Join Facebook to connect with Rick Powers and others you may know. While at full power, Rick single-handedly stops both the Kree and Skrull fleets long enough to put an end to the conflict. He also has exceptional musical talent and has proven himself to be a skilled songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player. The two later married with a great number of heroes in attendance. It's never going to be okay. [33] Neither of them realizes, however, that a portion of Death remains in Marlo. Rick Jones is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. [60] Using a camera placed inside Rick's head, the U.S. Hulk Operations dispatched Subject B to Reno, Nevada to draw out Hulk. [39], Rick served as one of the pallbearers at the memorial service for Captain America, along with Ben Grimm, Ms. Marvel, The Falcon, T'Challa and Tony Stark. Due to an agreement with Genis, Jones and he would switch places every 24 hours and met Lucy Harper the wife of one of Coven's victims who wanted Rick to help her kill him which Rick wouldn't do. A-Bomb has proven to hold onto fragments of his memories as Rick Jones because he recognized the harpies all had the face of Betty Ross; Bruce Banner's first love. [42], Jones authored a best-selling autobiographical novel on his personal history with superhumans such as the Hulk, Captain America, Captain Marvel and The Avengers with a focus on his days as a sidekick, the novel was titled 'Sidekick'. [volume & issue needed], Rick joins Dr. Jones used them to paralyze the entire Skrull Space Fleet as well as Ronan and his forces, thereby ending the "Kree-Skrull War" and allowing the Supreme Intelligence to return to power. [39] The group is composed of former teenage superheroes dedicated to reforming other super-powered kids from following down the same path. [30], Genis allowed Rick to return to Earth to speak at the trial of Karl Coven a deranged serial killer and to attend his execution where Coven returned to life after his lethal injection and was released and then tried to murder Rick.[31]. With this power, through focus, he was able to perform amazing feats such as pull various members of the superhero team Avengers from the past, present and future, although this ability is generally random unless another controlling influence, such as Libra, is assisting him.[70]. [78] They were immediately attacked by Doc Samson in the body of Sasquatch out of the belief that they were still under the Leader's control and due to the fury from Sasquatch's body. [53], As a side effect of losing his Hulk abilities, Rick briefly gains the ability to learn any task at lightning speed. [65], As part of their continued efforts to detain the Hulk, the covert organization Shadow Base disinterred Rick's body and used it as "scaffolding" for a shell of Gamma-Activated Tissue recovered from the remains of Emil Blonsky, the original Abomination. [73] He would lose his powers as A-Bomb when the Hulk, under a new persona called "Doc Green," decided to eliminate all the other Gamma powered people, and injected A-Bomb with a dose of the cure, which made Rick completely human once more. Hulk revives enough to regenerate his limbs and punch Subject B. Harpy then continues her attack on Subject B and rips at his stomach to prevent him from emitting acid. When Sam Wilson (The Falcon) made his inspirational speech, he mentioned that Rick would know what it's like to have called Captain America a partner. Soon after discovering her new powers, Jessica inadvertently thwarted the Scorpion, which opened her eyes to a host of new career possibilities. Rick's friend even destroys the universe just to rebuild it with Rick and Genis as sole survivors. [78][79], In the House of M storyline, Private Genis-Vell stumbles upon a tombstone that stated that Rick Jones died at a young age from some unknown tragic accident. At the age of 16, he got his driver's license and managed to save enough money to buy a used car. Rick was revealed to be the mysterious benefactor of Excelsior. Rick decided to go on a self-discovering journey to understand what his role is for the world after bidding goodbye to his family. Instead, Rick remained hidden in the island,[58] and eventually escaped unnoticed by the S.H.I.E.L.D. They follow Rick through the Morlock Tunnels and apprehend him. [volume & issue needed] Following this, Red Hulk confronts Jones at Gamma Base, where Bruce Banner is being held. A troubled and rebellious youth, Jones soon came to the attention of the institution's chief administrator who smashed his guitar, a gift from his late father, and then had him severely thrashed. [53] One of Rick's major accomplishments as the Whisperer was leaking to the public the existence of the proposal for a S.H.I.E.L.D. He has received training in combat gymnastics by Captain America, making him a highly skilled martial artist. As the Supremor, challenged them in battle at the same time, intending to defeat them in time for their minds being ravaged by the Millenia Bloom, leaving them mindless soldiers which the intelligence would use to destroy Earth and absorb Jones' potential. With the Vision's help, Banner and the Hulk are made whole again, but, both are weak and still dying. [volume & issue needed] Rick's psionic potential is later released by Moondragon against Atlantean invaders.