Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray is the title character in Oscar Wilde's sole novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" but has also played a role in the comic book world.
Name:
Dorian Gray
Publisher:
Real name:
Dorian Gray
Aliases:
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Divine Powers
- Immortal
- Insanely Rich
- Intellect
- Invulnerability
- Longevity
- Swordsmanship
First issue:
Serie-Magasinet (1948) #196504
Origin
Dorian Gray was a young man obsessed with youth, opulence, and the decadence of late 19th century Victorian era London - driving him to make what he believed was a futile wish, shouting to the sky that he wished to remain young forever and have a painting created by his closed friend, Basil Howard, age in his stead. When his impulse wish was granted, Gray celebrated the positive and cursed the negative consequences.
Character Evolution
Though dead by the end of the Wilde novel, the character Dorian Gray appears later in Witchblade: Shades of Gray, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Marvel Illustrated: The Picture of Dorian, Victor Locke Demon Hunter: Demon Noir and has been the subject of several film adaptations.
