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Davy Jones

 
Davy Jones
 

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Davy Jones

Other Names: Davey Jones; David Jones

Classification: real/historical person real/historical person  

Publisher(s): Marvel

Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #515 (Nov. 2009)

Creators: Matt Fraction, Greg Land, Jay Leisten

Number of Appearances: 21

   Comic Book Appearances: 17

   TV, Film Appearances: 2

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 2

Occupation: pirate

Nation: England, United Kingdom

Gender: male

Note: "Davy Jones' locker" is an idiom for bottom of the sea

The actual origin of the idiomatic phrase "Davy Jones' locker" is unclear. There was an actual pirate named David Jones who operated in the 1630s, but most scholars believe he was insufficiently prominent to be the source of this phrase.


This character is in the following 2 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Shadow Cabinet #1 (June 1994): "A Handful of S.A.N.D." (mentioned)
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #515 (Nov. 2009) (mentioned)


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones'_Locker
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001221/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/davy-jones/29-55308/