[23]. [volume & issue needed] However this plan backfired and Rick was dying of gamma poisoning until Banner cured him. In the same issue, Rick was reunited with Marlo, who was transformed by the Leader into Harpy, whom Bruce mistakes for Betty Ross. [volume & issue needed] Over time he bonds with Wolfsbane of X-Factor, who also killed another insane murderer during the same debacle (he even ends up inviting her to his wedding). [citation needed], Enhanced Learning Capabilities: As a consequence of being depowered from his A-Bomb form, Rick's brain was changed. [61] Rogers used Rick's position in S.H.I.E.L.D. tried to hunt the Whisperer down, he was helped by Captain America (Sam Wilson) to evade the authorities, as Cap believed the Whisperer's intentions to be righteous and opposed S.H.I.E.L.D. No one could take that much Gamma Radiation and live. Marlo tries to aid the elderly Rick the way he had helped her when she was catatonic. Genis becomes a callous, homicidal maniac believing himself a god. [20] Using the Negative Zone portal in the Baxter Building however, allowed Mar-Vell to co-exist with Rick on Earth once again. The Immortal Hulk takes Doc Samson there in order to prove that he, Bruce Banner, Betty Ross, and Rick Jones are all connected to one constant theme: resurrection. Once joined, one of the two remains in a protective bubble in the Negative Zone. It is raided by Ultron in a bid to kill the Avengers. During this time, Rick as Hulk battled the Grey Hulk, Zzzax, the Hulkbusters, and the Outcasts. Eventually, the dangerous unpredictability of Hulk forces Rick to keep his distance. Doc Samson eventually stopped when he realized that Rick and Frye weren't fighting back. The full limits of the Destiny Force, its overall nature, and why Jones has been able to harness it at only certain times, all these are currently unknown. He creates a recording studio for Rick that allows for fame and fortune at the sake of Internet-based sales of a song written for Marlo. [39], Captain Marvel defeated alien forces plaguing the Earth of a future world, continuing to travel further into the future he questioned the son of his future self Ely-Vell for information about Marlo, he then switched places with Rick Jones who did some questioning of his own. A consequence of this was that Mar-Vell gained the ability to absorb energy in addition to the nega-band energies to boost his strength and could fly with the photonic energy now. [65] While Hulk and Gamma Flight fight General Fortean and the U.S. Hulk Operations' soldiers, Rick assisted Harpy and Jackie McGee where they found the gamma mutate Delbert Frye in a room with scientist and Charlene McGowan who tearfully accepted responsibility for what happened to Rick and Delbert. site and fled into the underground, only to be captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. After seeing that he had murdered Emil Blonsky, the Abomination, Rick was transformed by Intelligencia members the Leader and M.O.D.O.K. [82], Six months after Ultimatum, Rick woke up in a hospital from a coma that was induced by the surge of energy given to him by the Watchers. With his concentration spread thin over Frye and Rick in addition to his probing of the Hulk's mind, the Leader accidentally let his control over Rick show when Gamma Flight arrived at Georgeville to detain the Hulk. Eventually, the two are again freed from their bond while aiding the Avengers against the Super-Adaptoid. Rick is kidnapped by a Skrull vessel and the Hulk aids in Rick's rescue. A-Bomb's powers and abilities Destiny Force On rare occasions, and through unusual circumstances, Jones has been able to tap into a mysterious, near-limitless energy sources known as the Destiny Force. [citation needed], Rick soon began dating Marlo Chandler, a former girlfriend of the Hulk's. Rick was offered the chance to change the outcome of his life but decided against it. He was defeated by the Rick Jones of the present and the Rick of the Future Imperfect timeline. Rick and Marlo again split when Marlo becomes romantically involved with Moondragon. [63], After Rogers came out as a member of Hydra and took over the United States, Rick was taken into protective custody. [16], The Avengers formed due to Rick's radio broadcast warning about the Hulk. A-Bomb had an appearance similar to a blue-skinned, Rick Jones has done some writing work for, During the testing of the gamma bomb, Rick was ironically playing. He anonymously offered a former teen superhero support group, Excelsior, a one million dollar donation if they could track down the children of the criminal group The Pride, who were operating in Los Angeles as the Runaways after Captain America