Hugh Jones (comics)

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Hugh Jones
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Hugh Jones is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The character appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action series Agent Carter, portrayed by Ray Wise.

Publication history

Hugh Jones first appeared in Captain America #180 (Dec. 1974), and was created by Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema.

Fictional character biography

Hugh Jones was the son of a Texas oil millionaire and inherited the company Republic Oil & Gas after his father’s death.[1][2]

With Jones's awareness and approval, Republic Oil & Gas' executives (John T. Gamelin, Jonas Hale and Simon Krieger) arranged the murders of Howard Stark and Maria Stark in order to achieve an attempted takeover of Stark Industries,[3] using surreptitious purchases of stock and using superhuman agents (namely Saboteur and the Dogs of War). However, Iron Man foiled these various attempts and Republic Oil & Gas' executives oversaw the company's change of identity to Roxxon Oil to help separate the company's bad publicity.[4]

An ex-lover of Jones tried to shoot him, but either missed or wounded him.[1]

Jones later attended the premiere of the Captain America movie showing at the Strand Theatre in New York. The

Lemuria in an attempt to raise the city. The police, along with Nomad and Namor the Sub-Mariner, interrupted the Serpent Squad's plan, however, and Krang reclaimed the Serpent Crown and fled. Jones then reversed the process that was to raise Lemuria.[6]

Jones chose to maintain a link to Set in the Serpent Crown's absence. Set informs Jones of Nomad's identity. Jones then sent men to recover the Serpent Crown.[1] Jones later sent a message about the Red Skull's location that this was to pay his debt of Nomad rescuing him from Warlord Krang and the Serpent Squad.[7] Once he recovered it, he began wearing it invisibly.[8]

With the power of Set, he was able to make psychic contact with a group of businessmen called the Serpent Cartel, acolytes of Set from the

Earth-S. This Earth is where the Squadron Supreme superhero group resides, and that universe's version of the Serpent Crown has managed to gain control of the minds of many of the leaders of America's largest corporations and even that alternate America's President Nelson Rockefeller.[1]

After Roxxon purchased the Brand Corporation, Jones was at Brand Corporation's facility in

Orka to fight the Avengers and defeated some of the Avengers until Orka was defeated by Thor and Moondragon. Jones ordered the other Avengers' execution but the group escaped and Jones was captured.[12]

Using the Brand Corporation's and

Thing, Stingray and Scarlet Witch when they entered so that he can control the mutants and then he created versions of the Serpent Crown's recent previous wearers to fight the threesome. While simultaneously physically fighting Scarlet Witch and Thing, Jones became surprised when Scarlet Witch capitulated and Thing took advantage of memory disorientation of Jones to remove the Serpent Crown from Jones's head.[8]

Following this traumatic separation away from the Serpent Crown, Jones went insane and became hospitalized in a mental hospital. He was succeeded as Roxxon's president by other men over the years.[13]

In other media

Hugh Jones appears in the Agent Carter live-action television series, portrayed by Ray Wise.[14][15] This version is depicted as the President of the Roxxon Oil Corporation in the 1940s. Introduced in season one, he was Howard Stark's former friend until the woman that would become his wife came between the two. In the episode "Bridge and Tunnel", Jones is visited by Deputy Director Roger Dooley, Agent Jack Thompson, and Peggy Carter of the Strategic Scientific Reserve to discuss important information.[16] In season two, Jones appears as a member of the Council of Nine. In the episode "A View in the Dark", Jones and Thomas Gloucester tell Calvin Chadwick to shut down the Isodyne Program and focus on a senatorial campaign.[17] In the episode "The Atomic Job", Peggy encounters Jones while she is posing as a worker to infiltrate Roxxon's Los Angeles branch. He recalls Peggy, forcing her to use a memory inhibitor to knock out him so she can retrieve a key to a Roxxon facility.[18] In the episode "Life of the Party", Jones attends a party with other Council of Nine members. When Whitney Frost is brought before them, they witness her absorption abilities as she takes over, with Jones being among those she spares.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Web of Spider-Man Annual #5. Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #9. Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ Iron Man: The Iron Age #1. Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ Iron Man: The Iron Age #2. Marvel Comics.
  5. ^ Captain America #180. Marvel Comics.
  6. ^ Captain America #181. Marvel Comics.
  7. ^ Captain America #185. Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ a b Marvel Two-In-One #66. Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ The Avengers #141. Marvel Comics.
  10. ^ The Avengers #144. Marvel Comics.
  11. ^ The Avengers #147
  12. ^ The Avengers #149. Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #11. Marvel Comics.
  14. Marvel.com. Archived
    from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  15. ^ Wheeler, Andrew (January 7, 2015). "'Agent Carter' Season 1 Recap, Episodes 1 & 2: 'Now Is Not The End'/'Bridge & Tunnel'". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  16. ^ Russo, Joe (director); Eric Pearson (writer) (January 6, 2015). "Bridge and Tunnel". Marvel's Agent Carter. Season 1. Episode 2. ABC.
  17. ^ Trilling, Lawrence (director); Eric Pearson and Lindsey Allen (writer) (January 19, 2016). "A View in the Dark". Marvel's Agent Carter. Season 2. Episode 2. ABC.
  18. ^ Zisk, Craig (director); Lindsey Allen (writer) (February 9, 2016). "The Atomic Job". Marvel's Agent Carter. Season 2. Episode 5. ABC.
  19. ^ Zisk, Craig (director); Eric Pearson (writer) (February 16, 2016). "Life of the Party". Marvel's Agent Carter. Season 2. Episode 6. ABC.

External links

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