Who Is General Glory (Jones)? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

General Glory (Jones) is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Joseph Aloysius Jones, with over 82 comic issue appearances. Joseph Jones was an American soldier during World War II. Granted superpowers by "Lady Liberty," and went on to become General Glory.

Who is General Glory (Jones)?

"Lady of Liberty, hear my plea, for the land of the brave and the home of the free!" General Glory oath Origin Joseph "Joe" Jones was and American soldier part of a squad during WWII. During a mission, in the european war scenery, he and his team were bombarded by a german plane with a toxic gas. Meanwhile his whole squad died, Jones survived and saw himself in a vision with the "Lady Liberty" who granted him super human powers. By reciting the oath wrote on the stone showed to him by the Lady of Liberty, every time than he said those words, Joe would be granted powers far above and beyond normal men becoming America's favorite son, General Glory . Creation Created as a pastiche/parody of Captain America and other World War II era patriotic heroes, many of the stories of General Glory are parodies to Captain America stories. General Glory's arch-nemesis, Evil Eye, shared his name (Schmidt) with Captain America's archfoe, The Red Skull . Major Story Arcs Glory Bound To be a more effective agent, his bosses used a comic book was published with his adventures so that people would believe him to be a fictional character. This cover was useful, even when he had to go against enemies as .

Key facts

General Glory (Jones) is of human origin and first appeared in "Rue Britannia". The character is published by DC Comics. With 82 recorded issue appearances, General Glory (Jones) ranks among the most featured characters in comics.