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Attributes

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Eyes: Blue since he became the Rose.

Hair: Brown

Features: A lot younger in his older days...

Summary

Created By: Tom DeFalco, Mark Bagley, Larry Mahlstedt

Real Name: Jacob Conover

Current Aliases: The Rose

Former Aliases: None

Dual Identity: Known

Current Occupation: Jailbird.

Former Occupation: Reporter, crimelord and journalism professor.

Citizenship: American.

Legal Status: Has a record for his actions in organized crime.

Place of Birth: Unknown.

Marital Status: Unknown.

Known Relatives: None.

Known Confidants: Delilah, Don Fortunato.

Known Allies: Delilah, Don Fortunato, Electro.

Major Enemies: Black Tarantula, Spider-Man.

Usual Bases: A penthouse somewhere in Manhatthan.

Former Bases: Unknown.

Current Groups: None

Former Groups: None

Education: Degree in journalism

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Normal for his age and size.

Powers: None.

Abilities: Apparently, he was gifted enough to be a crime-lord.

Equipment: A violet mask and some glasses.

Weapons: A pistol, and Delilah (his trained assassin).

Limitations: Jacob Conover was apparently unable to retain the control of his criminal empire against the Black Tarantula without Fortunato's help. Of course, if Fortunato had helped, the outcome wouldn't have been much different.

Background

During the Onslaught, the Bugle's building was damaged, and the financial loss forced some personal cut-down. Jacob (like Peter and Phil Urich by the way) were among the dismissed people (hmmm... new policy: fire everyone who has a secret identity).

Resenting being fired, Jake built some hatred towards J.J.J. and [[Robbie Robertson]]. He gave journalism classes at E.S.U. until Norman Osborn took over the Bugle. At that point he was re-hired, and showed his new annoying personality whenever he appeared. In his Rose business, things were going quite well until the South American crimelord known as the Black Tarantula came to New York, "for some personal business". He first tried to take some of the Rose's territory, and Conover replied with his trained assassin Delilah, and with a re-empowered Electro.

Things didn't work as he wanted though, and he was captured by Spider-Man after a Spidey versus Black Tarantula battle, in Fortunato's mansion, and with Mary Jane (don't ask, check the review of Amazing Spider-Man #436), Fortunato, BT's ex-wife, her new boyfriend (nephew of Fortunato) and BT's kid (the "personal business"). Conover was ready to shoot the entire room, starting with BT (who wasn't seeing him) then Fortunato, and then everyone else (to kill all witnesses) when Spidey webbed him up.

Thanks To:

The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

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