Slow applause for John P. Begley of Harlan, Kentucky (do you know Raylan Givens?). You called it, 40 years early!!
The response?
Still this does bring up the question, Where The Hell Is Rick Jones? Responsible for creation of the Hulk; responsible in part for bringing the Avengers together; partner of Captain America AND Captain Marvel AND Captain Marvel Jr AND ROM; saved THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE during the Kree/Skrull War; world-famous author and rock star; mentored the Runaways. His middle name is Milhouse!!
And yet, despite a Hulk movie and Captain America movie and Avengers movie, no Rick Jones. WTF?
And in the comics? As near as I can tell, since transforming into "A-Bomb" (sigh) and getting entangled with all the silly Hulk stuff, Rick hasn't been seen in Marvel-616 for well nigh unto 2 years. (I'm told he had a cameo in Hunger #1 last week...that merely highlights that Ultimate Rick Jones is getting for more time and attention than the real Rick Jones).
Marvel: Rick Jones. Now. Thank you.
6 comments:
Great find. And yes, Rick Jones should always be around the MU, he's one of the important early characters and it feels weird not seeing him. Has he met his supposed double, Bucky?
I saw a picture once that I have searched the internet in vain for ever since: it was a picture from the Viet Nam war of a wall. The graffiti on the wall read "Only Bucky dies forever."
Have to disagree with you on Rick Jones. I always found him to be whiny, spoiled Marvel teen age angst and wish fulfillment.
Mr. W--surely you are thinking of Snapper Carr. He was the whiny spoiled brat. Rick Jones, however, rocked.
Snell, do you actually know people in Harlan or were you just joking around?
Dan, Raylan Givens is the lead character on Justified (and several Elmore Leonard books), which is set in Harlan, Kentucky. So yeah , I was just joking...
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