Rick Jones (character)

Rick Jones
Rick Jones as depicted in Captain Marvel vol. 4 #19 (July 2001). Art by Aaron Lopresti.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Rick Jones: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) As A-Bomb: Hulk vol. 2 #2 (February 2008) As Whisperer: Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha #1 (March 2016)
Created by	Rick Jones: Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Richard Milhouse Jones
Species	Human mutate
Team affiliations	Avengers Young Avengers Champions Loners
Supporting character of	Hulk Captain America Captain Marvel Rom Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell)
Notable aliases	Whisperer A-Bomb Bucky Hulk[1] Subject B [2] Abomination[3]
Abilities	Gamma projection and tracking Flight Expertise in acrobatics, unarmed combat, and hacking Skilled guitarist, harmonica player, and songwriter Quick learning speed

Rick Jones is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a sidekick and friend to the Hulk, Captain America, Mar-Vell / Captain Marvel, Rom the Spaceknight, and Genis-Vell / Captain Marvel.

The character has been an active participant in many significant Marvel Universe story lines including the Kree–Skrull War and the Destiny War. He later acquired powers, causing his learning capabilities to be greatly increased. He decided to direct his new ability towards communications technology, and became a hacktivist known as the Whisperer.^[4]