Gabe Jones

Gabriel 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]

For the American soccer player, see Gabe Jones (soccer).
"Gabriel Jones" redirects here. For the American lawyer and politician, see Gabriel Jones (politician).
Gabe Jones
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #151 (April 1979). Cover art by Dick Ayers & John Severin, reprinted from issue #56
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963)
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoGabriel Jones
Team affiliationsHowling Commandos
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Godzilla Squad

Derek Luke portrayed Gabriel Jones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: The First Avenger.

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 World War II 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, Godzilla, 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

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. The squad's senior officer, Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer, was given virtual carte blanche in choosing its members, including the African-American Jones, despite the fact that, at the time, integrated units were unheard of. (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.

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 Dugan and Fury, hunting down and executing Nazis.[4] Later in the same year, 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. This team includes, but is not limited to, Sabretooth, Kraven the Hunter and Ulysses Bloodstone.[5]

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.[6] This new class is slain by the terrorist organization HYDRA, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s primary nemesis.[7]

Gabe spends time trying to bring down the evil Secret Empire from within.[8] 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.[9]

Gabriel 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 Gorgon during a battle with HYDRA, while both were fighting a holding action against enemy forces in order to give time for allies to retreat.[11]

Other versions

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

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

See also

References
  1. Maslon, Laurance; Michael Kantor (2013). Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture. Random House. ISBN 9780385348591.
  2. Lee, Stan; Roy Thomas (2006). Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe. New York, New York: Sterling Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4027-4225-5.
  3. Black Panther/Captain America: Flags of Our Fathers Vol 1 #3 (2010)
  4. New Avengers vol. 2 #9 (February. 2011)
  5. New Avengers (vol. 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. ISBN 978-0-7566-2358-6.
  9. Secret Warriors #4
  10. Hulk vol. 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.com. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
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