"Tell me, Robbie, how is it that this Parker kid can bring me superb photos of that spider freak and anything else I ask of him, while that Brock kid, who is under my payroll, continue to bring this crap!" J. Jonah Jameson slam-dunked the folder of photos down his paper shredder.
"Eddie is a good photographer, just like all the other photographers in the Daily Bugle, but Peter Parker is unlike any photographer we have ever seen. Parker is the best photographer this company, and any other company has seen. These pictures are unreal!"
"If he is that damn good, then why is he not working for me?" Jonah returned.
"Because we don't have any more available positions for...!"
"Then make room!" Jonah interrupted. "Why should my competitors be able to make money off of that Parker Kid? That kid's got talent! I want that talent all for myself! Get rid of this Eddie Brock fellow!"
"But Eddie has been with us for two years already! He's got potential!"
"Potential you say?" Jonah lit up another cigar and took a puff. "Then let's do this: for the next four weeks, Parker and Brock will be given assignment by me. In those weeks. If Parker has more photos on the front page, then I want him on my payroll, and I want Brock fired! Well, what are you waiting for, tell Brock to see me and I will give him his assignment."
Robbie nodded with a sigh and exited out of his office. At that moment, Peter entered the office. "Ah, Parker, get your ass in here! I hope you have some decent pictures of that Spider-Man versus the terrorist incident."
"Yes I do, sir!" Peter handed him the folder as he sat down in the right seat.
Jonah opened the folder and there were several photos. There was a very clear and crisp picture of Spider-Man crawling on the ceiling above the heads of the terrorists. He flipped to the next photo to see Spider-Man pulling two terrorists with two web lines, into each other. He flipped to the third to see Spider-Man swinging at three terrorists, with his feet out, smashing into the middleman. He flipped to the fourth and final picture to see Spider-Man pulling a terrorists up off the floor from the ceiling."
"Good job kid! You've just made another three hundred bucks! How would you like a job at the Daily Bugle?"
"Really sir?"
"Of course, really," Jonah replied. "But first, you have to prove how good you are compared to one of our photographers. If you have more front-page photographs in a month's time than our other photographer, then his job is yours. You both will have the same assignments. My first assignment for you will be to find that wall crawler fighting with some other super villain! Since the Green Goblin was taken out, our infamous web head has been slipping from front-page news. The town is getting bored with any news dealing with Spider-Man. He's becoming a nuisance and the town is beginning to think that he's taking away the jobs of many good police officers. Don't get me wrong, I can't stand that psychotic web head, but I can't afford to lose the one thing that is making my paper the number one paper in New York. I need something exciting. I want you to get that to me as soon as possible. There has to be more of those freaks out there! Well, go, already!" Jonah said handing him his slip of paper.
Peter stood up and walked out of the office and up to the secretary's desk. He didn't know what to think about his assignment. It was he who would have to fight this super villain, and after his experience with the Goblin, he wasn't too anxious about running into another one.
"Eddie is a good photographer, just like all the other photographers in the Daily Bugle, but Peter Parker is unlike any photographer we have ever seen. Parker is the best photographer this company, and any other company has seen. These pictures are unreal!"
"If he is that damn good, then why is he not working for me?" Jonah returned.
"Because we don't have any more available positions for...!"
"Then make room!" Jonah interrupted. "Why should my competitors be able to make money off of that Parker Kid? That kid's got talent! I want that talent all for myself! Get rid of this Eddie Brock fellow!"
"But Eddie has been with us for two years already! He's got potential!"
"Potential you say?" Jonah lit up another cigar and took a puff. "Then let's do this: for the next four weeks, Parker and Brock will be given assignment by me. In those weeks. If Parker has more photos on the front page, then I want him on my payroll, and I want Brock fired! Well, what are you waiting for, tell Brock to see me and I will give him his assignment."
Robbie nodded with a sigh and exited out of his office. At that moment, Peter entered the office. "Ah, Parker, get your ass in here! I hope you have some decent pictures of that Spider-Man versus the terrorist incident."
"Yes I do, sir!" Peter handed him the folder as he sat down in the right seat.
Jonah opened the folder and there were several photos. There was a very clear and crisp picture of Spider-Man crawling on the ceiling above the heads of the terrorists. He flipped to the next photo to see Spider-Man pulling two terrorists with two web lines, into each other. He flipped to the third to see Spider-Man swinging at three terrorists, with his feet out, smashing into the middleman. He flipped to the fourth and final picture to see Spider-Man pulling a terrorists up off the floor from the ceiling."
"Good job kid! You've just made another three hundred bucks! How would you like a job at the Daily Bugle?"
"Really sir?"
"Of course, really," Jonah replied. "But first, you have to prove how good you are compared to one of our photographers. If you have more front-page photographs in a month's time than our other photographer, then his job is yours. You both will have the same assignments. My first assignment for you will be to find that wall crawler fighting with some other super villain! Since the Green Goblin was taken out, our infamous web head has been slipping from front-page news. The town is getting bored with any news dealing with Spider-Man. He's becoming a nuisance and the town is beginning to think that he's taking away the jobs of many good police officers. Don't get me wrong, I can't stand that psychotic web head, but I can't afford to lose the one thing that is making my paper the number one paper in New York. I need something exciting. I want you to get that to me as soon as possible. There has to be more of those freaks out there! Well, go, already!" Jonah said handing him his slip of paper.
Peter stood up and walked out of the office and up to the secretary's desk. He didn't know what to think about his assignment. It was he who would have to fight this super villain, and after his experience with the Goblin, he wasn't too anxious about running into another one.