Post by J Jonah Jameson on Jun 28, 2015 18:39:03 GMT -5
Even if we don't have an active Spider-Man yet, I can think of ways to bring good old J. Jonah into the mix.
PBs are comic J. Jonah pics and pics of J. K. Simmons.
Bio is from Comic Vine
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General Information
Super Name
J. Jonah Jameson
Real Name
John Jonah Jameson Junior
Aliases
JJ, JJJ, Jolly Jonah Jameson, J. Jonah Jackal, Jolly Jameson, Jiggsaw Jameson, Flat-Top, Buzz Head, Prune Face, Pickle Puss, Mayor Jameson
Publisher
Marvel
Creators
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
Gender
Male
Character Type
Human
First Appearance
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 - Spider-Man Vs. The Chameleon
Appears in
2505 issues
Birthday
n/a
Died
None
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 210 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Origin
J. Jonah Jameson was born to David and Betty Jameson. His father was a United States Army officer and a veteran war hero. But David Jameson was an abusive man and would regularly beat his wife and son, which caused Jonah to grow up convinced that even heroes could be and indeed were evil. During high school Jonah was active in boxing and photography. When he joined the photography club he met Joan, who would eventually become his wife. When some bullies began bullying Jonah, he fought back and beat all of them. Joan was impressed and the two of them started dating soon after. They would marry after high school.
Creation
J. Jonah Jameson was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #1. It has been said that J. Jonah Jameson was partially based upon how Stan Lee thought that his readers would perceive him- indeed, the first panel which he appears in has him hunched over a typewriter, typing frantically.
Character Evolution
Although Jonah at first appeared to simply be a one-dimensional, raving tycoon with a grudge against Spider-Man, he has evolved over the years to show that he has a kind side too (notably towards his employees when he was in charge of the Daily Bugle, whom he would often side with and support), and that he has a myriad of deep, and arguably rational, reasons for his dislike and hatred of Spider-Man.
Why he "hates" Spider-Man
Jameson is always thwarted, embarrassed, and frustrated by Spider-Man. He hates the "costumed freaks" more than he's ever hated anyone before. He'll never be content while he's free. Initially, Jonah targeted Spiderman for taking much deserved media attention away from his astronaut son, and distrusts him for operating outside of the law. However, Jameson's hatred never blinds him or subtracts his integrity, as he always reported whenever his attacks on Spiderman's character was proven wrong and has helped Spiderman when he felt it was for the greater good.
Major Story Arcs
A Son and a Death
Jonah became a journalist after he graduated from school. He found his first job at the Daily Bugle. During his time as a journalist he met the original Human Torch, Jim Hammond, and Namor MacKenzie, the Sub-Mariner, for the first time. Jameson, skeptical of both of them, refused to trust anyone whom he was convinced operated outside the law. During World War II, he went to Europe to cover the war.
After World War II, Jonah and Joan had a son, whom they named John. When the Korean War started, Jonah went out on the field to cover that war also. Eventually returning home, Jonah discovered that his wife had been killed by a mugger. Jonah became obsessed with his work in hopes of forgetting the pain the loss of his wife caused. Jonah worked so hard that he was eventually promoted to Chief Editor of the Daily Bugle. During his time as a reporter, Jonah had contributed in helping to bring down organized crime, and also supported civil rights.
The War Against Spider-Man
Spider-Man came to town when Jameson’s son John became a great astronaut. The media were all over Spider-Man, but Jameson had a far different--and much more evil--plan. Since he had never trusted heroes to begin with, and since Spider-Man was taking all of the press away from his son, Jameson would try and expose Spider-Man as a criminal. Even on an occasion when Spider-Man saved John’s life, Jameson instead accused Spider-Man of having falsified the whole event that had plunged John's life into danger in the first place.
Jameson's and Spider-Man’s relationship existed this way for a long time. Jameson’s anger only grew with time because he was convinced that no hero ever stayed a hero indefinitely. He would print countless articles attempting to prove that Spider-Man was a criminal. However, he always ended up having to print retraction articles soon after when Spider-Man again proved him wrong. Due to David Jameson’s abuse, Jonah Jameson would stay convinced that every hero always had a hidden agenda and that all their agendas were always against the law.
