Gabriel "Gabe" Jones is a fictional character appearing in

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s published by

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. Created by writer-editor

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and artist and co-plotter

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, he made his

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war comics series '' Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' #1 (May 1963).

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portrayed the character in the

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film '' Captain America: The First Avenger''. Additionally, B. J. Britt portrayed Jones' grandson, Antoine "Trip" Triplett in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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'' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''

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 ''

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'', he appears as an agent of that fictional espionage organization — inexplicably aged very little, like fellow World War II vet and agent

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, despite a

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explanation for agency head

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's youthfulness. As a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Jones has appeared in issues of '' The Avengers'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', 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.

Fictional character biography

Gabe Jones was born in

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. He is an original member of the 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

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Jones, despite the fact that (at the time) integrated units were unheard of; The

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in real life were not integrated until 1948 by executive order of President

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. He is one of

's close confidantes, serving under his sergeant during the

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and the

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in reunion missions and also joined the international espionage organization S.H.I.E.L.D. at some unspecified point after the World War II. During the war, the Howling Commandos travel to

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to combat a Nazi invasion of that land. Jones helps out the ruling family by killing a Nazi agent who had taken an infant hostage. In 1959, he is shown working with

and Fury, hunting down and executing Nazis. 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.''The New Avengers'' vol. 2 #10 (May 2011) Jones retired from S.H.I.E.L.D. sometime after, but returned to help train a new corps of recruits. This new class is slain by the terrorist organization HYDRA, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s primary nemesis. Gabe spends time trying to bring down the evil Secret Empire from within. Following the events of

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both he and Dugan quit S.H.I.E.L.D. and recreate the Howling Commandos with ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Jones is seen commanding the murder scene investigation of his old friend Clay Quartermain. Jones and fellow Commando Eric Koenig are later killed by the

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during a battle with HYDRA, while both were fighting a holding action against enemy forces to give time for allies to retreat.

Other versions

An alternate universe variant from Gabe Jones from Earth-9997 makes a cameo appearance in ''

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'' #8.

In other media

Television

* Gabe Jones appears in ''

'', voiced by Thom Barry. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a member of General

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. * Gabe Jones makes a non-speaking appearance in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' episode "Meet Captain America".

Film

Gabe Jones appears in '' Captain America: The First Avenger'', portrayed by

. This version is an alumnus of

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and member of the

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Video games

* Gabe Jones makes a cameo appearance in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance''. * Gabe Jones makes a cameo appearance in ''

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'' via a photograph. This version was a famous jazz trumpeter from

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during the 1930s before enlisting in army intelligence during

, serving in the

, and later joining S.H.I.E.L.D. By the present, his music equipment and performance attire are recovered and displayed in an exhibit celebrating African-American art and history. * Gabe Jones will appear as a playable character in '' Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra'', voiced by Marque Richardson.

References

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Publication history

Fictional character biography

Other versions

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

See also

References

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