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Added 2025-04-14 07:00:10 +0000 UTCThe character referred to in this comic, Rick Jones, has gone on to bounce around the periphery of the Marvel Comics Universe for decades and act as temporary sidekicks for more than one character.
During our most recent phone call, Ric just casually mentioned The Hulk’s teenage ham radio brigade, and the conversation flowed, roughly as you see it here.
When Ric and I met, we hit it off immediately, but the moment I knew I needed to keep him close as a friend was the next time we worked together. We had some time to kill so we went into a comics shop, and Ric got into an extended discussion with the proprietor about the problems with Green Lantern. He said that they used to refer to Hal Jordan as “The man without fear.” Then they ruined the comic by giving Hal fear. Ric simply wasn’t excited to read the monthly adventures of “Hal Jordan: the man crippled by fear!”
I heard that and I thought: this man’s mind works differently than most and warrants closer study.
(Yes, I know, Daredevil is also the man without fear. Take it up with Stan Lee.)
Comments
He sounds like a typical trombone player :-)
Eric Schrader
2025-04-15 13:35:16 +0000 UTCThere was an issue of The Incredible Hulk in the early 90s that featured Rick Jones' Stag Party. The lady in the "stag film" ended up being his fiancée. I think he was better off sticking to the ham radio.
Glen Newsome
2025-04-14 15:25:44 +0000 UTC
