Who Is Janis Jones? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Janis Jones is a Marvel comic book character, with over 60 comic issue appearances. Janis Jones is the granddaughter of Rick Jones and Marlo Chandler. She is one of the allies of the Incredible Hulk.

Who is Janis Jones?

Origin The granddaughter of Rick Jones and Marlo Chandler . Born about 70 years in the future of Earth-9200 Dystopia, a city ruled by the tyrannical Maestro in a world devastated by nuclear conflict, Janis Jones was raised by her Grandfather Rick Jones. He taught her to fight and about the long past age of the heroes. Using Dr. Doom 's time machine, Janis was sent back in time to Earth-616 to recruit the Maestro's younger, not yet corrupt self, the Hulk (Bruce Banner), who helped defeat the Maestro and his forces. Rick Jones died during the conflict and Janis and Hulk scattered his ashes. With the Maestro's old for the Abomination having conquered the city with his army of mutates, Janis fled into the past pursued by the bounty hunter Quarry , arriving in present day Earth-616, where she again hoped to recruit the Hulk. Though she soon located him, and he defeated Quarry, his current personality was less amenable, and he refused to return to the future with her, although he did let her accompany him for a while.

Key facts

Janis Jones is of human origin and first appeared in "Part 1 of 2". The character is published by Marvel. With 60 recorded issue appearances, Janis Jones ranks among the most featured characters in comics.