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Gabe Jones

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Gabe Jones
Gabe Jones as he appeared on a splash page ofSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#1 (May 1963). Art byJack Kirby.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#1 (May 1963)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoGabriel Jones
Team affiliations

Gabriel"Gabe"Jonesis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.Created by writer-editorStan Leeand artist and co-plotterJack Kirby,he made hisfirst appearanceinWorld War IIwar comicsseriesSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#1 (May 1963).[1]

Derek Lukeportrayed the character in theMarvel Cinematic UniversefilmCaptain America: The First Avenger.Additionally,B. J. Brittportrayed Jones' grandson,Antoine "Trip" Triplettin the Marvel Cinematic Universetelevision seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Publication history[edit]

Gabe Jones appeared as a regular cast-member in virtually every issue and annual ofSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos.In present-day stories, initially in the feature "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."inStrange Tales,he appears as an agent of that fictional espionage organization — inexplicably aged very little, like fellow World War II vet and agentDum Dum Dugan,despite aretconexplanation for agency headNick Fury's youthfulness. As aS.H.I.E.L.D.agent, Jones has appeared in issues ofThe Avengers,Iron Man,Captain America,The Incredible Hulk,Godzilla,the first two volumes ofNick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.,and the 1988 miniseriesNick 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 forSgt. 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[edit]

Gabe Jones was born inNew York City.He is an original member of the (fictional) elite Howling Commandos combat squad of World War II. The squad's senior officerSamuel "Happy Sam" Sawyerwas given virtual carte blanche in choosing its members, including theAfrican-AmericanJones, despite the fact that (at the time) integrated units were unheard of; TheU.S. Armed Forcesin real life were not integrated until 1948 by executive order of PresidentHarry S. Truman.He is one ofNick Fury's close confidantes, serving under his sergeant during theKorean Warand theVietnam Warin reunion missions and also joined the international espionage organizationS.H.I.E.L.D.at some unspecified point after the World War II.

During the war, the Howling Commandos travel toWakandato 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 withDum Dum Duganand 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.[6]This new class is slain by the terrorist organizationHYDRA,S.H.I.E.L.D.'s primary nemesis.[7]

Gabe spends time trying to bring down the evilSecret Empirefrom within.[8]Following the events ofSecret Invasionboth 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 friendClay Quartermain.[10]

Jones and fellow CommandoEric Koenigare later killed by theGorgonduring a battle with HYDRA, while both were fighting a holding action against enemy forces to give time for allies to retreat.[11]

Other versions[edit]

In the alternate future of "Earth X",Gabe Jones has a cameo as one of the dozens of deceased heroes attempting to stop the plans ofMephistoandThanos.[12]

In other media[edit]

Television[edit]

Film[edit]

Gabe Jonesappears inCaptain America: The First Avenger,portrayed byDerek Luke.[13]This version is an alumnus ofHoward Universityand member of theHowling Commandos.

Video games[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Maslon, Laurance; Michael Kantor (2013).Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture.Random House.ISBN978-0-385-34859-1.
  2. ^Lee, Stan; Roy Thomas (2006).Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe.New York, New York: Sterling Publishing. p. 54.ISBN978-1-4027-4225-5.
  3. ^Black Panther/Captain America: Flags of Our Fathers#3 (2010)
  4. ^The New Avengersvol. 2 #9 (February 2011)
  5. ^The New Avengersvol. 2 #10 (May 2011)
  6. ^Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.vol. 2 #7
  7. ^Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.vol. 2 #25
  8. ^DeFalco, Tom (2006).The Marvel Encyclopedia.Dorling Kindersley. p. 151.ISBN978-0-7566-2358-6.
  9. ^Secret Warriors#4
  10. ^Hulkvol. 2 #4 (June 2008)
  11. ^Secret Warriors#19 (August 2010)
  12. ^Earth X#8
  13. ^Morales, Wilson (2011-03-10)."Derek Luke's Role in Captain America".blackfilm. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-03-14.Retrieved2011-03-11.
  14. ^Heaney, Samuel; Kbabz; Santiago, Eddie De; et al. (2023-10-23)."Cultural Museum".IGN.Retrieved2024-03-22.
  15. ^Kim, Matt (2022-09-09)."New Marvel Game Starring Captain America and Black Panther From Amy Hennig Announced".IGN.Retrieved2022-09-10.

External links[edit]

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