  richard milhouse "rick" jones is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by marvel comics. rick has been a sidekick to the incredible hulk, captain america, captain marvel (mar-vell), rom the spaceknight, and captain marvel (genis). he has been an active participant in many significant marvel universe story lines including the kree-skrull war and the destiny war. rick jones recently acquired powers causing him to transform into a massive creature calling himself a-bomb.  ==publication history==  rick jones was created in 1962 by stan lee and jack kirby in hulk #1. ==fictional character biography== rick jones was born in scarsdale, arizona. he lost his parents at a young age and as a result grew up at an orphanage. later, he accepts a dare to drive out to a bomb testing ground in new mexico. as luck would have it, the gamma bomb designed by dr. robert bruce banner is being tested. banner pushes rick into a protective trench saving his life, but absorbing the gamma rays that transform him into the hulk. rick thus becomes the sole confidant of the hulk's true identity.the incredible hulk vol. 1 #1 ===early days with the hulk and the avengers=== jones' guilt over causing the incident (and lack of any other place to go) leads him to stay close to dr. banner and his alter ego the hulk. in one story, he even gains mental control over hulk. eventually, the dangerous unpredictability of hulk forces rick to keep his distance. later, rick forms the [[teen 
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