Darin De Paul has performed as an actor on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theaters and on national tours. [39] Jonah investigated the situation with Betty Brant,[40] and offered to give Spider-Man all the information he gathered in exchange for an exclusive interview with the Wall-Crawler. However, he lost his temper if he saw or heard about Dexter Bennett and the D.B. Jonah's condition later improved, to the point where he took physiotherapy sessions and Tai Chi classes. Jameson began speaking out against Spider-Man in his lectures and newspaper editorials. Eventually Spider-Man rescued Jameson. Peter, who needed an apartment, came to the Bugle claiming Jonah owed him money. The robot brought Jonah to the rooftop of the Daily Globe, where Barney shot at Jonah with a realistic toy gun that squirted ink, mirroring a prank that Jonah had pulled on Barney when they were in college. Check out the J. Jonah Jameson disambiguation page. Thinking it was an interview, he went in the defensive and said he would not apologize about anything he'd done as a mayor, however the reporter revealed they wanted to offer him a job because of his history with the Daily Bugle, so he accepted, saying that the media "finally justified his existence". After the defeat of Morlun, Spider-Man thanked Jonah, while Jameson paid a Taxi to send Spider-Man home. Eventually, Jameson rebuilds the Bugle, now a web-only service. 6, https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/John_Jonah_Jameson_(Earth-616)?oldid=5830763, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function. [51], Feeling that he wasn't appreciated in his radio show, Norah Winters went to Jameson to convince him to come and join her new news publisher group. On Earth-1610, J. Jonah Jameson is essentially the same character, although younger in appearance. After being discharged from the hospital, Jameson gave Peter the job of being the programer of the newspaper's web site, and he pays for Peter's college tuition as a reward for saving his life.[2]. It should be noted that Jameson, a civil rights advocate, has never acted out of bigotry against superhuman beings; he does not, for example, share the widespread racial prejudice against superhuman mutants. J. Jonah Jameson is the bossy and irascible editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle. Jameson hired Alchemax to create new Spider-Slayers in order to kill the wall-crawler himself. It was a most pleasant surprise for fans when J.K. Simmons made a cameo … Jonah eventually turned to politics, and became the mayor of New York City. He attended the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Montana, Missoula, MT (BA in Music). Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Gargan first appeared in 1964's Spider-Man #19 and Jonah and Marla Madison also adopted their niece, Mattie Franklin, who unknown to them was also Spider-Woman. It is believed that the character of J. Jonah Jameson is based on. Luckily, she easily destroyed it and to smooth things over, said she would take the case for fraud against Spider-Man (while privately intending to drag it out as long as possible). Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson first met when the former went to a NASA office to volunteer his help in rescuing John Jameson. Jameson responded by putting his squad on double-shifts, severely straining the city council's budget. Jameson began his journalistic career by becoming a part-time reporter for New York City's Daily Bugle while he was still in high school. Later issues of The Amazing Spider-Man clarified that David James… [30], When Jonah's father fell ill,[31] the attending physician, Dr. McCray, contacted Dr. Rita Clarkson, who worked for a biotech company named New U Technologies, that claimed they could resurrect the dead and cure any decease. Jameson's wife Joan died at some point under unrevealed circumstances. at the Talk 616! Things heated up even more when it was revealed that Jameson created a new army of Spider Slayers to take care of Spider-Man. Other times, it's shown he doesn't hate Spider-Man per se, but rather sees the hero as a figure he can slander in order to sell papers, as he is a publisher, therefore is doing it not out of malice, but rather using Spider-Man as a way to push his wares so he can get more money. J. Jonah Jameson was first portrayed on film in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man by J.K. Simmons. Mattie's secret was revealed, as, while searching for Jessica Drew in a drug-induced haze, she found former superhero Jessica Jones. The Crime Master wanted the Green Goblin to unmask himself as a sign of trust between the two. During Otto Octavius's time as Spider-Man, Jameson started seeing Spidey in a new light as Dock Ock was more willing to work with him and showed less restraint. He hired Peter Parker as the Daily Bugle's webmaster after he displayed his expertise right after Jonah rejected his photographs of Spider-Man. His efforts in the latter area led to his nearly being killed on orders of the Kingpin of Crime. Jameson is trained in boxing and later, Tai Chi, therefore he is a trained combatant, proving his skills when he beat three men with only the use of boxing and street fighting techniques. J. Jonah Jameson is the editor-in-chief for the Daily Bugle and is well known for his anti-Spider-Man stance. 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