Who Is Rick Jones? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Rick Jones is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Richard Milhouse Jones, with over 1,468 comic issue appearances. A scrappy, rebellious orphan, Rick Jones stumbled into the test site for the Gamma Bomb and inadvertently caused Bruce Banner to be caught in the blast that transformed Banner into the Hulk. Rick became the Hulk's closest confidant, a member of the Avengers, and a friend and perpetual sidekick to multiple heroes.

Who is Rick Jones?

Origin Helping Bruce banner Rick Jones is an orphan who eventually became an honorary Avenger. At the character's pinnacle usage, the Marvel Universe is often seen through his eyes as the reader. He is often portrayed as the "ultimate sidekick" character, however the character's raw roots are of a more angst ridden nature. Rick Jones is a musician, a fighter, and a rebel...with the underlying potential to be a hero. As a teenager, Rick Jones knew no fear. When he was dared to sneak onto a military testing facility, he didn't give it a second thought. What he and his friends did not know was the facility was a test center for an experimental Gamma bomb. When scientist Bruce Banner noticed Rick sneaking on, he raced out to save him seconds before the bomb was to detonate.

Key facts

Rick Jones is of human origin and first appeared in "The Coming of the Hulk". The character is published by Marvel. With 1,468 recorded issue appearances, Rick Jones ranks among the most featured characters in comics.