Man-Wolf

John Jameson
John Jameson. Art by John Romita Jr.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Mar 1963)
Created by	John Jameson: Stan Lee (writer) Steve Ditko (artist) Man-Wolf Gerry Conway
In-story information
Alter ego	John Jonah Jameson III
Supporting character of	Spider-Man She-Hulk Fantastic Four Captain America
Notable aliases	Colonel Jupiter, Man-Wolf, Stargod
Abilities	Skilled pilot and astronaut Experienced hand-to-hand combatant Use of various weapons (As Man-Wolf): Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability Enhanced senses Accelerated healing factor Large razor sharp claws and teeth (As Stargod): Vast superhuman strength High-level durability Cosmic and telepathic powers Wears scale mail armor Use of a broadsword, dagger, short bow and arrows

John Jonah Jameson III (also known by the aliases Colonel Jupiter, Man-Wolf, and Stargod) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

John Jameson debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. This first story introduces the character as a prominent astronaut.

During his lengthy stint on The Amazing Spider-Man during the 1970s, writer Gerry Conway had Jameson turned into a werewolf, with the new alias "Man-Wolf". Conway explained:

I'd wanted to do something with [John Jameson] for a long time. I felt like he was a character who'd gotten lost over the years. Also, at this point, it's 1973, John Jameson is an astronaut, and we've been to the moon, so I asked myself, "What would we do with that in Spider-Man's world?" And that was how it played out. It also added another layer of tension to Spider-Man's relationship with J. Jonah Jameson. As a writer, you always want to find a way to increase the pressure on the main character, to increase the involvement of other characters with that character. Consequently, anything that could make Jonah's hatred of Spider-Man more intense and at the same time more understandable was a useful device dramatically.

As the Man-Wolf, Jameson was the lead feature in Creatures on the Loose #30 (July 1974) to #37 (September 1975).

John Jonah Jameson III was born in New York City. He is the son of J. Jonah Jameson, the irascible, gruff publisher of the Daily Bugle. Jonah is immensely proud of his son, whom he sees as a true hero. 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, who resents Spider-Man's form of heroism.

On a later mission, Jameson was infected with spores 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 and calling himself Colonel Jupiter. His father convinced him to go after Spider-Man, who had been seen apparently robbing a bank. The web-slinger outsmarted him, and Jonah soon learned that Spider-Man was saving the bank from a bomb. However, John didn't care about the misunderstanding; he was really out for revenge. Spider-Man managed to neutralize the spores with electricity, returning Jameson to normal.