Hugh Jones (comics)

Hugh Jones
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America #180 (Dec 1974)
Created by	Steve Englehart (Writer) Sal Buscema (Artist)
In-story information
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Roxxon Oil

Hugh Jones is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Hugh Jones first appeared in Captain America #180 (Dec 1974) and was created by Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema.

Hugh Jones was the son of a Texas oil millionaire and inherited the company Republic Oil & Gas after his father’s death.

With Jones's awareness and approval, Republic Oil's Simon Krieger arranged the murders of Howard Stark and Maria Stark. Jones and executives Krieger, John T. Gamelin and Jonas Hale attempted the takeover of Stark Industries. They used surreptitious purchases of Stark stock and the use of superhuman agents Saboteur and the Dogs of War. Following Krieger's arrest, Hale had Krieger killed in jail. To help separate the company from Krieger, the Republic Oil executives oversaw the company's change to the identity of the Roxxon Energy Corporation.

An ex-lover of Jones tried to shoot him, but either missed or wounded him.

Jones later attended the premiere of the Captain America movie at the Strand Theatre in New York. Jones was kidnapped by the Serpent Squad (consisting of Viper, Eel, Cobra and Princess Python). The rebel Atlantean Warlord Krang had recovered and delivered the Serpent Crown to Viper. Jones immediately fell under the mental control of Set as he instructs all Roxxon workers to cooperate with any demands. The Serpent Squad then took Jones to a central Pacific Ocean oil derrick where Jones followed Krang's instructions to pump water underneath the sunken city of Lemuria in an attempt to raise the city. The police, along with Nomad and Namor the Sub-Mariner, interrupted the Serpent Squad's plan, however, and Krang reclaimed the Serpent Crown and fled. Jones then reversed the process that was to raise Lemuria.

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