The Spider-Slayers
Jameson would always post rewards for anyone who would capture Spider-Man or uncover his true identity, and he even went so far as to work with Spencer Smythe’s Spider-Slayer in trying to capture Spider-Man. Jameson hired Mac Gargan to test out a genetic enhancement which transformed Gargan into the Scorpion because a scorpion was the spider’s main enemy (the Scorpion had incredible powers, but a side affect was insanity). The Scorpion instead tried to kill Jameson for what he had done to him, only to be stopped by Spider-Man. Eventually Jameson hired Silver Sable to try and capture Spider-Man.
Green Goblin
As the first Green Goblin terrorized the world, JJJ used his paper to campaign against it. Meanwhile, Jameson was attending parties and becoming a friend to Norman Osborn through such social hangouts as the Century Club, not knowing that the pumpkin wielding menace and leader of Oscorp were one and the same.
Meanwhile, a former criminal known as Fredrick Foswell began to do detective work by pretending to be a criminal named Patch and then publishing illegal activities in the Daily Bugle. Jameson was delighted with Foswell's work. When Kraven came to New York, Jameson was fascinated and planned to have his papers praise the bold hunter. When animals escaped and Kraven stopped them, Jameson became enthralled by the Russian superstar, unaware that Kraven had released the animals on purpose for fun and publicity. JJJ supported Kraven's quest to defeat Spiderman, but disapproved when Kraven mentioned slaying the webslinger, saying he only wanted Spidey to be brought to justice. He was shocked to learn that Kraven was really a crook.
When Kingpin first began to get the city in his grasp, Jameson began to use his papers to fight back and reveal him. Meanwhile, Spiderman became so tired of Jameson's campaign against him that he quit. At first, Jameson was delighted, especially when he found Spidey's abandoned costume. He even had the red and blue suit framed in his office. However, when Kingpin captured and began to kill him, he began to wish Spiderman was still around. In fact, Spiderman did return (taking the costume right out of JJJ's office), but was still overpowered by the Kingpin. The two were chained together and were nearly executed, but they escaped. Even so, Fredrick Foswell had to die to save Jonah. Jameson blamed Spiderman for everything, but showed Foswell as the hero he was in the Daily Bugle the following day.
A New Love in Jonah's Live
Later Jameson hired Dr. Marla Madison to create new Spider-Slayers because Spider-Man had destroyed all the previous ones and Spencer Smythe, who had created them, was now one of Jameson's enemies. Madison became interested with the challenge Spider-Man brought and kept working with Jameson. Eventually the two began to feel romantic feelings to one another, and soon started dating. Jonah was a changed, and sometimes even smiling, man. Some months later, the two married, making Marla Jonah’s second wife. The day of the wedding however went disastrous as the criminal known as the Scorpion abducted Marla in hopes of hurting Jonah, whom was responsible for the Scorpions' costume and the fact that he could not take it off anymore. Eventually, the day was saved by Spider-Man, much to Jonah's dislike. They adopted Mattie Franklin soon after. When Jameson discovered Osborn was the Green Goblin, he took it as a personal insult.
Blackmailed
The Hobgoblin later blackmailed Jameson with the information that Jameson had commissioned the creation of the criminal known as the Scorpion. Unbeknownst to Jameson, the Hobgoblin was secretly fellow Century Club member, Roderick Kingsley. Not wishing to be blackmailed, Jameson instead revealed his role in having created the Scorpion to the general public. Jameson then stepped down as Chief Editor and gave the job to Robbie Robertson. It was the Hobgoblin's blackmailing that caused Jameson to put Ned Leeds on the Hobgoblin story, in hopes of finding out just who he was, which in turn caused Leeds' own downfall.
Losing the Bugle to Norman Osborn
When Norman Osborn seemed to have returned from the dead, he soon bought out Jameson as owner of his newspaper, the Daily Bugle. Norman told eveybody he had been spending the time in Europe and that he was not really the Green Goblin. Now Jonah and Norman where both owners of the paper. It shocked Jonah's employees to see him act like a puppy whenever Norman Osborn was around. This however, had a very profound reason. Norman Osborn threatened to heart Jonah's loved ones if he would so much as abstruct him in any way. Eventually the ruse got out that Norman was in fact the Green Goblin. He was put in a mental-hospital and Jonah regained the rights as owner of the Daily Bugle once again.
