

However he is delayed by an Asgardian blinding him with an arrow that gives off light, after which the Asgardian restores the Thunder God's power. He pursues them through the streets, becoming angry at their escaping him and finally deciding to eliminate Blake. Thinking Don Blake, who has just had the power of Thor removed from him, can help him find Thor, the Grey Gargoyle goes after him.

The Grey Gargoyle eventually reappears after being hauled up from the river, whereupon he turns to stone two people examining him. As Blake he defeats the Gargoyle by luring him into the Hudson River in New York City, using a projection of Thor, leaving the villain buried at the bottom. Thor is turned to stone in their first battle, but turns back to Don Blake when he falls over and strikes the floor with his hammer. Duval, however, becomes bored and decides to try to achieve immortality by confronting the Thunder God Thor and stealing his mystic hammer, Mjolnir. Turning his entire body to stone, Duval dons a mask and cape and becomes a criminal with the alias the Grey Gargoyle. Paul Pierre Duval is a French chemist who courtesy of a chemical accident gains the ability to turn anything to stone by touching it. 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The Grey Gargoyle first appeared in Journey into Mystery #107 (Aug.
