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| Dr. John Grey | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | [Uncanny] X-Men vol. 1 #5 |
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| Alter ego | John Grey |
| Abilities | None |
Dr. John Grey is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe and the father of Jean Grey.
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Fictional character biography
John Grey is the father of founding X-Men member, Jean Grey. John was employed as a history professor at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. During the Inferno storyline, John was temporarily transformed into a demon by the Goblyn Queen, a clone of his daughter, Jean.
After the death of his daughter, Sara Grey-Bailey, and possibly her husband Paul, Dr. Grey and his wife Elaine took care of their grandchildren, Gailyn and Joey.
When Operation: Zero Tolerance occurred, John was aided by Nate Grey, who ironically is an alternate version of his grandson, Nathan Summers, in saving his grandchildren, Joey & Gailyn.
End of Grey
He was the first of the Greys killed by the Shi'ar Death Commandos[1]. He has been noted as being the carrier of the X-Gene that has granted Jean and the Bailey children their mutant powers.
Other versions
X-Men: The End
John and his wife are still alive in this alternate future. Cyclops notifies John of his daughter's return following the rebirth of the Phoenix.
Ultimate John Grey
In the Ultimate Marvel universe, the Greys had their daughter placed in a mental institution at a young age, because she "heard voices" and suffered from hallucinations. Professor Grey, while working in his greenhouse, is confronted by Wasp about his daughter's whereabouts[2]. He tells her that he knew about Magneto being alive, and that the X-Men deliberately told him nothing about their safehouses so that no telepath could read the information from his mind. He reveals to Wasp that due to growing up with a mutant, he recognizes the feelings of being telepathically scanned. As such, he knows Wasp brought along S.H.I.E.L.D. telepaths.
In other media
- John Grey appears in the openning scene of X-Men: The Last Stand. In the film he refers to Jean Grey's abilities as an "illness."
- John and Elaine appear in issue #2 of the short lived, X-Men Evolution comic book series.
Bibliography
- Bizarre Adventures #27
- Ka-Zar the Savage #31-32
- Uncanny X-Men #136, 138, 145-146, 199, 201, 240-243, 322, 466-467
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #7
- X-Factor vol. 1 #37-38, 40
- X-Man #30
- X-Men vol. 1 #5, 104-106, 108-109
- X-Men vol. 2 #-1, 51-165
Footnotes
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #468
- ^ Ultimate War #2
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