Daily Bugle
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Redirect Template:Use mdy dates Template:Italic title Template:Infobox comics organization The Daily Bugle (at one time The DB!)<ref name="Burned!">The Amazing Spider-Man #554 – "Burned!"</ref> is a fictional New York City tabloid newspaper appearing as a plot element in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Daily Bugle is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man comic titles and their derivative media. The newspaper first appeared in the Human Torch story in Marvel Mystery Comics #18 (April 1941). It returned in Fantastic Four #2 (January 1962), and its offices were first depicted in The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963).
The Daily Bugle was first featured on film in the 2002 film Spider-Man. The fictional newspaper is meant to be a pastiche of both the New York Daily News and the New York Post, two popular real-life New York City tabloids. The outlet appears in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–07), Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man duology (2012–14) and Sony's Spider-Man Universe (2018–24). The agency is reimagined as a sensationalist news website in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), the SSU film Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and the web series The Daily Bugle (2019–22), headlined by J. K. Simmons and Angourie Rice as J. Jonah Jameson and Betty Brant. An alternate version of the web series hosted by Nicque Marina was featured in promotional material for the SSU film Morbius (2022).
Publishing historyEdit
The Daily Bugle is featured prominently in many Marvel Comics titles, especially those in which Spider-Man is the lead character. In 1996, a three-issue (black and white) limited series was printed.
Since 2006, Marvel has published a monthly Daily Bugle newspaper reporting on the company's publications and authors. Marvel earlier used the newspaper format to promote Marvel's crossover events Civil War and House of M—reporting on storyline events as if the comic book Daily Bugle had come to life. Marvel restored this promotional function for the 2007 death of Captain America.
Fictional HistoryEdit
The Daily Bugle was founded in 1898 and has been published daily ever since. The Daily Bugle is printed in tabloid format like its rival the Daily Globe. The editor and publisher of the Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, began his journalistic career as a reporter for the Bugle while still in high school. Jameson purchased the then-floundering Bugle with inheritance funds, from his recently deceased father-in-law and turned the paper into a popular success. Other magazines published from time-to-time include the revived Now magazine and the now-defunct Woman magazine, edited by Carol Danvers.
J. Jonah Jameson, Inc. purchased the Goodman Building on 39th Street and Second Avenue in 1936 and moved its entire editorial and publishing facilities there.<ref name="mnyc">Template:Cite book</ref> Now called the Daily Bugle Building, the office complex is forty-six stories tall, and is capped by the Daily Bugle logo in Template:Convert letters on the roof. There are loading docks in the rear of the building, reached by a back alley. Three floors are devoted to the editorial office of the Bugle and two sub-basement levels to the printing presses, while the rest of the floors are rented. (A panel in #105 of The Amazing Spider-Man showed the Bugle building located near a street sign at the corner of Madison Avenue and a street in the East Fifties (the second digit was not shown). This suggests that the building may have been relocated at some point.)
The newspaper is noted for its anti-superhero slant, especially concerning Spider-Man, whom the paper constantly smears as a part of its editorial policy. However, the Editor-in-Chief, "Robbie" Robertson, the only subordinate to Jameson who is not intimidated by him, has worked to moderate it. More positively, the newspaper has also published important exposés of political corruption and organized crime in the city, and also takes a strong stance in favor of mutant rights, which has led to its being targeted by various criminals and hate groups.
Due to declining circulation, Jameson has conceded to Robertson's objections and has created a special feature section of the paper called The Pulse, which focuses on superheroes. In addition, the paper also intermittently ran a glossy magazine called Now Magazine.