informed him they had left their foster homes. [76] He was later revealed to be an alternate Rick Jones who had stayed with the Supreme Intelligence after the Kree-Skrull War. teammate. Rick admits to anxieties over the possibility of losing control of his transformation, and an addiction to the "rush" of being A-Bomb. Soon afterward, Jones ran away from the institution. Lynne Powers managed by Lynne Powers. [2], Rick Jones was created in 1962 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Hulk #1 (May 1962). [28] A horrified Rick refuses Reed Richards's offer to carry out a DNA test, saying that he does not want to know, especially if she is truly his mother. It's also revealed that MODOK was involved in Rick's new condition. He has proven able to render thousands of Kree and Skrull warriors immobile with a thought, single-handedly overcome the Atlantean army, augment all of his own physical attributes, heal himself after sustaining life threatening energies, and levitate. After being held captive and subjected to extreme experiments by the Intelligencia,[volume & issue needed] Rick Jones has gained the ability to transform into a creature resembling the Abomination, granting him vast superhuman strength and durability (even the Red Hulk only caused superficial damage), but stunting his speech patterns in a similar manner to the classic Hulk persona. Rick Jones was killed during the events of Secret Empire but was resurrected by the scientists who worked at Shadow Base in a monstrous new body - until the body was ripped open while fighting the Hulk and revealed his more human appearance.In light of what happens in this issue, Rick may have never been restored, and the Leader may have been controlling his body the whole time. [61] Hulk had no other choice but to fight Rick's Subject B form. Rick Riordan may have closed the book on Percy Jackson for now, but that doesn’t mean he’s done writing! Under pressure from the High Council of Hydra to get tough on Hydra's enemies, Rogers decided to make an example of Rick and had him executed by firing squad on live television. When Iron Man suggested that Rick be made a full member of the Avengers, Cap strongly opposed the idea. [22], Rick received one of the Nega-Bands and gained similar powers to Captain Marvel[23].As it turned out, this was a plot by the Supreme Intelligence so that Jones and Mar-Vell had to share the power of the Nega-Bands. Rick and his allies fought the Serpent Squad, in which Rick successfully controls his powers in defeating the Squad. Instead, they gave him one simple command with a certain trigger—kill Bruce Banner. Albert Henry Powers … Strange invaded the Hulk's mind reigniting his rage. Something's going to happen. Jones' latent psionic potential was once unleashed by the Kree Supreme Intelligence, but Jones is unable to utilize it at will. [70] Feigning to be Rick, the Leader provided the Hulk and his allies with the location of Shadow Base,[69] resulting on a raid after which the Hulk seized command of the operation from its unhinged leader, General Fortean. [74] Eventually, Rick was teleported back to Shadow Base like the Leader predicted. The New Avengers invading the S.H.I.E.L.D. Eventually, the Supreme Intelligence arranged for Rick to be brought before it and awakened his latent psionic powers. In fact, he has a new novel ready to launch later this year. During an interrogation at the S.H.I.E.L.D. He seeks out the Hulk and attempts to talk him down, telling his friend that, while he recognized that the Illuminati had been out of line in their decision to exile him to Sakaar and their apparent involvement with the deaths of thousands of innocent people on that planet, including the Hulk's wife and unborn child, his current blind quest for vengeance was not him, using Hulk's willingness to protect innocent people caught in the fight between him and a Zom-possessed Doctor Strange as proof that the Hulk was still a hero rather than a man blindly seeking vengeance. For a while, Rick and Genis are yanked back and forth through time. Rick Jones is a fictional character showing in American comedian books printed by Marvel Comics. [45] After the Red Hulk was defeated, A-Bomb reverted to Rick. At the end of the series, it is revealed that Rick has a "comic awareness" that the Captain Marvel comic series was coming to an end. [43] During the fight, the base security measures activate, and giant android harpies (with the face of Betty Ross) attack the two, and attempt to remove them from the base. Banner managed to throw Jones into a protective trench before the bomb detonated, but he himself was bombarded with gamma radiation. Captain Marvel directed Rick Jones to the location of his Nega-Bands, and Rick Jones arrived to find Ely and Marlo. However, despite the antidote, Mar-Vell still developed cancer and there was some momentary concern that the link Rick shared with him could have caused himself to contract the condition. as part of his reparations for his hacktivism. At the height of the conflict, the Kree Supreme Intelligence briefly unleashes the Destiny Force from within Rick. "[64] His body was later buried in Severin Memorial Cemetery. [54] Phil Coulson's group learns about Pleasant Hill and Rick's involvement. [45], When the Hulk returned to Earth from Sakaar where he had been exiled, Jones attempted to calm him down by telling him about Captain America's death and the way the heroes had changed while he was gone, but just when the Hulk had calmed down and was listening to him, Dr. [18], Rick was going to undergo a massive blood transfusion to treat this ailment when the hospital was attacked by monsters created by the Dire Wraiths. 