Rick Jones


Rick Jones
Real name:	Richard Milhouse Jones
First Appearance:	The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Created by:	Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Team affiliations:	none
Abilities:	Hand to hand combat As the A-Bomb: Superhuman strength Superior stamina Durability Camouflage As a teenage version of the Hulk: Superhuman strength Stamina Speed Resistance to mind control Regenerative healing and durability
Portrayed by:	Paul Soles (voice) Michael Horton (voice) Luke Perry (voice)

Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones accepts a dare to drive out to a bomb testing ground in New Mexico. When Bruce was testing the gamma bomb that he designed, he saw Rick hanging out in the testing area. He got Rick to safety, but could not save himself. The gamma bomb hit Bruce turning him into The Hulk. Rick has been at Hulk's side for a long time. When he thought the Hulk was dead, he told Major Talbot that Bruce Banner is The Hulk. The original comic book continuity has been designated as taking place on Earth-616.

In media[]

Television[]

The Incredible Hulk 1966 animated series[]

In the The Incredible Hulk 1966 animated series, which was part of The Marvel Super Heroes series, Rick Jones was voiced by Paul Soles. Stories and art in this series were taken directly from the Marvel comic books. Despite the similarities between the comic and the cartoon, this reality has been designated as Earth-600026.

The Incredible Hulk 1982 animated series[]

In The Incredible Hulk 1982 animated series (designated as taking place on Earth-8107), Rick Jones's character model was quite different from his comic book counterpart in an attempt to make him stand out more from Bruce Banner. This version of Rick has long blond hair and always wears a cowboy hat, befitting the New Mexico location where most of the series takes place. He has a girlfriend called Rita and is often seen hanging out at Rio's Ranchero, where Rita works for her father, Rio. In this version, Rick Jones is the only person who knows that Bruce Banner and the Hulk are the same person, save for Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk.

The Incredible Hulk 1996 animated series[]

In The Incredible Hulk 1996 animated series (designated as taking place on Earth-534834), Rick Jones was voiced by Luke Perry. He sported long brown hair, just like his comic book counterpart did in the 1990s. This used a motorcycle to follow the Hulk around the United States and briefly became a teenage version of the Hulk at the end of the first season. In this reality, the Hulk's secret identity was public knowledge.

Iron Man: Armored Adventures[]

Rick Jones appears in the Iron Man: Armored Adventures animated series, voiced by Andrew Francis. In the episode, the controller was behind him wanting to control him, because he literally is the only one who can have any control over the Hulk, not even the controller's equipment could control the Hulk. While the Hulk helped save Iron Man who ended up controlled by the controller in the Hulkbuster armor. The controller managed to control Rick and tried to use it to make the Hulk unmask Iron Man (which was already there), but luckily Iron Man managed to hit the controller with one shot, ending his control over Rick.