Soon after the team's formation, the New Avengers decided to strike a deal with Jameson regarding exclusive content in exchange for removing the strong anti-Spider-Man sentiment from the newspaper, to which Jameson agreed. Merely one day later, Jameson broke the spirit (though not the letter) of his agreement with Iron Man, using the headline "a wanted murderer (Wolverine), an alleged ex-member of a terrorist organization (Spider-Woman) and a convicted heroin-dealer (Luke Cage) are just some of the new recruits set to bury the once good name of the Avengers," but refraining from attacking Spider-Man. This prompted Jessica Jones to sell the first pictures of her newborn baby to one of the BugleTemplate:'s competitors instead.
In the first issue of Runaways (vol. 2), Victor Mancha states in an exchange about Spider-Man that "The only people who think he's a criminal are Fox News and the Daily Bugle. And the Bugle is, like, the least respected newspaper in New York City." The paper's major named competitors are the Daily Globe, which implicitly takes a more balanced look at superheroes, Front Line, run by EIC Ben Urich and Sally Floyd, and The Alternative. After Peter Parker revealed that he is Spider-Man and the Bugle planned to sue him for fraud, the paper itself was put on the defensive with front page accusations from the Globe (with information secretly supplied by Bugle reporter Betty Brant) of libeling the superhero.
The adventures of the staff of the newspaper beyond Peter Parker have been depicted in two series, Daily Bugle and The Pulse.
The DBEdit
After Jameson suffered a near-fatal heart attack, his wife sold the Bugle to rival newspaper man Dexter Bennett, who changed the name to The DB! (either standing for Dexter Bennett or Daily Bugle), and transformed it into a scandal sheet.<ref name="Burned!"/> Since after Brand New Day no one knows the secret identity of Spider-Man anymore, the animosity between Jameson and Parker is retconned as a simple financial question, with Jameson's heart attack coming right after a monetary request from Peter.
The reputation of the DB! since the mention in Runaways (vol. 2) has plummeted downward because of the new, scandalistic angle Bennett gives it. Several reporters unwilling, or refusing the new course, like Peter himself, are forced to go away, finding a new safe haven in the Front Line, the only magazine willing to accept people that were fired by Bennett, pursuing a scorched earth policy over them.
The villain Electro targeted Dexter Bennett because of a government bailout plan for the financially strapped paper. Spider-Man intervened, and during a battle inside the DB! offices, the entire building was demolished, bringing an end to the newspaper as well.<ref name="Power to the People Part 3">The Amazing Spider-Man #614</ref>
Front LineEdit
Front Line was a newspaper founded and run by Ben Urich and Sally Floyd. The organization was formed in Civil War: Front Line #11 as Frontlines.com. The newspaper appeared in the miniseries World War Hulk: Front Line and Siege: Embedded. Originally it was not competitive with the Daily Bugle while Jameson was still in charge, but it became an alternative view to The DB! once Bennett took control.
RebornEdit
Sometime after the DB!Template:'s destruction, Jameson, now the mayor of New York, cashed in the DB! shares that he acquired from Bennett and gave the money to Robbie Robertson. Jameson asked Robertson to remake Front Line (which itself was on hard times) into the new Daily Bugle.<ref>The Amazing Spider-Man #648</ref>
Fictional staff membersEdit
CurrentEdit
- Betty Brant (reporter), Secretary (formerly)<ref name="AmSp4">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Abner Abernathy<ref name="MarvTU115">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Tom Amos (reporter)<ref name="MarVis21">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen
- Alejandro Arbona (copy editor)<ref name="FallenSonDB">Template:Cite comic</ref> – based on an actual person
- Johanna Audiffred (Jeff Suter's assistant)<ref name="FallenSonDB"/>
- Connor Austen (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp">Template:Cite comic</ref> – attended SHIELD press conference
- Chris Baiocchi (staff writer)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – interviewed Tony Stark
- John Barber (copy editor)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Ron Barney (reporter)<ref name="MarVis14">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen.
- Joe Bazooka (reporter)<ref name="MarVis10">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen.
- Noel Beckford (reporter)<ref name="AmSpDevDi98">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Aaron "Abe" Benerstein (film critic)<ref name="SpMTangWeb20">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Mike Berino Bering (reporter)<ref name="MarVis14"/> – Named but yet to be seen.