3 features a, Rick Jones was originally intended to appear in the live-action film, Rick Jones was originally planned to feature in the live-action, Rick Jones / A-Bomb appears as a playable, A-Bomb appears as a playable character in, This page was last edited on 10 March 2021, at 18:20. [39] Rick tells Excelsior that he wanted the Runaways back in foster care because he didn't want them to go through the same experiences he went through. [62], After being separated from the Subject B body, Rick Jones developed new powers like energy projection and flight. As a byproduct of being depowered, Rick's brain suffered side effects, he discovered his learning capabilities had been greatly increased. [32], Shortly after Marlo is revived, the two become engaged and quickly marry. Rick was cured during the Destiny War, summoning Avengers from various realities to battle for their very existence against the Time-Keepers. [57] This lack of trust prompted Rick to refuse to flee from Avengers Island through a portal to the Savage Land when S.H.I.E.L.D. [51] Afterward, Rick seeks out Betty (who had been revived from death by Intelligencia and transformed into the Red She-Hulk the same way Rick was transformed into A-Bomb), ostensibly in order to warn her about Doc Green's intentions. Musician, adventurer, author; formerly talk show host, Head and torso fused to Del Frye; formerly: as Subject B, Jones had green and scaly skin, three clawed fingers on each hand, webbed and pointed ears, massively muscled body with proportions considerably beyond those of an ordinary human, many fingers covering his face, two faces; while in his A-Bomb form, Jones took on a superhumanly powerful form resembling that of the. [volume & issue needed] His serious health problems force him to be brought by the Avengers to the now-captive Supreme Intelligence for aid, which marks the beginning of the Destiny War, as Kang the Conqueror's rejection of his apparent destiny to become Immortus results in Rick's access to the mysterious 'Destiny Force' being used to draw in a team of seven Avengers from different points in time to act as his protectors. Edward Jones (174) Jim Kavanaugh (172) Rick Bagy (170) David Kemper (168) Steve Smith (167) Jim Bullard (162) Obama (161) Julie Stackhouse (160) Mark … [volume & issue needed] The strain increases with the death of Betty Banner by radiation poisoning to the point that the couple split shortly thereafter. At this point, Johnny recalled over a half a year prior when he and the former Fantastic Four were investigating the appearance of the Watchers. Jessica continued her case work with jobs including tracking down a man under the delusion he was former Captain America sidekick, Rick Jones; being hired by famed publisher J. Jonah Jameson to uncover Spider-Man’s secret identity; tracking down a young runaway from a small town; and serving as Matt Murdock’s bodyguard alongside Luke Cage. He held his own against the Red Hulk for an extended period of time, withstanding all of his blows and injuring him multiple times, which previously nobody had been able to accomplish. [16] Note: Mar-Vell collapsed from the gas and was comatose until he was given an antidote to the gas. Rick sent the data over to hacker Rayshaun Lucas. 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. [35] Over the course of these events, Rick's injury is healed when he is able to channel the Destiny Force into himself,[36] and after the final battle with the powerful Time Keepers,[37] he is joined with Genis-Vell (the recently endowed Captain Marvel and son of Mar-Vell), due to a temporal paradox involving the future Genis-Vell linking with Rick to save his life.