Jameson III, Jonathon

Colonel Jonathon "John" Jameson is the son of Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson and his dead wife, Joan.

## Jonathon Jonah Jameson III

### Aliases

John Jameson, Colonel Jameson, Colonel John Jameson, James, Johnny, Johnny Jameson, L'Homme-Loup, Man-Wolf

### Relatives

J. Jonah Jameson, (father), Joan Jameson (mother, dead), Jay Jameson (paternal grandfather), Betty Jameson (paternal grandmother, dead), David Jameson (paternal grand uncle, dead), Bernice Franklin (aunt, dead), Jerry Franklin (uncle by marriage, dead), Mattie Franklin (cousin)

### Affiliation

United States of America, United States Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

### Occupation

Astronaut, Test pilot, asylum security chief, private pilot to Captain America, United States Air Force Colonel, prison warden of Ravencroft Institute

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

New York City, New York, United States of America

## Physical description

### Height

6′2″ (1.88 m) (normal), 6′6″ (1.98 m) (Man-Wolf)

### Weight

200 lbs (90.72 kg) (normal), 350 lbs (158.76 kg) (Man-Wolf)

## History

### Early Years

John Jameson was born to JJ and Joan Jameson in New York City. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the Jameson family when a masked gunman shot and killed his mother. This trauma caused his father to develop a deep-seeded hatred for masked individuals (masked adventurers most of the time).

### Spider-Man

After he became one of the youngest applicants to ever be accepted into NASA's astronaut program, John went on a mission to orbit Earth. Unfortunately, the capsule he was piloting, lost the Guidance Packet, causing it to spin out of control. Peter Parker, who was watching the flight in his civillian identity, realized what was happening and put his Spider-Man to jump to John's rescue. He installed a replacement unit, and John was able to land the craft safely. Despite the daring rescue, John's father had his newspaper descredit Spider-Man by accusing him of staging the whole thing to steal the spotlight.

On another space mission, Jameson contracted an unknown virus that increased his strenght to superhuman levels, so, upon his return, Tony Stark designed the Jupiter Suit to help him keep his strength in check. When it appeared that Spider-Man was involved in a bank robbery, Jonah persuaded his son to use his strength to subdue the web-slinger and thus become a public hero. John agreed, but, after two encounters, Spider-Man managed to neutralize the virus in Jameson's body by a high dosage of electricity.

### Man-Wolf

John Jameson was then sent on a secret mission to the Moon. While collecting lunar rock samples, he encountered a glittering red gemstone and decided to bring it along. Back on Earth, he talked with a colleague who worked in the quarantine center and arranged to acquire the unique gemstone. He made it into a pendant and began wearing it around his neck. On the first night of a full moon after his return, the lunar luminescence reacted with the pendant and caused him to transform into a wolf-like humanoid creature, later called the Man-Wolf, and lose control over his actions.

After regaining his senses, John realized he could not remove the pendant since it had somehow grafted itself to his skin, so, for the next few months, John would tranform into the Man-Wolf during the three nights of full moon. Soon, however, as the Man-Wolf attacked his own fiancée, Kristine Saunders, and grappled with Spider-Man, the costumed crime fighter tore the pendant from Man-Wolf's throat and accidentaly hurt his throat, unaware it had attached itself. As Man-Wolf reverted to his human form, Spider-Man threw the pendant into the Hudson River.

With time, John made a full recovery, but was once again afflicted by the curse of the Man-Wolf when Michael Morbius recovered the gemstone and exposed Jameson to it. Morbius was hoping to use him as his pawn in a scheme to cure himself of his vampiric affliction, but he was defeated by Spider-Man. Although, Morbius and the Man-Wolf both managed to escape.

Jameson eventually found his way to Georgia, where he became involved in a skirmish between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the original Hate-Monger. S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury then escorted Jameson to NASA headquarters, and they offered to drop changes against him if he agreed to assist on a secret mision. communications breakdown with an orbiting space station. Jameson accepted the deal and was sent to space again. He got to an orbiting space station and learned that the installation had been boarded by three extra-dimensional humanoids named Garth, Lambert, and Gorjoon, who told him they had come from the gemstone's home dimension, so Jameson accompanied them the portal back to their dimension, on the Moon.

Crash landing on the moon, Jameson, who'd been permanently transformed into the Man-Wolf due to the close proximity to the moon's rays, found the portal to "Other-Realm" and, to his amazement, he discovered that, in this dimension, he kept his human concious while transformed. As he learned that he had become the succesor of Stargod, the former ruler of the "Other-Realm", Jameson helped free the denizens of that dimension from their would-be conqueror Arisen Tyrk. Jameson then utilized the gem's full power to teleport him back to Earth.

Back home, Jameson found himself transforming into the savage Man-Wolf again and, with the gemstone's power having been expended in fulfilling its purpose, it was slowly turning into a malignant organism, sinking beneath the surface of his skin and poisoning him. To prevent the situation from getting worse, his father had John placed in cryogenic suspension, in hopes of slowing the process, however, an enemy of Jonah's, Spencer Smythe, released John, hoping to hurt Jonah or his son. Man-Wolf disappeared, but, when he returned months later, Spider-Man enlisted the aid of Dr. Curt Connors and the two gave John a radiation treatment that made the gemstone be rejected by his body, succesfuly freeing him from the curse.

### Avengers

John Jameson joined the support staff for the Avengers, soon becoming Captain America's personal pilot, using the call-sign "Skywolf". During this time, he was temporarily transformed into Man-Wolf by Dredmund Druid, who wanted the power of the Stargod. Jameson left Captain America's employ due to his attraction to Cap's then girlfriend, Diamondback.

## Personality

John is dutiful man who will do what he thinks is right.

## Attributes

### Powers

**Pseudo-Lycanthropy:** As Man-Wolf, Jameson displayed the following abilities:

* **Superhuman Strength:** Man-Wolf possesses superhuman strength. At prime conditions during the three nights of the full moon, he could lift about 4 tons.
* **Peak Human Speed:** Man-Wolf's speed is at the peak of human potential, enabling him to sprint 35 mph.
* **Superhuman Agility**
* **Peak Human Stamina:** Man-Wolf can physically exert himself for approximately half an hour before tiring.
* **Peak Human Reflexes:** Man-Wolf's reflexes were about twice as fast as a normal human.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Man-Wolf's musculature is so durable that he was able to survive great falls and concussive blows with minimal injury.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor:** He is able to fully recover from gunshot wounds within a month.
* **Superhumanly Acute Senses:** Man-Wolf possess the senses of a true wolf. He is able to see partially into the infrared range, enabling him to see in the dark. His hearing also enables him to track his quarry across any terrain.
* **Teeth and Claws:** Man-Wolf's claws are hard and sharp enough to rend a variety of substances, such as wood, soft metals, and even cinder block.
* **Self-Sustenance:** In his werewolf form, John can survive in harsh environments such is the vacuum of space without air, sleep, food or water. He can also talk normally without using any device.

### Abilities

John is a skilled pilot, experienced astronaut and has been trained in hand-to-hand combat by the US Air Force.