed by Larry A. Lee and Mary Grayson by Glory Fioramonti. This version of the group also consisted of Dick's brother Mitch (portrayed by Mitch Gaylord), who was killed by Two-Face alongside his parents.

Video games

Flying Graysons posters appear in the Batman: Arkham series.

References

  1. ↑ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 161. ISBN   9780345501066.
  2. ↑ Fleisher, Michael L. (1976). The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume 1: Batman . Macmillan Publishing Co. p.  202. ISBN   0-02-538700-6 . Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ Finger, Bill  ( w ), Kane, Bob  ( p ), Robinson, Jerry  ( i ),Robinson, Jerry ( let ), Ellsworth, Whitney  ( ed )."Robin the Boy Wonder" Detective Comics ,vol. 1,no. 38(April 1, 1940).DC Comics.
  4. ↑ Tomasi, Peter  ( w ), Syaf, Ardian  ( p ),Dell, John; Cifuentes, Vicente ( i ),Ruffino, Nei ( col ),Hill, John J. ( let ), Berganza, Eddie  ( ed )."Who Burns Who: Part One" Blackest Night: Batman,vol. 1,no. 1(October 1, 2009). DC Comics .
  5. ↑ Taylor, Tom  ( w ),Redondo, Bruno; Leonardi, Rick ; Edwards, Neil ( p ),Redondo, Bruno; Lanning, Andy ; Hanna, Scott ( i ),Lucas, Adriano ( col ), Abbott, Wes  ( let ), Abernathy, Ben ; Chen, Jessica; Meares, Ben ( ed )."Leaping into the Light, Part 5" Nightwing ,vol. 4,no. 82(September 1, 2021). DC Comics .
  6. ↑ Taylor, Tom  ( w ),Redondo, Bruno; Borges, Geraldo ( p ),Filipe, Caio ( i ),Lucas, Adriano ( col ), Abbott, Wes  ( let ),Berbey, Jessica; Chen, Jessica; Abernathy, Ben  ( ed )."Power Vacuum, Part 3" Nightwing ,vol. 4,no. 99(February 1, 2023). DC Comics .
  7. ↑ "John Grayson Voice - The Batman (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 7, 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.
  8. ↑ "Mary Grayson Voice - The Batman (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 7, 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.
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