John Jameson is an astronaut and the son of J. Jonah Jameson.
History
Early life
John Jameson was born the son of J. Jonah Jameson and Julia Jameson. As an adult he became an astronaut.
Mission to space
When John and Paul Stevenson were sent into space to study an streroid, Jameson found a small black rock which they called Promethium X. As Jameson removed the Promethium X from the ground it caused the asteriod to quake. Jameson managed to make it back to the space shuttle with the Promethium X and started the shuttle and made it back to Earth. As Jameson and Stevenson approached New York City the symbiote oozed out of the Promethium X and covered Jameson and Stevenson. The symbiote terrified Stevenson. However, Jameson was able to fly the shuttle away from the public and crash land on the George Washington Bridge. When Kingpin learned of the Promethium X he sent Rhino to steal it. Spider-Man attempted to stop him but failed. After Spider-Man and Rhino left J. Jonah Jameson arrived and went to see if his son was alright. John was delirious and mentioned Spider-Man leading Jonah believing that Spider-Man was responsible for what happened to his son. This caused Jameson to a bounty on Spider-Man's head for one million dollars. John was then taken to the hospital.
In the comics
In Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963) John Jameson was introduced as an astronaut who was saved by Spider-Man when his space shuttle malfunctioned on re-entry. However, this did nothing to endear the wall crawler.
Jameson as Colonel Jupiter
On a later mission, Jameson was infected with spores that gave him super strength. He was forced to wear a strength-restraining "Jupiter suit" and battled Spider-Man at his father's urging before recovering. His father convinced him to go after Spider-Man, who had been seen apparently robbing a bank. Spider-Man 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.
Jameson as Man-Wolf
Appearances
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Spider-Man: Unlimited
Trivia
- In Spider-Man: Unlimited, John Jameson was voiced by John Payne II and Man-Wolf was voiced by Scott McNeil.