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Fictional character biography

John Jameson was born in New York City. He is the son of J. Jonah Jameson, the irascible, gruff publisher of the Daily Bugle. Initially an astronaut, he was first seen being saved by Spider-Man when his craft malfunctioned on re-entry, something that did nothing to endear the wall-crawler to his father. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... J. Jonah Jameson (also known as J.J., Jolly Jonah Jameson , or J.J.J.) is a fictional supporting character featured in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. ... The Daily Bugle is a fictional New York City newspaper that is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man and its derivative media. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

On a later mission, Jameson was infected with a virus that gave him super-strength, but strained his body and mind. He was forced to wear a strength-restraining "Jupiter suit" and battled Spider-Man at his father's urging before recovering.

John as Man-Wolf

Still later, Jameson became possessed by an other-dimensional ruby which he found on the moon. The jewel transformed him into the lycanthropic Man-Wolf, and he fought Spider-Man in this bestial form. The ruby was removed by Spider-Man. Image File history File links Manwolf3. ... Image File history File links Manwolf3. ... Ruby is a red gemstone. ...

The ruby was later reattached onto John by Morbius the Living Vampire who used Man-Wolf as a pawn so Morbius can find a cure for himself. Man-Wolf was again thwarted by Spider-Man. Morbius the Living Vampire (Michael Morbius) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, intended as a tragic anti-hero with vampire-like powers that actually had a biochemical origin. ...

Later, he was transported to the dimension known as Other Realm, from which the ruby originated. It was revealed that the ruby was created by the dying Stargod to pass on his powers. While on earth Jameson could only partially transform, resulting in his berserk behavior. While in the Other Realm he could fully transform, resulting in him retaining his human consciousness while in lupine form. He took up the mantle of Stargod, and gained new powers such as telepathy and energy manipulation. He fought his foes with a sword, dagger and longbow in this incarnation. He later opted to return to earth, resulting him losing the ability to fully transform, and the loss of all memories of being the Stargod. He later allowed himself to be subjected to a procedure that removed the ruby, restoring normalcy for some time. Alfeim - First appeared in Thor #277 (Nov 1978) by Roy Thomas and John Buscema Alter-Earth - First appeared in Fantastic Four #118 (Jan 1972) by Archie Goodwin and John Buscema Ankh Dimension - First appeared in Iron Man #35 (Mar 1971) by Allyn Brodsky, Gerry Conway, and Don Heck Asgard - First... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ...

Jameson became the pilot of Captain America's personal Quinjet for a period, using the call-sign "Skywolf". During this time, he was temporarily transformed into Man-Wolf by Dredmond Druid, who wanted the power of the Stargod. Jameson left Captain America's employ due to his attraction to Cap's then girlfriend, Diamondback. Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This is a list of fictional vehicles featured in Marvel Universe comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Biography Diamondback (real name Rachel Leighton) is a reformed supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Jameson remains friends with Spider-Man and often tries to convince his father to "let up on him." He spent some time as Ravencroft Head of Security and briefly dated its director Dr. Ashley Kafka. Both John and Ashley were fired by a director angry about the escape of The Chameleon and his subsequent killing by Kraven the Hunter II. It was Kafka who helped, via Hypnotherapy, discover that the Jack O'Lantern had caused him to attack his hospitalised father. This therapy also briefly unleashed John's Man-Wolf aspect before Ashley was able to help John suppress his changes once more. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... See also The Chameleon (The Outer Limits) The Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of Spider-Man. ... Kraven the Hunter is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of Spider-Man. ... Jack OLantern is the name of four incarnations of a Marvel Comics supervillain. ...

Civil War

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John has been revealed to have helped Captain America while he (Captain America) is in hiding. He was helping She-Hulk to locate and sign up unregistered superheroes. John has also been registered as the Man-Wolf under the Superhuman Registration Act. Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Stargod and She-Hulk

John had been dating She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) and the two had been living together for some time along with She-Hulk's coworker, Augustus Pugliese. Recently they eloped in Las Vegas. However, John has been forced into becoming the Man-Wolf once more. After a brief rampage, John stopped fighting his situation and became the Stargod again. He now retains his intelligence while in Man-Wolf form, has the Stargod's powers and may be able to switch between human and lupine forms. His current superhuman status can be defined in his own words as "I am a god." and is supported by a battle with a clone of the Mad Titan Thanos in which he held his own. She-Hulk and Stargod have since separated, after she discovered that her feelings for John were influenced prior to their marriage by her former Avengers teammate, Starfox. Stargod is currently travelling to the Other Realm to check on its status. She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters-Jameson) is a Marvel Comics superheroine. ... To elope, most literally, merely means to run away. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... Star Fox (called Starwing in Europe, due to copyright issues) was the first game in the Star Fox series of video games. ...

