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 Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #151 (April 1979). Cover art by Dick Ayers & John Severin, reprinted from issue #56 |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963) |
| Created by | Stan Lee and Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Gabriel Jones |
| Team affiliations | Howling Commandos S.H.I.E.L.D. Godzilla Squad |
Gabriel "Gabe" Jones is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby, he made his first appearance in the World War II war comics series Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963).
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[edit] Publication history
Gabe Jones appeared as a regular cast-member in virtually every issue and annual of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos. In present-day stories, initially in the feature "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." in Strange Tales, he appears as an agent of that fictional espionage organization — inexplicably aged very little, like fellow WWII vet and agent Dum Dum Dugan, despite a retcon explanation for agency head Nick Fury's youthfulness. As a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Jones has appeared in issues of The Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, the first two volumes of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the 1988 miniseries Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
Although colorist Stan Goldberg knew that Jones was African American, the company that made the engraving plates for Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 thought a mistake had been made and colored him the same color as the rest of the Howling Commandos.[1]
[edit] Fictional character biography
Gabriel "Gabe" Jones was born in New York City. He is an original member of the fictional, elite Howling Commandos combat squad of World War II, and the first African-American to serve in an integrated unit. (The U.S. Armed Forces, in real life, were not integrated until 1948, by executive order of President Harry S Truman.) He is one of the close confidantes of Nick Fury, his sergeant. He also served under Fury in reunion missions during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Fury later became the head of the international espionage organization S.H.I.E.L.D., which Jones joined at some unspecified point after the World War II.[volume & issue needed]
In 1959, Gabe assisted Nicholas Fury and Dugan in creating the first team of Avengers. They successfully stopped a Nazi splinter group from gaining a version of the Super-Soldier formula.[2]
Jones retired from S.H.I.E.L.D. after the events of the Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. six-issue miniseries (1988), but returned to help train a new corps of recruits.[volume & issue needed] This new class is slain by the terrorist organization HYDRA, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s primary nemesis.[volume & issue needed]
Gabe spends time trying to bring down the evil Secret Empire from within.[3] Following the events of Secret Invasion both he and Dum Dum Dugan quit S.H.I.E.L.D. and recreate the Howling Commandos with ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.[4]
Gabriel Jones is seen commanding the murder scene investigation of his old friend Clay Quartermain.[5]
He is later killed by Gorgon during a battle with HYDRA.[6]
[edit] Other versions
[edit] Earth X
In this alternate future, Jones has a cameo as one of the dozens of deceased heroes attempting to stop the plans of Mephisto and Thanos.[7]
[edit] In other media
[edit] Television
- Gabriel Jones appeared in the 1996 animated series The Incredible Hulk voiced by Thom Barry. He is portrayed as a ruthless S.H.I.E.L.D. agent working with General Thunderbolt Ross' "Hulkbusters" team. In "Mission: Incredible," it was revealed that he was partially responsible for the accident that turned a double agent named Diana into the Hybrid when she fell into a tank of newly-discovered organisms (which S.H.I.E.L.D. was experimenting on) at a S.H.I.E.L.D. Sea Base when she was hired to steal one of those organism. Also in that episode, he starts hitting on She-Hulk.
- Jones appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Wrath of the Red Skull". He alongside Dum Dum Dugan and Izzy Cohen were featured in a flashback when Nick Fury recounts how he and Captain America fought the Red Skull.
- Gabriel Jones appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Meet Captain America." He is shown as a member of the Howling Commandos.
[edit] Film
- Gabriel Jones appeared in the Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV-movie played by Ron Canada. He is portrayed as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top scientist.
- Derek Luke portrayed Howard University-educated Gabriel Jones in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.[8]
[edit] Video games
- Gabriel Jones had a cameo appearance in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance as Nick Fury's correct password to the S.H.I.E.L.D. database the hero must give to Weasel.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Lee, Stan; Roy Thomas (2006). Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe. New York, New York: Sterling Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-1402742255.
- ^ New Avengers (vol. 2) #10, May 2011
- ^ DeFalco, Tom (2006). The Marvel Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7566-2358-6.
- ^ Secret Warriors #4
- ^ Hulk vol. 2, #4 (June 2008)
- ^ Secret Warriors #19
- ^ "Earth X" #8
- ^ Morales, Wilson (2011-03-10). "Derek Luke’s Role in Captain America". blackfilm.com. http://www.blackfilm.com/read/2011/03/derek-lukes-role-in-captain-america/. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
[edit] External links
- Gabriel 'Gabe' Jones at the Comic Book DB
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- Comics characters introduced in 1963
- Characters created by Jack Kirby
- Characters created by Stan Lee
- Fictional African-American people
- Fictional characters from New York City
- Fictional Korean War veterans
- Fictional secret agents and spies
- Fictional soldiers
- Fictional special forces personnel
- Fictional World War II veterans
- Marvel Comics martial artists
- Marvel Comics superheroes
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