Colonel White

Charles Grey, (COMIC: Traitor Black Gives In!) codenamed Colonel White, was the head of Spectrum, Earth's primary defence against the Mysterons during the Mysteron War. (COMIC: Traitor Black Gives In!, PROSE: They Watch the World et al.) Varying accounts dated Spectrum's founding and the ensuing conflict to either the 2060s (COMIC: SPECTRUM et al.) or the 2080s. (PROSE: 'Jinx Ship' Blasts Off For Mars et al.)

With the USS
Prior to his service in Spectrum, Grey was the second-in-command of the Universal Secret Service (PROSE: SPECTRUM is Green) under Brent Cleever. (PROSE: This is 2065)

As head of Spectrum
According to one account, Grey was recruited to Spectrum as its head, becoming Colonel White, in 2067. (PROSE: SPECTRUM is Green) According to another, Spectrum's founding and Grey's promotion was dated to sometime in the 2080s, (PROSE: Get the Gunman! et al.) no later than 2086, (PROSE: Rogues Gallery) shortly after which the organisation became a "pet project" of World President Melchior when it saved his life. (PROSE: They Watch the World)

White was involved in the decision to assign Captain Black to the Zero X mission to Mars, (COMIC: SPECTRUM) which investigated the "strange radio signals received from the planet, (PROSE: Capt. Black Mars Expedition Lost!, 'Jinx Ship Blasts Off For Mars) in either June 2067 (PROSE: Capt. Black Mars Expedition Lost!) or 2087. (PROSE: Rogues Gallery) On 23 September 2067, one recorded date of the craft's return to Earth, White advised Destiny Angel to call the World Air Force in the Bahamas in order to stop TGW 197 K from pursuing her. The aircraft carried the TV 21 reporters Pete Tracker and Lens Sharpe, who were investigating Spectrum which was, at the time, a top secret organisation. TGW 197 K later collided with Zero X, causing both vehicles to crash at Glenn Field. White immediately asked Lieutenant Green for Black's report but he told him that Black had gone. White ordered a full-scale search of the base to no avail, leading him to suspect Tracker and Sharpe of orchestrating some kind of plot. His fears were eventually allayed, however, and White was eventually convinced to take part in an interview to ensure the secrecy of the organisation did not pose any more problems. Tracker's article was published on the front page of TV 21 that day, announcing the new security organisation to the world. (COMIC: SPECTRUM) White also confirmed that Spectrum was to take over all USS commitments on Earth, a task Tracker was confident they could handle. (PROSE: SPECTRUM is Green)

In January 2089, (PROSE: Sniper!) World Senators were keen to know why Spectrum had not responded following a Mysteron threat to Unity City. In fact, Cloudbase was seen to be moving away from Bermuda, towards the Pacific. Action 21 speculated that this had something to do with Colonel White being against holding peace talks in Unity City on security grounds. (PROSE: Get the Gunman!) It later transpired that Cloudbase had been attacked by knock-out gas, explaining Spectrum's silence and Cloudbase's strange movements. (PROSE: Zero X Beats Space Curse!)

As a member of the World Security Council, White was a member of the Kaplan Commission, formed to investigate the assassination of the Kaplan of Astra during a state visit to Earth. Friction was expected between White and World President Lhomel, who was convinced that the original incidents on the Astran border were engineered by the Mysterons. Meanwhile, White insisted he knew the Mysterons better than any politician and would not admit a mistake on his part. (PROSE: They Watch the World) Lhomel later resigned after Steve Zodiac found evidence the Kaplan's successor was behind his predecessor's death. (PROSE: Lhomel to go as freedom force hits Astra!)