Let me cut to the bottom line; I'm resigning as your pilot effective immediately.
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~ John Jameson III to Captain America.
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Lady, I don't even know where I am or how I got here.
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~ Man-Wolf to Misty Knight.
Colonel John Jonah Jameson III, also known as Man-Wolf, is a fictional character in Marvel comics.
The son of Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson, John went on to become a well renowned astronaut, and later found a gemstone during a secret mission. Turning into a lycanthropic monster, Jameson was frequently assisted by the superhero Spider-Man in freeing him of his curse. While turning to heroics to stop several threats, he has found himself dealing with his uncontrolled transformations as Man-Wolf.
He was created by the late Stan Lee and the late Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #1 in May-December of 1962.
Not much is known about John Jonah Jameson III's past, but he was born in New York City, New York to Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson and his wife Joan Jameson. Into adulthood, Jameson joined the United States Air Force, reaching the rank of colonel before deciding to join NASA's astronaut program.
Colonel Jupiter[]
Becoming the youngest applicant to be accepted into said program, John went on a space mission that went awry, requiring New York's superhero Spider-Man to save him. On another mission, John was infected with spores that increased his strength, and to have to strength regulated, was given a Jupiter suit created by Tony Stark and NASA. Upon becoming known as Colonel Jupiter, his father convinced him to use his abilities to fight against Spider-Man to be recognized as a hero by the public. Despite his reluctance, John went on to fight the superhero on two occasions, which ended with Spider-Man removing the spores from Jameson's body.
Becoming Man-Wolf[]
Despite losing his increased strength, Jameson continued to go on space missions for NASA, being sent on a secret mission to the Moon to gather rock samples. While gathering, John discovered a gemstone and decided to bring it back to Earth, and managed to keep it for himself. Unbeknownst to Jameson, the gemstone was the Godstone, which would grant its wearer the powers of the Stargod during the full moon. Following his first transformation, Jameson discovered that he couldn't remove the gemstone from his neck, forcing him to turn every three nights when the moon was full. Upon one transformation, he attacked his then fiancée and Spider-Man, whom managed to remove the pendant from Jameson when he reverted back to his human form.
John initially recovered from the incident, but when Michael Morbius found the gemstone in the Hudson River, decided to have the astronaut turn into Man-Wolf once again for his own scheme. Jameson managed to escape from Morbius during his battle against Spider-Man, traveling to Georgia where he became went on a secret mission for S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury. During the mission, Jameson found himself in the Other-Realm, where he learned he was successor of the realm's ruler, Stargod. He then freed the people of the realm, using the gemstone to teleport them and himself from its ruler Arisen Tyrk. However, the gemstone started to poison him while he became more savage during his transformations. He was placed into cryo-sleep by his father until he was released by Spencer Smythe, but had the gemstone removed from his body by Spider-Man and Dr. Curt Connors.
Getting a second full recovery, Jameson joined the Avengers' support crew as Captain America's pilot, but later quit due to his growing attraction to Diamondback. He then became the Ravencroft Institute's chief of security under Ashley Kafka's direciton, whom he soon started dating. While at Ravencroft, John found himself a victim of Spider-Man foes, such as Mad Jack and the Carnage symbiote taking him over. After being fired following the Chameleon's escape, John broke up with Ashley and began a romantic relationship with Jennifer Walters. The two soon married in Las Vegas, but Jameson transformed into Man-Wolf due to being given a substance created by Alistaire Smythe. Jennifer later learned that her former teammate Starfox influenced her feelings for John, and that Jameson wanted to convince her to just be her human self. The two ultimately agreed to an annulment, and Jameson traveled across the Other Realm as Stargod.
Portrayals[]
Films[]
In Spider-Man 2, he was portrayed by Daniel Gillies, who also played Elijah Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.
In Venom, he was portrayed by Chris O'Hara.
Television[]
In the 1994 Spider-Man animated series, he was voiced by Michael Horton.
In Spider-Man Unlimited, he was voiced by John Payne and Scott McNeil, who also voiced Piccolo Jr. in the Dragonball Z franchise, Dinobot in the Transformers franchise, Grumpy Bear in Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot, and King Kong in Kong: The Animated Series.
In Ultimate Spider-Man, he was voiced by Nolan North, who also voiced Nathan Drake in the Uncharted series, Desmond Miles in the Assassin's Creed series, Edward Richtofen in Treyarch's Call of Duty Zombies, Deadpool in numerous media, and Superman in Young Justice.
In the 2017 Spider-Man animated series, he was voiced by Josh Keaton, who also voiced Spider-Man in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Jak in Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier and HYDRA Stomper in What If...?
Video Games[]
In the Spider-Man 2 tie-in game, he was voiced by Charles Klausmeyer.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
Ranked 21 on Den of Geek's 2015 "Marvel Comics' monster characters" list.
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