366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 327: All That Jazzy

Not entirely spotlighting J. Jonah Jameson particularly (but he's definitely in there!), but I had to share with you these two delightful John Romita Sr. pieces from the in-house fan magazine for Friends of Old Marvel, aptly known as FOOM!



Cover and page from FOOM #18 (June 1976), pencils and inks by John Romita, Sr.
I've discovered (and rediscovered) a whole lotta great Spidey artists this year doing these JJJ posts, but I definitely think the master...well, at least my favorite!...is the great "Jazzy" John Romita, Sr., who brought Peter into a new era, gave Gwen Stacy the heart that makes me love her, and Mary Jane Watson introduced and portrayed with such vivid va-va-voom that she still remains one of Marvel's top supporting characters today. Not to mention JJJ! here's to you, Mister R, Senior!

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 326: Hear her roar

Panels from Ms. Marvel (1977 series) #9 (September 1977), script by Chris Claremont, breakdowns by Keith Pollard, finishes by Joe Sinnott and Sam Grainger, colors by Janice Cohen, letters by Gaspar Saladino

Ten of a Kind: Army of Me II: Electric Boogaloo

(See also. And there’s more Ten of a Kind here.)

Today in Comics History: Spider-Man debuts his rare collector's edition white-and-black costume

Page from Daily Bugle #2 (January 1997), script by Paul Grist, pencils by Karl Kerschl, inks by Greg Adams, letters by Jim Novak

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 325: "Also, you kids get off my lawn!"

"Parker: You're Fired!" from Daily Bugle: Civil War (promotional one-shot) (July 19, 2006),
writer unknown, but that sure looks like a Ditko Jonah to me!
(Click picture to Fifth estate-size)

...so I won't.

Okay, I'm back.

I'm a little stuffed bull and sometimes I get scared. I hope that if you needed it, you had a dresser drawer to crawl into and close behind you. It's nice and soft and quiet and you can be locked away from the world for quite a bit to take care of yourself.

But you can't stay there forever. (Aside from needing to eventually face the world, I wish I'd gone to the toilet before I crawled in the dresser.)

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Today in Comics History, November 19, 1977: Uwe Boll begins filming his finest movie

from The Ray (2012 series) #1 (DC, February 2012), script by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, pencils by Jamal Igle, inks by Rich Perrotta, colors by Guy Major, letters by Dave Sharpe

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 324: The Difference Between J. Jonah Jameson and Tony Stark

Panels from Captain America (1968 series) #123 (March 1970), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Sinnott, letters by Artie Simek

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366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 323: You don't have Jameson to kick around any more

Panels from "Worldwide" in Amazing Spider-Man (2015 series) #1 (December 2015), script by Dan Slott, pencils by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inks by Cam Smith, colors by Marte Garcia, letters by Joe Caramagna

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366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 322: Spider-Men crawling out of the woodwork

Panels from Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6 (November 2004), script by Mark Millar, pencils by Terry Dodson, inks by Rachel Dodson, colors by Ian Hannin, color separations by Avalon, letters by Cory Petit

Today in Comics History, November 16, 1982: The Debut of the Sinister Six Two

from What If...? (1989 series) #64 (Marvel, August 1994), script by Simon Furman, pencils and inks by Geoff Senior, colors by Sarra Mossoff, letters by Richard Starkings

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 321: Around about that time the photographer stopped paying attention to Jonah

Panels from Spectacular Spider-Man (2003 series) #14 (July 2004), script by Paul Jenkins, painted art by Paolo Rivera, letters by Cory Petit

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 320: Presenting the inconsistently colored fingers of Nova, the Human Rocket!

Panels from Nova (1999 series) #3 (July 1999), script by Erik Larsen, pencils by Joe Bennett, inks by Armando Durruthy, colors by Steve Oliff, letters by Chris Eliopoulos

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 319: Uomo ragno, uomo ragno, egli fa tutto ciò che un ragno può

Now, a Spider-Man story I bet most of you have never read! Here's panels from Spider-Man: Il Segreto Del Vetro (Secret of the Glass), an original Spider-Man story created and published in Italy. JJJ sends Peter to Venice where he finds mystery, intrigue, monsters, canals, and ravioli!


Panels from Spider-Man:Secret of the Glass [Il Segreto Del Vetro] (a.k.a. Special Events #42) one-shot (Panini, January 2004), script by Tito Faraci, art by Giorgio Cavazzano, English translation by Laurence Belingard
You can read more about Il Segreto Del Vetro at Spiderfan.org and Matthew Craig's website, but the only English edition in print is in the UK-published collection Marvel Europa. It's worth lookin' out for! Capisce?

ITALIAN SPIDER-MAN!

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 318: Betty vs. Veronica Jonah

Panels from Ultimate Comics [All-New] Spider-Man #6 (March 2012), script by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and inks by Chris Samnee, colors by Justin Ponsor, letters by Cory Petit

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 317: GET YER HOT NEWS HERE!

