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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.jpg) 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 have been featured in several media adaptions outside of comics, commonly as part of Robin's origin story.
Fictional team history
editThe Flying Graysons are a group of trapeze artists at Haly's Circus, consisting of father John, mother Mary, and son Dick Grayson.[1] Crime boss Tony Zucco murders the Graysons after the circus' owner Jack Haly refuses to pay him protection money. Following this, Bruce Wayne adopts Dick, who becomes his sidekick Robin.[2][3]
In Blackest Night, the Graysons are temporarily resurrected as Black Lanterns.[4]
Nightwing (vol. 4) reveals that, prior to marrying Mary, John had a daughter named Melinda from a brief relationship with Tony Zucco's wife Meili.
Other versions
edit- In Frank Miller's All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder on Earth-31, they appear in the first issue.
- An alternate timeline version of the Flying Graysons appears in Flashpoint.
- An Earth-37 Thrillkiller version of John, Mary and Dick Grayson are Johan Graustark, Petra Graustark and Rickart Graustark.
- The Flying Graysons appears in Lil Gotham.
In other media
editTelevision
edit- The Flying Graysons appear in the Batman: The Animated Series two-part episode "Robin's Reckoning", with John and Mary Grayson respectively voiced by Thomas F. Wilson and Diane Pershing.
- The Flying Graysons appear in a flashback in the Teen Titans episode "Haunted".
- A poster of the Flying Graysons appears in Teen Titans Go! #47.
- The Flying Graysons appear in The Batman episode "A Matter of Family", with John voiced by Kevin Conroy and Mary voiced by Grey DeLisle.[5][6]
- A poster of the Flying Graysons appears in the Young Justice episode "Performance".
- The Flying Graysons appear in a flashback in issue #6 of the tie-in comic. This version of the group also consisted of Richard "Rick" Grayson (John's brother), Rick's wife Karla, and their son John II. While John, Mary, Karla, and John II were killed in the trapeze accident caused by Tony Zucco, Rick survived and was paralyzed from the fall.
- The Flying Graysons appear in the Gotham episode "The Blind Fortune Teller" with John Grayson portrayed by Rob Gorrie and Mary by Abbi Snee.
- The Flying Graysons appear in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Rad Dudes with Bad Tudes", with John voiced by Greg Cipes and Mary by Tara Strong.
- The ancestors of John Grayson appear in the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Freakshow" as members of P. T. Barnum's traveling circus.
- The Flying Graysons appear in flashbacks in Titans, with Mary portrayed by April Chodkowski and John by Randolf Hobbs.
Film
editThe 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
editFlying Graysons posters appear in the Batman: Arkham series.
References
edit- ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 161. ISBN 9780345501066.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Detective Comics #38. DC Comics.
- ^ Blackest Night: Batman #1. DC Comics.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.