Robert Grayson (Earth-616)

Uranian
Name	Robert "Bob" Grayson
Current Alias	Uranian
Aliases	Marvel Boy, The Great Grayson
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Agents of Atlas, Uranian Youth Patrol
Relatives	Professor Horace Grayson (nee Grabshied) (father); Marna Feigenbaum Grayson (mother, deceased); unnamed sister (deceased);
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′10″ (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lbs (77.11 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Blond
Unusual Features	Can only survive in a Uranian atmosphere, currently simulated by spacesuit. Forced to extend esophagus outside of his body to eat food.
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Trenton, New Jersey
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American Uranian
Occupation	Adventurer, former government operative
Education	Graduate of Uranian education system
Base of Operations	Formerly Eternal colony on Uranus
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Russ Heath
First	Marvel Boy #1 (August, 1950)
First	Marvel Boy #1 (August, 1950)

History

Preface

Many of Robert Grayson's early adventures were adapted into comic books published by Timely Comics, who altered some of the facts of the stories to better sell stories to their readers. As such, this article will differentiate between the fictitious and real accounts whenever possible.

Fictional Origins

Robert Grayson was the son of scientist Matthew Grayson, whose wife and daughter were killed by the Nazis when their passenger plane was shot down in 1934. Horrified by the atrocities of war, the elder Grayson -- an atomic energy expert -- constructed a rocket ship to escape the Earth. However, once they had flown past the moon, a strange force redirected their ship to the planet Uranus. There Grayson was surprised to find a civilization of people living on the planet. He and his son Robert were accepted with open arms and Robert was raised as a Uranian, learning their science and mastering the art of telepathy.

In 1950, Robert now an adult, Matthew decided to send his son back to Earth to act as a champion of his home planet of origin. With a new costume, and special light beam bracelets, Robert was dubbed Marvel Boy and sent to Earth in a rocket ship. Because being on Earth greatly weakened him, Robert was required to take special Uranium pills to boost his strength.

True Origins

Marvel Boy: The Uranian

Robert Grayson was born in the 1930s, the son of scientist Horace and Marna Grayson in Germany. Horace was a rocket scientist who worked for the government, however when Hitler rose to power, Grayson did not support the ruling Nazis but was forced to continue his work. His wife lived in constant fear due to her Jewish ancestry and when this was learned by the Nazis, she was killed. Robert however was spared, and his father Horace continued to work on a means of escaping the Nazis. He constructed a radio that beamed messages out into space. Eventually he came into contact with the Uranian Eternals who, wishing to reconnect with the Earth invited the Grayson's to seek refuge on their world. The instructed Horace in how to build a rocket ship that would carry him and Robert to Uranus. The Uranians helped raise Robert teaching him their science, technology and power of telepathy. They continued to monitor Earth in the hopes that World War II would end and that they could establish peaceful relations with Earth.

However, they soon found that the people of the Earth would need to be convinced and inspired by Captain America they decided to send Robert as their ambassador and establish himself as a champion of Earth in order to gain the trust of the human race. Reconfiguring his fathers rocket and arming him with the powerful power bands, the Eternals dubbed Robert the Uranian and sent him to Earth. They also gave Robert a head band that allowed him to communicate and transmit information back to Uranus for observation.

The Uranian appeared on Earth in 1950, using his rocket ship to help protect a United States naval base located in Zambales in the Philippines. The base was under attack by a high tech villain calling himself the Man O' War who attacked the base in a massive air-ship armed with lightning devices. Easily defeating Man O' War, the Uranian found himself apprehended by the military under suspicions that he was a communist agent while they tried to examine his rocket. Robert eventually broke free from his cell and escaped, deciding to try establishing himself in society again, this time in New York City. His first attempt at heroics was saving men working on a billboard whose scaffold threatened to fall. However, Robert was dismayed when the news of his heroics were buried in the back of the newspaper and that they got his name wrong.

However, Robert was soon approached by Dean, a writer for Timely Comics who offered to help Robert gain the publicity he was looking for by creating a comic book adaptation of his adventures. However, Dean informed him that there would need to be changes to the stories to sell them to the public, and also recommended a new name: Marvel Boy.

1950s

One of Marvel Boy's earliest recorded missions found him investigating an island that rose out of the Pacific ocean after an earthquake. He soon found that he island had been found first by international pirate Count Varron who sought to claim the island for himself. Marvel Boy also discovered a population of "Fish People" who lived below the surface of the island, an offshoot of humanity that lived under the ocean for the past 1200 years. Seeking to defend the Fish People from Varron and his pirate, Marvel Boy won the fight when Varron's men detonated TNT to try and kill the Fish People, but only succeeding in causing the island to sink, drowning Varron and his men.

While on Earth, Robert initially took on a job working for the Daily Monitor newspaper. His first assignment was to interview a scientist named Professor Vance. However, at that very moment Vance was in a lab accident that granted him x-ray vision. Seeking to profit from this, Vance rushed Grayson out of his office. Grayson next covered the appearance of a new show business sensation, the Great Video -- secretly Vance -- who used his x-ray vision to trick people into thinking he was a mentalist. As Marvel Boy, he attempted to stop the Great Video from robbing a man with a loot of stolen jewels. However he was knocked out by the x-ray vision. Realizing that his powers could would or kill, the Great Video became a master criminal until Marvel Boy caught up with him. Blasting Video in the eyes with his light bands stripped the Great Video of his powers and he was brought to justice.

Modern Age

Marvel Boy continues to serve with the Agents of Atlas.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

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Weaknesses

Grayson can only breathe a Uranian atmosphere, and must now remain in a spacesuit at all times. This extended isolation has had detrimental psychological effects.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Spacesuit that recreates Uranian environment. Also equipped with a Uranian headband which gives him telepathic abilities. Formerly used duplicates of the Quantum Bands.

Transportation

Spaceship created by the Uranian Eternals, formerly used the spaceship The Silver Bullet".

Notes

• The Eternal doppelganger would eventually escape his containment pod when Marvel Boy returned to find the colony devastated. This doppelganger would return to Earth under the Crusader identity, and eventually died fighting the Fantastic Four when he underestimated the improved Quantum Bands he wore.

See Also

• 70 appearance(s) of Robert Grayson (Earth-616)
• 10 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Robert Grayson (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Robert Grayson (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) of Robert Grayson (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Robert Grayson (Earth-616)
• 60 image(s) of Robert Grayson (Earth-616)
• 4 quotation(s) by or about Robert Grayson (Earth-616)
• 3 item(s) used/owned by Robert Grayson (Earth-616)