Rick Jones | |
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![]() Rick Jones as depicted in Captain Marvel vol. 4 #19 (July 2001). Art by Aaron Lopresti. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | As Rick Jones: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) As A-Bomb: Hulk vol. 2 #2 (February 2008) As Whisperer: Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha #1 (March 2016) |
Created by | Rick Jones: Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
In-story information | |
Full name | Richard Milhouse Jones |
Species | Human mutate |
Team affiliations | Avengers Young Avengers Champions Loners |
Supporting character of | Hulk Captain America Captain Marvel Rom Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) |
Notable aliases | Whisperer A-Bomb Bucky Hulk[1] Subject B [2] Abomination[3] |
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Rick Jones is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a sidekick and friend to the Hulk, Captain America, Mar-Vell / Captain Marvel, Rom the Spaceknight, and Genis-Vell / Captain Marvel.
The character has been an active participant in many significant Marvel Universe story lines including the Kree–Skrull War and the Destiny War. He later acquired powers, causing his learning capabilities to be greatly increased. He decided to direct his new ability towards communications technology, and ended up becoming a hacktivist known as the Whisperer.[4]