by John Romita, 1973

Man-Wolf

(See also Col. John Jameson)

• Real Name: John Jameson
• Identity: Former Astronaut
• Affiliation: None
• First Appearance: (as Man-Wolf) Amazing Spider-Man #124
• Status: Jameson is supposedly cured of being cursed by the moonstone

Powers & Abilities:

During the three nights of the full moon, Jameson was involuntarily transferred into the Man-Wolf by the stone he brought back from the moon. As the Man-Wolf, Jameson possesses superhuman, strength, agility, speed, and stamina. Also, he has the heightened senses of a wolf and is able to stalk his 'prey' across New York by scent alone. He also gains excellent night vision like a wolf. His teeth and claws are incredibly sharp and capable of rending wood, soft metals, an d even cinderblock. Unlike a true werewolf, Jameson doesn't suffer from a vulnerability to silver or any of the other conventional limitations of such.

Equipment & Weapons:

Aside from the moon stone that grafted itself to his neck, the Man-Wolf didn't use or carry any sort of equipment or weapons.

Origin:

During a secret mission to the moon, John Jameson found a red gemstone while collection lunar rock samples. Jameson felt a strange compulsion to possess the gemstone, and stole it with the assistance of a colleague. Jameson made the stone into a pendant and was wearing it around his throat on the first night of the full moon when the lunar light reacted with the stone turning Jameson into a wolf-like humanoid creature.

by Gil Kane, 1973

Appearances:

The Man-Wolf makes his first appearance by attacking Jonah Jameson. Luckily, Spider-Man comes along to foil the attack in Amazing Spider-Man #124.

In Amazing Spider-Man #125, the Man-Wolf's origin is revealed, but Jameson is supposedly "cured" when Spider-Man rips the gemstone from his neck and throws it in the Hudson River.