Civil War
When Spider-Man revealed to the world that he was Peter Parker, Jameson was crushed. He had always believed Parker to be an honest kid, whom he loved like a son. He loved the fact that Parker would ignore Jameson’s rudeness and still bring photo after photo to him. Jameson thought he had a bond of trust with Parker, but after Parker revealed himself to be Spider-Man, that bond was shattered. Jameson believed that Parker kept working at the Bugle to gain a laugh at Jameson for being so stupid as not to realize that he was Spider-Man. Jameson became so hateful of Parker as to want to ruin him, even though Parker had sided with the Super-Human Registration Act. Jameson tried to sue Parker for fraud for all the photos he had taken of himself as Spider-Man, but the government gave Parker immunity to these charges because of all his good deeds and because he was a registered hero.
Jameson’s son John later married attorney Jennifer Walters, the crusading adventuress known as the She-Hulk. This angered Jameson even more, and he even sent a Spider-Slayer to attack the She-Hulk. The She-Hulk instead defeated it easily and tried to work things out with Jameson. As Jennifer Walters, she offered to take the case to prove Spider-Man was a fraud, but she later told John that all she really intended to do was drag the case out for a long time to make Jameson mad.
When Spider-Man went rogue from Captain America’s Secret Avengers, Jameson posted another reward to bring Spider-Man in. Later it was revealed that Betty Brant had been secretly giving information to a rival paper about libel reports on Parker. Still feeling anger on Peter's alleged betrayal, Jonah fired Robbie. When Betty told this to Peter, he webbed Jonah's office and left a note saying that they have to talk that has been long overdue. When they met, Spider-Man tried to persuade Jonah to get Robbie his job back, but he ask him to make a choice between his lawsuit against him or Robbie's job. Then Spider-Man ask Jonah to him to release him frustrations to him which he reluctantly did. Spider-Man then used his insults and wise-cracks on Jonah that made him even angrier to the point that he broke his hand because of so much hitting. Spider-Man they gave him a film containing picture of Jonah's assault on him and told Jonah that the pictures will sell a gazillion copies. Jonah came back to the Bugle and destroyed the film by stomping it and left the Bugle. He was accidentally hit by Betty by the door that resulted in him getting two black eyes. He then goes to Robbie's home and told what happened to him and said that he can have his job back and he dropped the charges on Spider-Man. He later become skeptical on Spider-Man's true identity when the Scarlet Spiders "unmasked" themselves as Peter Parker, stating that Peter was always have been in their team but was let go because of attitude problem.
Brand New Day
After "One More Day," the event where Mephisto rewrites Peter's history to save his Aunt May's life, no one remembers Spider-Man's true identity, including Jonah. Jonah was facing a buyout since Peter has not been taking pictures of Spider-Man and the departure of his best reporter, Ben Urich. When Peter confronted him about his delayed paycheck, both him and Jonah had a war of words where Parker said that he had made JJJ. Jonah then had a heart attack. With the editor-in-chief incapacitated, his wife sold off the Bugle to Dexter Bennett. He returned to Bugle and again suffered another heart attack when he discovered that the Bugle was sold off. He attempted going out into the middle of feet of snow in only a hospital nightgown to find and tell his mind to Bennett, but the hospital staff stopped him.
When he returned home, he was enraged at the wife (who had temporarily left), but had trouble expressing his anger due to the fear of another heart attack. However, as his physical situation improved, an interesting turn of events related to the terrorism and violence of Menace, the position of mayor became open, and Jameson took it. Jameson now hates Bennett even more than he hates Spider-Man.
Dark Reign
Meanwhile, Norman Osborn, who had quit being the Green Goblin, became in charge of the super community and replaced SHIELD with HAMMER. Norman Osborn's Avengers (the so-called Dark Avengers) had Venom masquerading as Spider-Man on it (a fact Osborn was fully aware of). The current Venom was Mac Gargan, who blamed Jameson for giving him insanity that got him arrested back when he got his powers. After a stripper discovered Gargan's identity as Venom, Mac killed her and left her body in Jameson's bed to frame a murder. People began to suspect Jameson. Next, Mac used money gotten from selling stolen Iron Man suits as well as his position as an Avenger to start a gang war, causing crime to sky rocket. With Jameson's popularity plummeting, the former publisher turned to Osborn and begged him to have an Avenger work with him to fight crime, protect him, and (mostly) to boost publicity. Jameson wanted Ms. Marvel (really Moonstone), because she captivated people due to her provocative clothing and attractive looks. Osborn wanted a better influence (and something more public) with Mac to prevent Venom from continuing to compromise the Spider-man identity, so he told Osborn to accept the former Scorpion instead. Fearing for his position, a distraught Jameson felt forced to comply. Meanwhile, Venom plans to kill Jameson with this new position (Osborn was unaware Mac harbored a grudge towards JJJ). Macs plot is being threatened though because the Redeemer and his team are planning to get Venom removed from the Avengers.
