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The Return of.... The Flying Graysons???

May 14, 2010 22:00

The Flying Grayson's flying again? Without Dick's knowledge? Sound business decision or tasteless cash-in? You decide!

This is from a 12 page story in Detective 484 in July 1979 (written by Jack C Harris, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Frank Chiaramonte), and dates to the time when Dick was a student at Hudson University, back before it was ( Read more... )

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merseybeatler May 14 2010, 22:33:28 UTC

I'm wondering how the hell she could have managed to twist in the air to the point of missing the net...I've never seen one that didn't extend all the way up to both platforms, though.

So what exactly was Graystone's motive? He just wanted to off his stepdaughter in as public a situation as possible?

icon_uk May 14 2010, 22:40:51 UTC

Not sure on that first point myself.

As to the second, he was happy to let his stepdaughter die if it got his name in the headlines (as the grieving father) and if it forced Haly to sell to one of the larger concerns ecause of all the accidents, Greystone would be their number one attraction and be in a good position to maximise his reputation with the new owners.

merseybeatler May 15 2010, 00:26:41 UTC

Ew.
That's sick.

anonymous May 15 2010, 22:07:05 UTC

Thats 70' comic books :) And thats not the worst you could read from that era...or maybe its just The Boy Wonder sweetening the deal :P

Return of the Flying Grayson. anonymous May 18 2010, 02:05:05 UTC

Well, I liked the story.
--Jack C. Harris

Re: Return of the Flying Grayson. icon_uk May 18 2010, 19:59:47 UTC

THE Jack C. Harris? Fantastic! It's a genuine honour to hear from you, Mr Harris.

I'd like to take the opportunity to sincerely thank you for your Robin-at-college stories (amongst your other works). My collection of old Detective Comics gets perused regularly, and they remain a regular source of entertainment for me, and helped me become the Dick Grayson fan I remain to this day! (I still hold that excising the college time of Dick Grayson was one of the most pointless mis-steps in all the changes to the Bat-Family)

Please be assured that no disrespect was intended to yourself or your works in this post, I was hoping to share a modicum of the fun I got out of them with those who might not have had a chance to enjoy them.