- Miriam Birchwood (gossip columnist)<ref name="MarH&L">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Attended Reed and Sue Richards' wedding.
- Phil Bostwich (reporter)<ref name="MarVis29">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen.
- Tom Brevoort (executive editor)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Kenny Brown<ref name="Annex1">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Blaine Browne (reporter)<ref name="SpecSp120">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Isabel "Izzy" Bunsen (science editor)<ref name="SpecSM124">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Ed Brubaker (reporter)<ref name="FallenSonDB"/> – based on actual person, co-wrote report of Captain America's assassination with Kat Farrell.
- Dan Buckley (J. Jonah Jameson's assistant)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Marge Butler (Receptionist)<ref name="SpMUn13">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Harrison Cahill (chairman of the board)<ref name="AmSp198">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Ken Clarke (reporter)<ref>UK Spider-Man Annual 1982</ref>
- George Clum (theater critic)<ref name="AmSp207">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Ksitigarbha "Miss Kay" Cohn (reporter)<ref name="SpMTangWeb11">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Peggy Collins (Intern)<ref name="SpMFamv2-2">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Cole Cooper (photographer)<ref>Web of Spider-Man #113</ref>
- Kathryn "Kate" Cushing (city editor)<ref>Web of Spider-Man #5</ref>
- Vickie Danner (Washington DC liaison)<ref name="SpMArac3">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Peter David (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Dan Davis (reporter)<ref name="CapAmAnn99">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Albert Jack Dickinson (reporter)<ref name="Deadl1">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Nick Dillman (reporter)<ref name="DD71">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Herman Donaldson (fact checker)<ref name="AmSp192">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Kim Drunter (financial reporter)<ref name="AmSp349">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Rich DuFour (reporter)<ref name="DD242">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Sam Dunne (national editor)<ref name="CapAmAnn99"/>
- Anthea Dupres (reporter)<ref name="ClanD7">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Edwin E. Edwards (photographer)<ref name="SpMTangWeb11"/>
- Ken Ellis (reporter)<ref>Web of Spider-Man #118</ref> – dubbed the Scarlet Spider... the Scarlet Spider.
- Christine Everhart<ref>Iron Man vol. 3 #75</ref>
- Steve Epting (photographer)<ref name="CapAmv5-25">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Based on the comic book artist<ref>Daily Bugle: Captain America shot and killed Template:Webarchive</ref>
- Mark Ewing (reporter)<ref name="Cons1">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Investigated the alleged conspiracy involving the group Control
- Samuel Exmore (apprentice editor)<ref name="PPSpM11">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Tony Falcone (copy writer)<ref name="AmSp254">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Debby Ferraro<ref name="SpM33">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Nicholas Finch (reporter)<ref name="DD230">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Bob Fisck (political correspondent)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – interviewed Valerie Cooper
- Sid Franken (reporter)<ref name="CapAmAnn99"/>
- Colm Glover (reporter)<ref name="MarVis34">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen
- Tim Gluohy (reporter)<ref name="MarVis15">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen.
