I'm working on Marvel's Spider-Man in American comics.

Chapter 110 Spider-Man's Most Terrifying Enemy
J. Jonah Jameson, or JJJ for short, is Spider-Man's greatest enemy and most terrifying nightmare.

Okay, actually no. Once you know beforehand that JJJ from all the universes wouldn't give Spider-Man a friendly look, you'll naturally be able to accept, or rather, ignore, his nonsense. Sometimes you might even find his words quite endearing, as long as you ignore the sarcastic remarks.

Do I look okay?

To Mary Jane, Jonah Jameson was an absolute big shot: owner and editor-in-chief of the Daily Horn, the head of the largest neutral newspaper. Any one of these titles would be enough to make an ordinary high school student with aspirations for journalism nervous, which is why she kept asking Peter how her outfit looked.

She wasn't wearing much makeup; she simply wore a white shirt, a long skirt, and high heels—though Peter thought she was already quite tall.

He pressed the shutter button decisively and then looked at his camera.

"Looks great, MJ, you're photogenic."

“I’ve had my share of minor roles in TV dramas, but this time… this is different.” Mary Jane, trying to calm herself with a deep breath, looked at Peter with a mix of joking and envy: “You don’t seem nervous at all, really. Want to share some tips?”

"Perhaps it's because I'm not here for an internship at The Daily Bugle, so I'm not in a hurry."

Peter's words were rather perfunctory; his most excited moment was actually his first time at Avengers Tower. After that, having seen so many Avengers, there was naturally no need to be nervous.

After taking a few more photos of MJ to show that she performed exceptionally well on camera, MJ nervously entered the Daily Bugle building. After explaining her purpose to the receptionist, they took the elevator to the top floor.

Here, Mary Jane first found Mr. Robbie, one of the editors of the Daily Bugle. After hearing what MJ was looking for, the white-haired black man smiled and led them to the door of Jonah Jameson's office. Jonah's office door was open, and Robbie knocked on it.

"Jonathan, the student from Midtown High School is here for an interview."

"Oh, right, I took fifteen minutes to have her interview me."

If Jonah hadn't been yelling at his employees and Spider-Man on TV, he would have looked like a very amiable man in his fifties, almost an old man. He smiled as MJ and Peter walked in, without saying anything, just glancing at Peter before looking at MJ again.

“Hello, Mr. Jameson, I’m Mary Jane Watson from Midtown High School.” MJ introduced himself first, and then introduced Peter to Jonah: “This is Peter Parker, my classmate. He has provided photos for the Daily Bugle.”

“Parker…”

Jonah, upon hearing the name, suddenly remembered who Peter was: "I remember now, he's the cameraman who dared to film thrillers and Spider-Man battles on the rooftop, haha."

Jonah nodded and gestured for Mary Jane to sit opposite him, wanting to see what kind of interview Mary Jane had prepared for today.

After Mary Jane sat down and calmed herself down a bit, she asked the question she had prepared.

“Almost everyone in New York knows that your criticism of Spider-Man is incredibly harsh. It's been over a week since Spider-Man joined the Avengers, but your criticism hasn't stopped or lessened. Where does your animosity towards Spider-Man come from?” Jonah Jameson paused for a moment after hearing the question, then burst into laughter. Peter seized the opportunity and pressed the shutter, capturing a photo of Jonah laughing heartily.

After laughing for a while, Jonah shook his hand, looking at Mary Jane with amusement.

"Ms. Watson, first of all, I need to clarify one point: I have no personal grudge against Spider-Man."

Jonah said something that shocked Peter: "Actually, I really admire and envy Spider-Man. He uses his abilities to save lives and help others."

"but……"

Baffled by the question, MJ looked at Jonah in confusion, not understanding what the other was talking about: "Then why did you slander Spider-Man on television?"

“Defamation? Is there? Maybe, but that’s because we don’t know what’s hidden under Spider-Man’s mask. Maybe he really is a criminal? Maybe he’s nothing at all, just an ordinary person wearing a mask.”

Jonah explained his attitude towards Spider-Man in a serious tone: "These superheroes choose to appear out of a sense of responsibility. In that case, what are the guys wearing masks? We don't even know who they are."

“You need to understand, Miss, these masked vigilantes don’t have many constraints. The vigilantes themselves don’t have the legal authority to enforce the law, but they still choose to take action. And the masked vigilantes are even worse, because we don’t even know who they are. What if the person behind the mask turns out to be a robber? But he’s still wearing a mask, so we’ll think he’s a hero, which is very dangerous.”

"But the Avengers know."

“But we don’t know!” Jonathan raised his voice, as if he were on the radio or television: “It’s our responsibility as journalists to monitor them. We must remind that reptilian freak at all times that I’m watching him!”

After yelling, Jonathan realized something was wrong and quickly sat down: "In short, I believe the Avengers; they definitely know Spider-Man's identity. But that's not the point."

"The problem is that Spider-Man, as a role model, actually set a bad precedent. Nowadays, superpowered people can easily follow Spider-Man's example, not revealing their identities, wearing masks and going around doing good deeds, without caring about their own safety or whether they have the ability to handle everything."

Jonathan calmly pointed out Spider-Man's first weakness: it makes more and more people blindly confident. Wearing a mask is a cover, making people ignore their own shortcomings.

Moreover, this is not the only drawback.

“Furthermore, we have absolutely no way of telling whether someone genuinely wants to be a hero,” Jonah said. “What if Spider-Man is actually a bank robber behind his mask? Of course, the Avengers wouldn’t allow that to happen, but what about other people like Spider-Man? Why do they wear masks and pretend to be heroes?”

"What if they just want a cover identity and are actually waiting to commit the next crime? How can the safety of the masked vigilantes be guaranteed?"

As for Spider-Man, he's just a personified example of these people.

(End of this chapter)