Powers and abilities

Jameson is a skilled pilot, astronaut, and is experienced in hand-to-hand combat and a variety of weapons.

As the Man-Wolf, Jameson possessed superhuman strength, agility, speed, healing, and stamina as well as heightened senses. He was able to lift 4 tons under peak moonlight conditions. Though he was not a traditional werewolf vulnerable to silver.

As Stargod, he had some degree of energy manipulation, but the full extent of his powers remains unknown. He wore scale mail armor, and used a broadsword, dagger, short bow and arrows.

Other versions

MC2

In the alternate-future known as MC2, John Jameson married Dr. Ashley Kafka and they had a son, Jack. Jack became the costumed adventurer known as The Buzz. Characters from the MC2 universe. ... The Buzz is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics series Spider-Girl. ...

Ultimate Universe

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, J. Jonah Jameson made reference to his dead astronaut son, called him a "true hero". Jonah doesn't name his son, but does not say he has any other kids. Jonah says his son died in the apparent explosion of a space shuttle in orbit. The incident is considered classified, making Jonah the only source. The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... J. Jonah Jameson (also known as J.J., Jolly Jonah Jameson , or J.J.J.) is a fictional supporting character featured in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ...

Earth X

On Earth X, John Jameson lives on the moon and is the father of Jay Jameson. He first appeared in Earth X #0.

House of M

In the House of M universe, John Jameson was part of the project that gave the Fantastic Four their powers. Jameson is in the spacecraft along with Ben Grimm, Reed Richards and Susan Storm. Instead of transforming into the torch he died along with Richards and Sue, leaving only Ben alive in the form of the Thing but calling himself The It. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... The Fantastic Four is a fictional American team of comic-book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... thing, see Thing (disambiguation). ... Mister Fantastic is a Marvel Comics superhero who is the leader of the Fantastic Four. ... Alternate meaning: The Invisible Woman, a 1940 film. ... This article is about the Silver/Modern Age Human Torch, Johnny Storm. ... The Thing (Benjamin Ben Jacob Grimm) is a fictional character, a founding member of the superhero team The Fantastic Four in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In other media

Television

• John Jameson appeared in The Alien Costume saga of Spider-Man: The Animated Series voiced by Michael Horton. In his first appearance, he unwittingly brings the Venom symbiote to Earth.

• John, as well as his alter-ego Man-Wolf's well known animated appearance was in the Spider-Man Unlimited animated series voiced by John Payne II. In the series while travelling into space, John Jameson crashed on the animated Counter-Earth thanks to Venom and Carnage. He and Spider-Man (who went there to save him and return him back to earth) joined the Human rebels to fight the High Evolutionary and restore peace to Counter-Earth. Later in the series, The High Evolutionary experimented on Jameson and every time he gets angry he becomes the Man-Wolf, marking Man-Wolf's first animated appearance.

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Film

Daniel Gillies as John Jameson in Spider-Man 2

In Spider-Man 2, John Jameson, played by Daniel Gillies, is Mary Jane Watson's fiancé. Mary Jane later realized that she did not truly love John and left him at the altar for Peter Parker. The movie includes multiple references to the comic story arc where John Jameson becomes Man-Wolf. Jameson wears the same medallion that in the comics turned him into Man-Wolf, and he is portrayed next to a full moon in another scene. In spite of rumors circulating online, John Jameson does not appear in Spider-Man 3. Image File history File linksMetadata Daniel_Gillies_as_John_Jameson. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Daniel_Gillies_as_John_Jameson. ... Daniel Gillies (born March 14, 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and raised in New Zealand), is a Canadian-born New Zealand actor. ... Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 superhero film developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Michael Chabon, written by Alvin Sargent, and directed by Sam Raimi. ... Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 superhero film developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Michael Chabon, written by Alvin Sargent, and directed by Sam Raimi. ... Daniel Gillies (born March 14, 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and raised in New Zealand), is a Canadian-born New Zealand actor. ... Mary Jane Watson or Mary Jane Watson-Parker, depending on the adaptation, is (in the fictional world of Spider-Man) the wife of Peter Parker (Spider Man) and a supporting character in the Marvel Comics Spider-Man series. ... Peter Parker redirects here. ... Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. ...

References

External links

• Profile at Spiderfan.org
• John Jameson on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki
• Brief Stargod bio