One of Jonah's first acts as Mayor was to create his own Anti Spider Squad, equipped with suits of Mandroid armour, to hunt down Spider-Man. In response to this, Spider-Man ends up fighting crime and saving people around the clock to annoy Jameson, although when a fight with the new Vulture disturbs a baseball game, he ends up giving up this attempt. Jameson also later hires Peter Parker as his press photographer, after the latter is out of a job and seeking work.
The Gauntlet
During the events of the Gauntlet, the new Vulture, Jimmy Natale, starts attacking gangsters, as he recalls being mutated by them, and now seeks revenge for his new form. To protect themselves from him, the gangsters put out the word that Jameson created the Vulture, even though nothing could be further from the truth. With his memory somewhat fragmented, Jimmy wholeheartedly believes them, and goes after Jameson.
Spider-Man and a security guard named Gabriel Graham end up saving Jameson from the Vulture, although Graham dies in the process. Spider-Man notices that Jameson is moved by this, and as the public is still sceptical as to whether he created the Vulture or not, creates a fake photo of Jameson fighting the Vulture to try and get the public on his side. Whilst this is successful, Jameson knows that the photo must be faked, and as a result, fires Peter Parker, since he can't stand false evidence or news.
Big Time
Still seeking revenge on Jameson for his father's death, Alistair Smythe recruits the Scorpion, in addition to a team of insect-based supervillains, to try and kill J. Jonah Jameson, whilst simultaneously destroying all of the things which he loves, such as his son, and the Daily Bugle. Fortunately, with the help of Spider-Man and the New Avengers none of this is successful, but tragically, Jonah's wife Marla dies saving Jonah from one of Alistair's attacks.
--Karen
PBs are comic J. Jonah pics and pics of J. K. Simmons.
Bio is from Comic Vine
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
General Information
Super Name
J. Jonah Jameson
Real Name
John Jonah Jameson Junior
Aliases
JJ, JJJ, Jolly Jonah Jameson, J. Jonah Jackal, Jolly Jameson, Jiggsaw Jameson, Flat-Top, Buzz Head, Prune Face, Pickle Puss, Mayor Jameson
Publisher
Marvel
Creators
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
Gender
Male
Character Type
Human
First Appearance
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 - Spider-Man Vs. The Chameleon
Appears in
2505 issues
Birthday
n/a
Died
None
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 210 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Origin
J. Jonah Jameson was born to David and Betty Jameson. His father was a United States Army officer and a veteran war hero. But David Jameson was an abusive man and would regularly beat his wife and son, which caused Jonah to grow up convinced that even heroes could be and indeed were evil. During high school Jonah was active in boxing and photography. When he joined the photography club he met Joan, who would eventually become his wife. When some bullies began bullying Jonah, he fought back and beat all of them. Joan was impressed and the two of them started dating soon after. They would marry after high school.
Creation
J. Jonah Jameson was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #1. It has been said that J. Jonah Jameson was partially based upon how Stan Lee thought that his readers would perceive him- indeed, the first panel which he appears in has him hunched over a typewriter, typing frantically.
Character Evolution
Although Jonah at first appeared to simply be a one-dimensional, raving tycoon with a grudge against Spider-Man, he has evolved over the years to show that he has a kind side too (notably towards his employees when he was in charge of the Daily Bugle, whom he would often side with and support), and that he has a myriad of deep, and arguably rational, reasons for his dislike and hatred of Spider-Man.
Why he "hates" Spider-Man
Jameson is always thwarted, embarrassed, and frustrated by Spider-Man. He hates the "costumed freaks" more than he's ever hated anyone before. He'll never be content while he's free. Initially, Jonah targeted Spiderman for taking much deserved media attention away from his astronaut son, and distrusts him for operating outside of the law. However, Jameson's hatred never blinds him or subtracts his integrity, as he always reported whenever his attacks on Spiderman's character was proven wrong and has helped Spiderman when he felt it was for the greater good.
