Rick Jones (comics)

Rick Jones
Rick Jones Art by Aaron Lopresti
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Rick Jones: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) As A-Bomb: Hulk #2 (February 2008)
Created by	Rick Jones: Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) A-Bomb: Jeph Loeb (writer) Ed McGuiness (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones
Team affiliations	Avengers Loners
Supporting character of	Hulk Captain America Captain Marvell Rom Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell)
Notable aliases	A-Bomb, Bucky, Hulk
Abilities	Expert acrobat and hand to hand combatant Self-taught folk and rock n' roll singer and guitarist (As A-Bomb): Vast superhuman strength and durability Superior stamina Camouflage (As a teenage version of the Hulk): Superhuman strength, speed, stamina and durability Resistance to mind control Regenerative healing factor

Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Rick has been a sidekick to the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell), Rom the Spaceknight, and Captain Marvel (Genis). He has been an active participant in many significant Marvel Universe story lines including the Kree-Skrull War and the Destiny War. He later had acquired powers, causing him to transform into a massive creature calling himself A-Bomb.

Rick Jones was created in 1962 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Hulk #1 (May 1962).

Rick Jones was born in Scarsdale, Arizona. He lost his parents at a young age and as a result grew up at an orphanage. Later, he accepts a dare to drive out to a bomb testing ground in New Mexico. As luck would have it, the gamma bomb designed by Dr. Robert Bruce Banner is being tested. Banner pushes Rick into a protective trench saving his life, but absorbing the gamma rays that transform Banner into the Hulk. Rick thus becomes the sole confidant of the Hulk's true identity.

Jones' guilt over causing the incident (and lack of any other place to go) leads him to stay close to Dr. Banner and the Hulk alter ego. In one story, he even gains mental control over Hulk. Eventually, the dangerous unpredictability of Hulk forces Rick to keep his distance.

Later, Rick forms the Teen Brigade, a loose network of teenagers with ham radios throughout the United States. 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. 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.