
After talking with Edwin Jarvis, Rick decided to leave the Avengers for good. Captain Mar-Vell Īfter being neglected by Captain America, Rick became fed up with the Captain's ego. Glenn Talbot, thus inadvertently making Banner a wanted fugitive by the US Military. When Rick believed Hulk to be dead (although Hulk had actually been sent to the future), he revealed the truth of Banner's condition to Col. Rick's brief time as Bucky gave him the training to survive around superheroes to this day. This was on Jones' own insistence, but Captain America continues to have guilty objections, noting that others have lost partners and it was time to move on. Ĭaptain America rescues Rick from one of Hulk's rampages, and after that Rick becomes Captain America's sidekick, briefly taking the title and uniform of Bucky, Captain America's long-dead junior partner.

He becomes close to the recently revived Captain America although his guilt leads him to leave the Avengers and seek out Banner and Hulk on his own. He alerted the team to the Hulk's presence when they began searching for Hulk. Īfter the Hulk's departure from the team, Rick becomes an honorary Avenger. Originally, the Teen Brigade intended to bring the Fantastic Four together to battle the Hulk, but instead brought Iron Man, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Thor together to form the Avengers. The first Teen Brigade played a role in the origin of the Avengers when the Norse god Loki tampered with the Teen Brigade's radio transmission. Later, Rick forms the Teen Brigade, a loose network of teenagers with ham radios throughout the United States. Eventually, the dangerous unpredictability of Hulk forces Rick to keep his distance. In one story, he even gains mental control over Hulk. Jones' guilt over causing the incident (and lack of any other place to go) leads him to stay close to Dr.

Early days with the Hulk and the Avengers Rick thus becomes the sole confidant of the Hulk's true identity. Banner pushes Rick into a protective trench saving his life, but absorbing the gamma rays that transform Banner into the Hulk. As luck would have it, the gamma bomb designed by Dr. Later, he accepts a dare to drive out to a bomb testing ground in New Mexico. He lost his parents at a young age and grew up in an orphanage. Rick Jones was born in Scarsdale, Arizona. Rick Jones was created in 1962 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Hulk #1 (May 1962). He decided to direct his new ability towards communications technology, and ended up becoming a hacktivist known as the Whisperer. He later acquired powers, causing his learning capabilities to be greatly increased. He has been an active participant in many significant Marvel Universe story lines including the Kree-Skrull War and the Destiny War. Rick has been a sidekick and friend to Bruce Banner / Hulk, Steve Rogers / Captain America, Mar-Vell / Captain Marvel, Rom the Spaceknight, and Genis-Vell / Captain Marvel. Rick Jones is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Skilled guitarist, harmonica player, and songwriter.


Expertise in acrobatics, unarmed combat, and hacking.Whisperer, A-Bomb, Bucky, Hulk, Subject B Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Alpha #1 (March 2016)