Major Story Arcs
A Son and a Death
Jonah became a journalist after he graduated from school. He found his first job at the Daily Bugle. During his time as a journalist he met the original Human Torch, Jim Hammond, and Namor MacKenzie, the Sub-Mariner, for the first time. Jameson, skeptical of both of them, refused to trust anyone whom he was convinced operated outside the law. During World War II, he went to Europe to cover the war.
After World War II, Jonah and Joan had a son, whom they named John. When the Korean War started, Jonah went out on the field to cover that war also. Eventually returning home, Jonah discovered that his wife had been killed by a mugger. Jonah became obsessed with his work in hopes of forgetting the pain the loss of his wife caused. Jonah worked so hard that he was eventually promoted to Chief Editor of the Daily Bugle. During his time as a reporter, Jonah had contributed in helping to bring down organized crime, and also supported civil rights.
The War Against Spider-Man
Spider-Man came to town when Jameson’s son John became a great astronaut. The media were all over Spider-Man, but Jameson had a far different--and much more evil--plan. Since he had never trusted heroes to begin with, and since Spider-Man was taking all of the press away from his son, Jameson would try and expose Spider-Man as a criminal. Even on an occasion when Spider-Man saved John’s life, Jameson instead accused Spider-Man of having falsified the whole event that had plunged John's life into danger in the first place.
Jameson's and Spider-Man’s relationship existed this way for a long time. Jameson’s anger only grew with time because he was convinced that no hero ever stayed a hero indefinitely. He would print countless articles attempting to prove that Spider-Man was a criminal. However, he always ended up having to print retraction articles soon after when Spider-Man again proved him wrong. Due to David Jameson’s abuse, Jonah Jameson would stay convinced that every hero always had a hidden agenda and that all their agendas were always against the law.
The Spider-Slayers
Jameson would always post rewards for anyone who would capture Spider-Man or uncover his true identity, and he even went so far as to work with Spencer Smythe’s Spider-Slayer in trying to capture Spider-Man. Jameson hired Mac Gargan to test out a genetic enhancement which transformed Gargan into the Scorpion because a scorpion was the spider’s main enemy (the Scorpion had incredible powers, but a side affect was insanity). The Scorpion instead tried to kill Jameson for what he had done to him, only to be stopped by Spider-Man. Eventually Jameson hired Silver Sable to try and capture Spider-Man.
Green Goblin
As the first Green Goblin terrorized the world, JJJ used his paper to campaign against it. Meanwhile, Jameson was attending parties and becoming a friend to Norman Osborn through such social hangouts as the Century Club, not knowing that the pumpkin wielding menace and leader of Oscorp were one and the same.
Meanwhile, a former criminal known as Fredrick Foswell began to do detective work by pretending to be a criminal named Patch and then publishing illegal activities in the Daily Bugle. Jameson was delighted with Foswell's work. When Kraven came to New York, Jameson was fascinated and planned to have his papers praise the bold hunter. When animals escaped and Kraven stopped them, Jameson became enthralled by the Russian superstar, unaware that Kraven had released the animals on purpose for fun and publicity. JJJ supported Kraven's quest to defeat Spiderman, but disapproved when Kraven mentioned slaying the webslinger, saying he only wanted Spidey to be brought to justice. He was shocked to learn that Kraven was really a crook.
When Kingpin first began to get the city in his grasp, Jameson began to use his papers to fight back and reveal him. Meanwhile, Spiderman became so tired of Jameson's campaign against him that he quit. At first, Jameson was delighted, especially when he found Spidey's abandoned costume. He even had the red and blue suit framed in his office. However, when Kingpin captured and began to kill him, he began to wish Spiderman was still around. In fact, Spiderman did return (taking the costume right out of JJJ's office), but was still overpowered by the Kingpin. The two were chained together and were nearly executed, but they escaped. Even so, Fredrick Foswell had to die to save Jonah. Jameson blamed Spiderman for everything, but showed Foswell as the hero he was in the Daily Bugle the following day.
