John Jameson (character)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Amazing Spider-Man #1. |
| Created by | Stan Lee Steve Ditko |
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| Full name | John Jameson |
| Supporting character of | She-Hulk, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Captain America |
| Notable aliases | Man-Wolf, Stargod |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, agility, speed, healing, and stamina as well as heightened senses. |
John Jameson (a.k.a. Man-Wolf, Star-God) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #1.
Fictional character biography
John Jameson 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.
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.
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 beastial form. The ruby was removed by Spider-Man.
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...which is thwarted by Spider-Man.
Later, he was transported to the 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 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 shortsword, 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. Despite this, he 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.
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 finally accepted his situation and became the Stargod once more. He now retains his intelligence while in Man-Wolf form, has the Stargod's powers and can apparently switch between human and lupine forms. What effect this will have on his new marriage remains to be seen.
Civil War
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.
Alternate 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.
Ultimate
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, so it may not be John, but does not say he has any other kids. Jonah says his son died in the apparent explosion of a space shuttle in orbit, but the incident is classified so we do not know if Jonah's version of events is accurate.
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.
Appearances in other media
- 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.
- In Spider-Man 2, John Jameson, played by Daniel Gillies, is Mary Jane Watson's fiancé. Mary 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. It has been confirmed that Daniel Gillies will reprise his role in Spider-Man 3. It also has been confirmed by Sam Raimi that Man-Wolf will not make an appearance. John will go up into space in the third film, and return with the Venom symbiote.[1]
Trivia
- John Jameson was once Captain America's pilot.
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