[38]. He lost his parents at a young age and as a result grew up at an orphanage. When in the air, Harpy dropped Subject B onto one of the War-Wagons. Marvel Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. Rick was saved by the Spaceknight Rom and began to team with Rom despite the fact that Rick was slowly dying. Rick returned to the Microverse to escape Coven where his injuries were treated by a group referring to themselves as being 'Jonesys',[32] huge fans of Rick's music which he played across the Microverse while he was stranded there with Epiphany. [13] Jones was present during the Hulk's first encounters with the army, as well as superhuman menaces as the Gargoyle,[12] the alien Toadmen,[14] the Ringmaster,[10] Tyrannus,[15] and the Metal Master,[13] and even a run-in with the Fantastic Four. Rick joined with the Kree Captain Marvel when he finds himself drawn to the mystical Nega-Bands. As luck would have it, the gamma bomb designed by Dr. Robert Bruce Banner is being tested. [75] Through Rick Jones, the Leader attempted to entice Shadow Base operative Dr. McGowan into joining his side, but she refused and attempted to stop him by activating the base's translocator on Rick, splitting him in half and seemingly killing him. He discovered that it was actually Rick as his two faces spoke short and tortured sentences. [85] As A-Bomb, he does not seem to remember any of it but is a natural fighter, making him a formidable opponent in combat. Rick Jones is an athletic man who previously had no superhuman powers. [19] Upon the final defeat of the Wraiths, Rom banished them all to Limbo and then bade farewell to Rick Jones and Earth. Jones was cured by the Beyonder at the same time Rom and Brandy left for Galador. [volume & issue needed] Sometime after, Mar-Vell dies of cancer that he received when he was exposed to a deadly nerve gas stolen by the villain Nitro. Jones in his first and original transformed form as the monstrous A-Bomb. [citation needed], Jones was temporarily paralyzed while Hulk was the Horseman War. The strain was incredible, and a future version of Genis-Vell bonded to him, much like Rick had with Mar-Vell. Banner again after he returns to Earth and merges with the separated Hulk. The amount of acid he shoots depends on how much he consumes. Hiram William Powers 11 Jan 1823 Ohio, Kentucky, United States - 12 Apr 1859 managed by Tim Greer. [75], In the series Spider-Man 2099, which is set in the future, Thanatos first appeared in 2099 chasing a confused, amnesiac man known as the Net Prophet. He was defeated when Jones activated the Intelligence's ship's weapons systems to cause a solar flare from Hala. With Rick in tow, Hulk, Harpy, and Jackie fled the area upon Hulk seeing Gamma Flight approaching. [49], Wounded, Rick was transported to the gamma bomb site that gave birth to the original Hulk. [38], Still molecularly bonded to Genis, Rick recorded a song on Titan for Marlo Chandler whom he hoped to win back, Genis broadcast the song across Earth and even set up a website where people could purchase it which made Rick millions. [27], For a time Rick was trapped in the Microverse as an insane Captain Marvel ran amok throughout the universe, in the Microverse Rick met the cosmic beings Epiphany and her brother Entropy who were behind Captain Marvels insanity[28] and who helped him in destroying and then remaking the universe despite Rick trying to use a new skill to induce pain in Genis through their psychic link to stop him, something which he risks brain damage from if he does it too often or with too much force. He helped Genis learn to control his Cosmic Awareness and accept his role as a superhero. Jones has used this power to alter reality in the past by bringing figures from his own imagination to life or even figures from different times of existence. After Subject B killed two bystanders, Hulk appeared to fight it thinking that it was a form of Abomination. 6, https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Jones_(Earth-616)?oldid=6295933. Lucy was abducted by Coven and Genis wouldn't help her so Rick had to save her and then threaten Genis to get him to help which he did by removing Coven's powers, Coven was able to tap back into them after Rick shot him in the crotch. [12] Rick and Mar-Vell go on various adventures encountering many different heroes, such as the Hulk,[volume & issue needed] Namor,[volume & issue needed] and Captain America. Rick has been a sidekick and friend to Bruce Banner / Hulk, Steve Rogers / Captain America, Mar-Vell / Captain Marvel, Rom the Spaceknight, and Genis-Vell / Captain Marvel. Deriving a cure for others' gamma mutations from his own physiology, Green seeks out Rick as his first target. Battlecarrier to retrieve Jones prompts The Pentagon into retaliating by unleashing a monster called the American Kaiju on the New Avengers. Ely revealed some new powers however, and seemingly destroyed Rick Jones and took his Nega-Bands. During the ensuing conflict, Rick is killed, and before the Hulk returns to his own time period, he spreads Rick's ashes over Captain America's shield before throwing it into space. Powers and abilities. A-Bomb isHulk's best friend and an enthusiastic S.M.A.S.H. When S.H.I.E.L.D. [24] This starts another period with Rick and the Hulk, this time with Marlo and Betty. [22], Rick stays with Banner, the Grey Hulk, Betty Banner, and Clay Quartermain for several months as they travel the country looking for a government supply of gamma bombs. [volume & issue needed] After this occurred, Jones escaped from a secret base in Alaska that had been destroyed in a "Hulk-like" manner. 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