A New Love in Jonah's Live
Later Jameson hired Dr. Marla Madison to create new Spider-Slayers because Spider-Man had destroyed all the previous ones and Spencer Smythe, who had created them, was now one of Jameson's enemies. Madison became interested with the challenge Spider-Man brought and kept working with Jameson. Eventually the two began to feel romantic feelings to one another, and soon started dating. Jonah was a changed, and sometimes even smiling, man. Some months later, the two married, making Marla Jonah’s second wife. The day of the wedding however went disastrous as the criminal known as the Scorpion abducted Marla in hopes of hurting Jonah, whom was responsible for the Scorpions' costume and the fact that he could not take it off anymore. Eventually, the day was saved by Spider-Man, much to Jonah's dislike. They adopted Mattie Franklin soon after. When Jameson discovered Osborn was the Green Goblin, he took it as a personal insult.
Blackmailed
The Hobgoblin later blackmailed Jameson with the information that Jameson had commissioned the creation of the criminal known as the Scorpion. Unbeknownst to Jameson, the Hobgoblin was secretly fellow Century Club member, Roderick Kingsley. Not wishing to be blackmailed, Jameson instead revealed his role in having created the Scorpion to the general public. Jameson then stepped down as Chief Editor and gave the job to Robbie Robertson. It was the Hobgoblin's blackmailing that caused Jameson to put Ned Leeds on the Hobgoblin story, in hopes of finding out just who he was, which in turn caused Leeds' own downfall.
Losing the Bugle to Norman Osborn
When Norman Osborn seemed to have returned from the dead, he soon bought out Jameson as owner of his newspaper, the Daily Bugle. Norman told eveybody he had been spending the time in Europe and that he was not really the Green Goblin. Now Jonah and Norman where both owners of the paper. It shocked Jonah's employees to see him act like a puppy whenever Norman Osborn was around. This however, had a very profound reason. Norman Osborn threatened to heart Jonah's loved ones if he would so much as abstruct him in any way. Eventually the ruse got out that Norman was in fact the Green Goblin. He was put in a mental-hospital and Jonah regained the rights as owner of the Daily Bugle once again.
Civil War
When Spider-Man revealed to the world that he was Peter Parker, Jameson was crushed. He had always believed Parker to be an honest kid, whom he loved like a son. He loved the fact that Parker would ignore Jameson’s rudeness and still bring photo after photo to him. Jameson thought he had a bond of trust with Parker, but after Parker revealed himself to be Spider-Man, that bond was shattered. Jameson believed that Parker kept working at the Bugle to gain a laugh at Jameson for being so stupid as not to realize that he was Spider-Man. Jameson became so hateful of Parker as to want to ruin him, even though Parker had sided with the Super-Human Registration Act. Jameson tried to sue Parker for fraud for all the photos he had taken of himself as Spider-Man, but the government gave Parker immunity to these charges because of all his good deeds and because he was a registered hero.
Jameson’s son John later married attorney Jennifer Walters, the crusading adventuress known as the She-Hulk. This angered Jameson even more, and he even sent a Spider-Slayer to attack the She-Hulk. The She-Hulk instead defeated it easily and tried to work things out with Jameson. As Jennifer Walters, she offered to take the case to prove Spider-Man was a fraud, but she later told John that all she really intended to do was drag the case out for a long time to make Jameson mad.
When Spider-Man went rogue from Captain America’s Secret Avengers, Jameson posted another reward to bring Spider-Man in. Later it was revealed that Betty Brant had been secretly giving information to a rival paper about libel reports on Parker. Still feeling anger on Peter's alleged betrayal, Jonah fired Robbie. When Betty told this to Peter, he webbed Jonah's office and left a note saying that they have to talk that has been long overdue. When they met, Spider-Man tried to persuade Jonah to get Robbie his job back, but he ask him to make a choice between his lawsuit against him or Robbie's job. Then Spider-Man ask Jonah to him to release him frustrations to him which he reluctantly did. Spider-Man then used his insults and wise-cracks on Jonah that made him even angrier to the point that he broke his hand because of so much hitting. Spider-Man they gave him a film containing picture of Jonah's assault on him and told Jonah that the pictures will sell a gazillion copies. Jonah came back to the Bugle and destroyed the film by stomping it and left the Bugle. He was accidentally hit by Betty by the door that resulted in him getting two black eyes. He then goes to Robbie's home and told what happened to him and said that he can have his job back and he dropped the charges on Spider-Man. He later become skeptical on Spider-Man's true identity when the Scarlet Spiders "unmasked" themselves as Peter Parker, stating that Peter was always have been in their team but was let go because of attitude problem.
