Read more about The Grey Gargoyle at: Wikipedia Official Site: Marvel The Grey Gargoyle (Paul Pierre Duval) is a fiction character that appears in comic book published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #107 (Aug. 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Paul Pierre Duval first appears in the title Journey Into Mystery, and is established as a French chemist who courtesy of a chemical accident gains the ability to turn anything to stone by touching it. Turning his body to stone, Duval dons a mask and cape and becomes a criminal with the alias the Grey Gargoyle. The character, however, becomes bored and decides to try and achieve immortality by confronting the Thunder God Thor and stealing his mystic hammer, Mjolnir. Thor, however, defeats the Gargoyle, whose heavy form is buried at the bottom of the Hudson River in New York City when he is tricked by an illusion of Thor. The character eventually reappears in the title Thor, but is incapacitated by the Thunder God once again. The Grey Gargoyle appears in the title Tales of Suspense, attempting to steal and experimental device for use against Thor, but is stopped by his fellow Avenger Iron Man. The character continues to play the role of industrial saboteur in the title Captain America, attempting to steal an experimental chemical called Element X before being stopped by Captain America; the Falcon and Nick Fury. An appearance in the title Marvel Team-Up against Captain America and fellow hero Spider-Man ends with the Gargoyle being trapped in a rocket and launched into deep space. The character reappears in the title Thor, 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. The Gargoyle eventually returns to Earth in a meteorite in the title Avengers, and battles briefly before being defeated and imprisoned. The character reappears in the title as part of the fourth version of the Masters of Evil. In an encounter with the Avenger the Black Knight, the Gargoyle grasps the hero's enchanted sword and is reverted back to human form, his power temporarily neutralized.
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