366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 273: Peter Parker does not trust the Ayatollah Khomeini

Panels from Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #56 (July 1981), script by Roger Stern, layouts by Jim Shooter (!!!), finishes by Jim Mooney, colors by Bob Sharen and George Roussos, letters by Janice Chiang

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 272: You can read it in the Sunday papers

Panel from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #18 (November 1964); plot, pencils, and inks by Steve Ditko, script by Stan Lee; colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Sam Rosen

Today in Comics History, Tuesday the 27th: Peter Parker has an existential crisis

from Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999 series) #21 (Marvel, September 2000), script by Paul Jenkins, pencils by Mark Buckingham, inks by Dan Green and Rodney Ramos, colors by Joe Rosas, letters by Troy Peteri

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 271: Someday maybe Jonah will win the fight / And that cat will stay out for the night

Panels from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #103 (December 1971), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia, letters by Artie Simek

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 270: Bad touch, Jonah! Bad touch!

Panels from Giant-Size Super Heroes #1 (June 1974), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Esposito, colors by Linda Lessmann, letters by John Costanza

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 269: And now, a dramatic reading by J. Jonah Jameson

Panels from Marvel Team-Up #114 (February 1982), co-plot and breakdowns by Herb Trimpe, co-plot and script by J. M. DeMatteis, finishes by Mike Esposito, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Diana Albers

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 268: And now, your moment of Jonah bravery in the face of death

Panels from Amazing Spider-Man #156 (May 1976), script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito, background inks by Dave Hunt, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by Gaspar Saladino

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 267: Geez, Jonah, switch to decaf

For once, the critical eye (and big mouth) of J. Jonah Jameson turns from Spider-Man to quite another superhero threat and/or menace: the Fantastic Four! (There will be a slight pause while you ask "Who?")



Panels from Fantastic Four (1961 series) #111 (June 1971), script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott, letters by Sam Rosen
Well, that'll happen. But Ol' Jonah will be calmed all down by the next issue, right?


Panel from Fantastic Four (1961 series) #112 (July 1971), script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Joe Sinnott, letters by Sam Rosen
Wow, he's so angry he forgot to use periods

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 266: Quite possibly the only likable Sally Floyd panel

Panel from World War Hulk: Front Line #6 (December 2007), script by Paul Jenkins, pencils and inks by Ramon Bachs, colors by Matt Milla, letters by Dave Sharpe

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 265: I missed prom, I missed it to spin / I did a shift for Jonah and I would do it again

Panels from Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #9 (September 1999), script by Joe Kelly, pencils by Andy Smith, inks by Mark Pennington, colors by Joe Rosas, letters by Benchmark Productions

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 264: The More Things Change

Panels from Uncanny X-Men (1963 series) #337 (October 1996), script by Scott Lobdell, pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Tim Townsend and Vince Russell, colors by Steve Buccellato and "Team Bucce", letters by Kolja Fuchs

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 263: "Get Me Pictures of Spider-Man": The Origin Story

Panels from Spider-Man: With Great Power #3 (May 2008), script by David Lapham, pencils by Tony Harris, inks by Jim Clark, colors by J. D. Mettler and Paul Mounts, letters by Joe Caramagna

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 262: Spaghetti sauce everywhere

Cover of Web of Spider-Man #101 (June 1993), pencils and inks by Alex Saviuk

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 261: Big Head Jonah and the Mutants

Splash page from Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #3 (July 1994), script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Pat Broderick, inks by Sam de la Rosa, colors by Tom Smith, letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, September 16, 2035: Apparently you can freefall at 88 miles per hour

from Back to the Future (2015 series) #9 (IDW, June 2016), story by John Barber and Bob Gale, script by John Barber, pencils by Marcello Ferreira and Athila Fabbio, inks by Marcello Ferreira, Athila Fabbio, and Toni Doya, colors by Diego Rodriguez and Jose Luis Rio, letters by Shawn Lee
(Dale Swanson kindly did the math for me here.)

Also, this:


from Back to the Future (IDW 2015 series) #10 (July 2016), story by John Barber and Bob Gale, script by John Barber, pencils by Marcello Ferreira and Athila Fabbio, inks by Marcello Ferreira, Athila Fabbio, and Toni Doya, colors by Jose Luis Rio and Diego Rodriguez, letters by Shawn Lee
Keep in mind these events are printed in two consecutive but different comic books. Three or four more issues and we'll get the whole story about September 16, 2035!!

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 260: Spider-Man: Threat and Menace!

Panels from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #70 (March 1969), plot and layouts by John Romita, Sr.; script by Stan Lee; finishes by Jim Mooney; letters by Sam Rosen

Today in Comics History, September 15: Vince Colletta erases Supergirl's narrow margin of comfort

from Supergirl (1972 series) #1 (DC, November 1972), script by Cary Bates, pencils by Art Saaf, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Ben Oda

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 259: Does whatever a porkchop can

Panels from "What Goes Up Must Come Down!" in What The—?! #22 (October 1992); script by Barry Dutter; pencils, inks, and letters by John Costanza; colors by Vladimir Fiks

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 258: Maybe it would help if you published newspapers with more than just a headline

Panels from Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #225 (June 1995); script by Tom DeFalco; breakdowns by Sal Buscema; finishes by Bill Sienkiewicz; colors by John Kalisz; letters by Clem Robins, Bill Oakley, Susan Crespi, and Jonathan Babcock

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 257: Hangry Like the Wolf

Panels from Spider-Man Fairy Tales #1 (July 2007); script by C.B. Cebulski and David Sexton; art by Ricardo Tercio