"Bullpen Bits #22", script and art by Chris Giarrusso; printed in Marvel Comics cover-dated November 1999;
this is from Slingers #12.

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 316: Welcome to America

Panels from "Mindstorm!" in Marvel Super-Heroes (1990 series) #4 (December 1990), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Renee Witterstaetter, letters by Rick Parker

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 315: A Modern Parable

Panels from "The Day of Doom" in Spidey Super Stories #9 (June 1975), script by Jean Thomas, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Mike Esposito and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek
So who was the scorpion and who was the frog after all?

The Belle Stars, "The Snake" (1983)

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 314: Well...it coulda been worse*

Panels from Vote Loki #1 (August 2016), script by Christopher Hastings, pencils and inks by Langdon Foss, colors by Chris Chuckry, letters by Travis Lanham
* (sobbing) No it couldn't! (bawling tears) NO IT COULDN'T!

Goodbye.

Panel from FF (2013 series) #21 (January 2014), story by Matt Fraction and Lee Allred, script by Lee Allred, pencils and inks by Michael Allred, colors by Laura Allred, letters by Clayton Cowles

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 313: And now, a look at the pajamas of J. Jonah Jameson

Despite my "Today in Comics History" feature, it's very seldom that we can tell exactly which date a comic book story takes place on. (Here's an exception.)

But my keen knowledge of pop culture, as well as sharp memories of when Mama Bull used to let me stay up late on Saturday nights to watch Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, and ear-tuggin' Carol Burnett, I can definitely tell you that this comic story takes place on November 8, 1975! (I shouldn't be able to remember that, should I?)


Panel from Marvel Team-Up (1972 series) #116 (April 1982), script by J. M. Dematteis, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks Mike Esposito, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Diana Albers



Oh wait...it was a rerun?

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Never mind.

But don't forget to get out and vote today!

Election Day: The Zen of Batman: Politics

from Batman ['66]: "Hizzoner the Penguin" (Greenway Productions/ 20th Century Fox Television, November 2, 1966), script by Stanford Sherman, directed by Oscar Rudolph
Please make Batman proud of you by voting today* at your local polling place!

*Unless it's for the Penguin.

It can't happen on Earth-2...

...because they have Wonder Woman, fighting for your rights in her satin tights!






Panels from "When Treachery Wore a Green Shirt" in Sensation Comics #81 (September 1948), script by Joye Hummel, pencils and inks by Harry G. Peter
But it can happen here! Get out and vote! And if you're intimidated or stalked at the polling stations, or witness fraud, alert a poll worker, and call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683). You can learn about voter intimidation and what to do when faced with it here. And you can find out what to do if you encounter armed intimidation here.


And remember: if you're in line to vote when the polls are scheduled to close, stay in line! "If you go to the polls when they are open, and you are a registered and qualified voter, then as long as you wait in line, you are entitled to cast your ballot even if the line is so long that you must wait until after the scheduled time for the polls to close."

Bookmark sites like these on your phone to have them ready and at hand!


Panels from "America's Wonder Women of Tomorrow!" in Wonder Woman #7 (Winter 1943), script by William Moulton Marston, pencils and inks by Harry G. Peter
Remember: you too can be a Wonder Woman or Man (or Bull!) just by exercising your right to vote!


Cover ofWonder Woman #7 (Winter 1943), pencils and inks by Harry G. Peter

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 312: The Amazing Vote-Man: the hero that could be...you!

Don't let the press convince you not to vote! It's still important to get out there tomorrow!


Panels from Captain America (1968 series) #250 (October 1980); script by Roger Stern with ideas by Don Perlin, Roger McKenzie, and Jim Shooter; breakdowns by John Byrne; finishes by Joe Rubinstein; colors by George Roussos; letters by Jim Novak

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 311: Concerning Bucky

Panels from Young Avengers #1 (April 2005), script by Allan Heinberg, pencils by Jim Cheung, inks by John Dell, colors by Justin Ponsor, letters by Cory Petit
Knowing what we now know about Bucky (to misquote Joe Quesada), does anybody else find that headline suspicious? I would assume that they would declare Bucky dead and Cap missing only if they found Bucky's body but not Cap's. But, of course, the Russkies got Bucky and took him away so that he might later cbecome the Heartthrob of Two Nations, The Winter Soldier (romantic sigh).

So: the Bugle was lying or misinformed. And who would misinform them? Could it be...sources deep within the United States Government itself?

Hmmmmmm!

Anyway, within a few weeks the US would "resurrect" both Cap and Bucky, and no one would ever be the wiser. Except those wily Russians! They didn't get Moose, but they sure captured Squirrel!


Panels from What If? (but considered an canonical story) (1977 series) #4 (August 1977), script by Roy Thomas, breakdowns by Frank Robbins, finishes by Frank Springer, colors by George Roussos, letters by John Costanza