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| Creators = Will Eisner; Lou Fine
 
| Creators = Will Eisner; Lou Fine
 
| OriginalPublisher = Quality Comics
 
| OriginalPublisher = Quality Comics
| First = Crack Comics #1
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| Last = Crack Comics #31
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| Last = Crack Comics Vol 1 31
   
 
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'''Richard Grey, Jr.''' (alias '''Tom Wright''') was the '''[[Black Condor]]'''. When he was still an infant, His human family was killed by bandit raiders in Mongolia, and the boy was raised to adulthood by wild condors. Along the way, he learned to levitate and fly. Early in his life he obtained a "black ray" pistol, capable of producing a wide variety of powerful energy effects. No known explanation exists for the origins of these powers or this weapon.
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'''Richard Grey, Jr.''' (alias '''Tom Wright''') was the '''[[Black Condor]]'''. When he was still an infant, His human family was killed by bandit raiders in Mongolia, and the boy was raised to adulthood by wild condors. Along the way, he learned to levitate and fly. Early in his life he obtained a "black ray" pistol, capable of producing a wide variety of powerful energy effects. No known explanation exists for the origins of these powers or this weapon.
 
For a time he wandered across Asia, righting wrongs and overthrowing evil despots. Returning to civilization as an adult, he stumbled upon the murder of Senator Thomas Wright (to whom he bore an uncanny resemblance), and took on the dead man's identity. He began leading a double life as both Senator Wright and the crime busting Black Condor.
 
   
 
For a time he wandered across Asia, righting wrongs and overthrowing evil despots. Returning to civilization as an adult, he stumbled upon the murder of Senator Thomas Wright (to whom he bore an uncanny resemblance), and took on the dead man's identity. He began leading a double life as both Senator Wright and the crime busting Black Condor.
   
 
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** '''Cuts metal'''
 
** '''Cuts metal'''
   
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Revision as of 07:43, 27 February 2020


Richard Grey, Jr. (alias Tom Wright) was the Black Condor. When he was still an infant, His human family was killed by bandit raiders in Mongolia, and the boy was raised to adulthood by wild condors. Along the way, he learned to levitate and fly. Early in his life he obtained a "black ray" pistol, capable of producing a wide variety of powerful energy effects. No known explanation exists for the origins of these powers or this weapon.

For a time he wandered across Asia, righting wrongs and overthrowing evil despots. Returning to civilization as an adult, he stumbled upon the murder of Senator Thomas Wright (to whom he bore an uncanny resemblance), and took on the dead man's identity. He began leading a double life as both Senator Wright and the crime busting Black Condor.

Powers


Weapons

  • "Black Ray" pistol
    • Inflicts paralysis [1]
    • Stalls out internal combustion engines [2]
    • Produces explosions
    • Produces magnetic effects
    • Cuts metal


  • This version of Black Condor, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

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