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 256: Today in Comics History, September 12, 1981

One of the greatest Amazing Spider-Man Annuals ever published is 1981's #15. It might even possibly be considered the greatest, and I'm saying that even as a huge fan of ASMA #1, with its full-page Ditko fight-sequences, one for each member of the Sinister Six. Nor (nor!) do I say this simply because it's written by the great Denny "There Is No Hope in Crime Alley" O'Neil. Or even that the wonderful art is done by pre-Crisis Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Yea unto you, as Stan Lee woulda toldja, it is not e'en because, as the cover clearly shows us, it's a story about the Spectacular Spider-Man battling the Pernicious Punisher while the Dastardly Doctor Octopus drinks his Sinister Starbucks.


cover of Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964 series) #15 (Marvel, 1981), pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson
It's not even because it takes place Today in Comics History, thirty-five years to the day:


No, it's because (as you may have guessed from the subject of this post), it's the single greatest story about J. Jonah Jameson choosing what will run on the Daily Bugle's front page.


from Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964 series) #15 (1981), script by Denny O'Neil, breakdowns by Frank Miller, finishes by Klaus Janson, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Jim Novak
Luckily for Peter Parker, Spider-Man's Press Agent, an even more newsworthy story comes in: that Peter Parker shoots photographs using such ultra-highspeed film he can capture the gaseous track a bullet makes through the atmosphere! Kodak stocks are about to go through the roof. They'll never go out of business!


But that's knocked off the front page only shortly later by the kissably soft lips of The Punisher! (see The Kissably Soft Lips of the Punisher #16, August 1979: "Kill me Baby, One More Time!")


Well, things can't get much worse than that in New York City...oh.


But, thanks to a little Spider-Mannin', all's well that ends well, and Jameson finally gets to use that photograph of him taken by his dentist, Doctor Frederick von Doom (no relation), D.D.S.


So, back to the drawing board for the final edition, I guess. That's our Jonah!


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366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 255: And although this is a fight I can lose, the accused is an innocent man

And then there as the time that crazy old man Clint Eastwood delivered a subpoena to J. Jonah Jameson...or is that an injunction? I never get those two straight.


Panels from She-Hulk (2004 series) #4 (August 2004), script by Dan Slott, pencils by Juan Bobillo, inks by Marcelo Sosa, colors by Chris Chuckry, letters by Dave Sharpe
Thus begins the most exciting episode ever of The Paper Chase in Night Court for Law and Order starring Matlock, Harvey Birdman, Ally McBeal and Perry Mason's L.A. Law!


It's always good to hire an attorney who's read up on his Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe:


Of course, like this one, 90% of super-hero-related court cases are wrapped up with a settlement instead of a verdict. Remember when Frank Castle did 80 hours of community service for blowing away the Gamboni Family?


And it all ends, like all comic book stories do, with the main characters in chicken suits.


Bonus Fun Fact! Matt Murdock does not appear in this story!

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 254: I've got good news and bad news about Spidey's webbing

"More Web Wonders" from Spidey Super Stories #6 (March 1975), script by Jean Thomas, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Mike Esposito and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 253: The Day Jimmy Olsen Joined the Bugle

Panels from "The Man Who Would be Spider-Man!" in Spider-Man Unlimited (1993 series) #4 (February 1994); script by Tom DeFalco; pencils by Ron Lim; inks by Al Williamson, Scott Hanna, and Al Milgrom; colors by John Kalisz; letters by Loretta Krol, Joe Rosen, and Dave Sharpe

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 252: Aw, this TV series will never get renewed for season two

Panels from Spider-Man: Season One graphic novel (May 2012), script by Cullen Bunn, pencils by Neil Edwards, inks by Karl Kesel, colors by David Curiel, letters by Clayton Cowles

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 251: Summon the executioner

Panels from Spider-Man (1990 series) #66 (March 1996); script by Howard Mackie; pencils by John Romita, Jr.; inks by Al Williamson, Dick Giordano, and Al Milgrom; colors by Kevin Tinsley; color separations by Malibu's Hues; letters by Richard Starkings
Who is JJJ sending for as defense against this sinister "Spider-Man"? Gotta be someone really dangerous and deadly, like The Punisher or the Suicide Squad or Lobo the Duck, right?


Oh, these guys again.

Today in Comics History, September 6: Swamp Thing really needs to stop sexting Jessica Jones

from Alias #6 (Marvel/Max, April 2002), script by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and inks by Michael Gaydos, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Wes Abbott

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 250: Paris; banana; colorfully, stinky, poop; millipede; toilets; grape juice; cuddly

Page from Spider-Man Mad Libs (Price/Stern/Sloan, 1981), writer and artist uncredited
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Today in Comics History, September 6: Homer is not yet ready to go camping

from "The Winter of Our Discount Tent" in The Simpsons Winter Wingding #10 (Bongo, November 2015), script by Ian Boothby, pencils by Phil Ortiz, inks by Mike DeCarlo, colors by Alan Hellard, letters by Karen Bates

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 249: Again we say: Rock You Like a Hurricane

Panels from Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #21 (August 1978), script by Bill Mantlo, breakdowns by Jim Mooney, finishes by Mike Esposito, colors by Don Warfield, letters by Joe Rosen

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 248: Rock You Like a Hurricane

Panels from Ms. Marvel (1977 series) #10 (October 1977), script by Chris Claremont, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finishes by Tom Palmer, colors by Phil Rachelson, letters by John Costanza