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Gabriel "Gabe" Jones is a fictional character appearing in American 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 World War II war comics series Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963).[1]
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 "
, 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.[2]
Fictional character biography
Gabe Jones was born in
During the war, the Howling Commandos travel to Wakanda to combat a Nazi invasion of that land. Jones helps out the ruling family by directly killing a Nazi agent who had taken one of the babies hostage.[3]
In 1959, he is shown working with Dum Dum Dugan and Fury, hunting down and executing Nazis.[4] Later in the same year, Gabe assisted 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.[5]
Jones retired from S.H.I.E.L.D. sometime after, but returned to help train a new corps of recruits.
Gabe spends time trying to bring down the evil Secret Empire from within.[8] Following the events of Secret Invasion both he and Dugan quit S.H.I.E.L.D. and recreate the Howling Commandos with ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.[9]
Jones is seen commanding the murder scene investigation of his old friend Clay Quartermain.[10]
Jones and fellow Commando Eric Koenig are later killed by the Gorgon during a battle with HYDRA, while both were fighting a holding action against enemy forces to give time for allies to retreat.[11]
Other versions
In the alternate future of "
In other media
Television
- Gabe Jones appears in The Incredible Hulk (1996), voiced by Thom Barry.[citation needed] This version is a ruthless S.H.I.E.L.D. agent working with General Thunderbolt Ross's "Hulkbusters".
- Gabe Jones appears in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Ron Canada.[citation needed] This version is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top scientist and a designer of Life Model Decoys (LMDs).
- Gabe Jones makes a non-speaking appearance in a flashback in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Wrath of the Red Skull!".[citation needed]
- Gabe Jones makes a non-speaking appearance in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Meet Captain America".[citation needed]
Film
Video games
- Gabe Jones makes a cameo appearance in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
- Gabe Jones makes a cameo appearance in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 via a photograph. This version was a famous jazz trumpeter from Harlem during the 1930s before enlisting in army intelligence during World War II, serving in the Korean War, and later joining S.H.I.E.L.D.. By the present, his music equipment and performance attire were recovered by Harlem's Cultural Museum and incorporated in an exhibit celebrating African-American art and history.[14]
- Gabe Jones will appear as a playable character in Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra.[15]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-385-34859-1.
- ISBN 978-1-4027-4225-5.
- ^ Black Panther/Captain America: Flags of Our Fathers #3 (2010)
- ^ The New Avengers vol. 2 #9 (February 2011)
- ^ The New Avengers vol. 2 #10 (May 2011)
- ^ Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 2 #7
- ^ Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 2 #25
- ISBN 978-0-7566-2358-6.
- ^ Secret Warriors #4
- ^ Hulk vol. 2 #4 (June 2008)
- ^ Secret Warriors #19 (August 2010)
- ^ Earth X #8
- ^ Morales, Wilson (2011-03-10). "Derek Luke's Role in Captain America". blackfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ Heaney, Samuel; Kbabz; Santiago, Eddie De; et al. (2023-10-23). "Cultural Museum". IGN. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ Kim, Matt (2022-09-09). "New Marvel Game Starring Captain America and Black Panther From Amy Hennig Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
External links
- Gabriel 'Gabe' Jones at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)