Brand New Day
After "One More Day," the event where Mephisto rewrites Peter's history to save his Aunt May's life, no one remembers Spider-Man's true identity, including Jonah. Jonah was facing a buyout since Peter has not been taking pictures of Spider-Man and the departure of his best reporter, Ben Urich. When Peter confronted him about his delayed paycheck, both him and Jonah had a war of words where Parker said that he had made JJJ. Jonah then had a heart attack. With the editor-in-chief incapacitated, his wife sold off the Bugle to Dexter Bennett. He returned to Bugle and again suffered another heart attack when he discovered that the Bugle was sold off. He attempted going out into the middle of feet of snow in only a hospital nightgown to find and tell his mind to Bennett, but the hospital staff stopped him.
When he returned home, he was enraged at the wife (who had temporarily left), but had trouble expressing his anger due to the fear of another heart attack. However, as his physical situation improved, an interesting turn of events related to the terrorism and violence of Menace, the position of mayor became open, and Jameson took it. Jameson now hates Bennett even more than he hates Spider-Man.
Dark Reign
Meanwhile, Norman Osborn, who had quit being the Green Goblin, became in charge of the super community and replaced SHIELD with HAMMER. Norman Osborn's Avengers (the so-called Dark Avengers) had Venom masquerading as Spider-Man on it (a fact Osborn was fully aware of). The current Venom was Mac Gargan, who blamed Jameson for giving him insanity that got him arrested back when he got his powers. After a stripper discovered Gargan's identity as Venom, Mac killed her and left her body in Jameson's bed to frame a murder. People began to suspect Jameson. Next, Mac used money gotten from selling stolen Iron Man suits as well as his position as an Avenger to start a gang war, causing crime to sky rocket. With Jameson's popularity plummeting, the former publisher turned to Osborn and begged him to have an Avenger work with him to fight crime, protect him, and (mostly) to boost publicity. Jameson wanted Ms. Marvel (really Moonstone), because she captivated people due to her provocative clothing and attractive looks. Osborn wanted a better influence (and something more public) with Mac to prevent Venom from continuing to compromise the Spider-man identity, so he told Osborn to accept the former Scorpion instead. Fearing for his position, a distraught Jameson felt forced to comply. Meanwhile, Venom plans to kill Jameson with this new position (Osborn was unaware Mac harbored a grudge towards JJJ). Macs plot is being threatened though because the Redeemer and his team are planning to get Venom removed from the Avengers.
One of Jonah's first acts as Mayor was to create his own Anti Spider Squad, equipped with suits of Mandroid armour, to hunt down Spider-Man. In response to this, Spider-Man ends up fighting crime and saving people around the clock to annoy Jameson, although when a fight with the new Vulture disturbs a baseball game, he ends up giving up this attempt. Jameson also later hires Peter Parker as his press photographer, after the latter is out of a job and seeking work.
The Gauntlet
During the events of the Gauntlet, the new Vulture, Jimmy Natale, starts attacking gangsters, as he recalls being mutated by them, and now seeks revenge for his new form. To protect themselves from him, the gangsters put out the word that Jameson created the Vulture, even though nothing could be further from the truth. With his memory somewhat fragmented, Jimmy wholeheartedly believes them, and goes after Jameson.
Spider-Man and a security guard named Gabriel Graham end up saving Jameson from the Vulture, although Graham dies in the process. Spider-Man notices that Jameson is moved by this, and as the public is still sceptical as to whether he created the Vulture or not, creates a fake photo of Jameson fighting the Vulture to try and get the public on his side. Whilst this is successful, Jameson knows that the photo must be faked, and as a result, fires Peter Parker, since he can't stand false evidence or news.
Big Time
Still seeking revenge on Jameson for his father's death, Alistair Smythe recruits the Scorpion, in addition to a team of insect-based supervillains, to try and kill J. Jonah Jameson, whilst simultaneously destroying all of the things which he loves, such as his son, and the Daily Bugle. Fortunately, with the help of Spider-Man and the New Avengers none of this is successful, but tragically, Jonah's wife Marla dies saving Jonah from one of Alistair's attacks.
--Karen