- Melvin Gooner (reporter)<ref name="SpM8">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Glory Grant (Administrative Assistant)<ref name="AmSp140">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Justin Gray (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Marc Guggenheim (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Banning Gumpart<ref name="DD16">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Toni Harris (apprentice editor)<ref name="PPSpM1">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Matt Hicksville (reporter)<ref name="MarVis21"/> – Named but yet to be seen
- David Hine (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Jean-Paul Hoffman<ref name="Spmanmovie">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Russ Holmes<ref name="CivilWarFront6">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Edward Holt (purchasing officer)<ref name="PunWarJ15">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Matt Idelson (reporter)<ref name="MarVis8">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen
- Max Igoe (sports writer)<ref name="PPSpMElek">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Frank Janson (rewrite editor)<ref name="DD230"/>
- Hal Jerkins (typesetter)<ref name="AmSp178">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Bud Johnson (page designer)<ref name="SpMTangWeb20"/>
- Charles Jones (member of the board of directors)<ref name="AmSp198"/>
- Richard Jones (Phantom Reporter)<ref name="The Twelve #3">The Twelve #3</ref> – offered a job as a reporter
- David L. Kanon (photographer)<ref name="SpMFamv2-2"/>
- Richard "Dick" Katrobousis (editor)<ref name="UK Spider-Man Annual 1982"/>
- Steve Keene (accountant)<ref name="UK Spider-Man Annual 1982"/>
- Samuel Kingston (syndicated columns editor)<ref name="The Twelve #3"/> – offered Phantom Reporter a job because of his "unique" perspective.
- Lee "Your Man at the Bugle" Kirby (Entertainment Writer), based on actual persons<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Richard "Andy" Lessman (reporter)<ref name="AmSp191">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Yusef Lichtenstein (editor)<ref name="DD230"/>
- Maggie Lorca (reporter)<ref name="SpM29">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Nick Lowe (entertainment editor)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Judy Lumley (society & fashion editor)<ref name="PPSpM3">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Karen Lynch<ref name="CivilWarFront7">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Eileen Lutomski (proofreader)<ref name="SpMTangWeb20"/>
- Ann MacIntosh (columnist and classified editor)<ref name="AmSpAnn18">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Jerome Maida (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Midge Marder (editor)<ref>X-Man #21 (1996)</ref>
- Ralfie Markarian (reporter)<ref>X-Man #26 (1997)</ref>
- Michael Marts (reporter)<ref name="MarVis6">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen
- Tom Marvelli (Art Director)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Mike Mayhew (photographer)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Maggie McCulloch (chief librarian)<ref name="MarvTU83">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Jim Mclaughlin (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Patrick McGrath (Graphic Designer)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – Based on a real person
- Joy Mercado (reporter)<ref name="MoonK33">Template:Cite comic</ref> – A tough, intelligent, sassy investigative reporter, a friend of Peter Parker who may suspect he is really Spider-Man.
- Clifford Meth (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – interviewed Tony Stark and Wasp
- Dawn Michaels (investigative reporter)<ref name="Hulk10">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Harvey Michaelson (reporter)<ref name="AmSp196">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Kirk Morello (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – interviewed Misty Knight & Colleen Wing
- Daniel Morton (photographer)<ref name="DD230"/>
- Terry Morrow (staff writer)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Danny Nasimoff (night editor)<ref name="AmSp243">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Jim Nausedas (Jeff Suter's assistant)<ref name="FallenSonDB"/>
- Ben O'Malley (freelance writer)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – wrote article on Super-Hero imitation
- Sean O'Reilly (reporter)<ref>White Tiger #3</ref>
- Marge O'Toole<ref name="SpMUn13"/>
- Bill Oakley (reporter)<ref name="DD242"/>
- Jan Parsec (reporter)<ref name="MarVis25">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen
- Trevor Parsons (reporter)<ref>White Tiger #3 (March 2006)</ref>
- Victor Paunchilito (Reporter/Columnist)<ref name="AmSp223">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Victor Pei (assistant photography editor)<ref name="SpM3">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Suzie Pelkey (receptionist)<ref name="DD242"/>
- Ryan Penagos (reporter)<ref name="FallenSonDB"/> – based on actual person, interviewed Tony Stark and David Purdin.
- Robert Pitney (typesetter)<ref name="OmegaUnk5">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Bill Price (reporter)<ref name="CivilWarFront8">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Gus Qualen (photographer)<ref name="AmSp230">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Joe Quesada (Joe Robertson's assistant)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- David Rabinowitz (reporter)<ref name="AmSp187">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Ralph Reddin (security guard)<ref name="CivilWarFront1">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Brian Reed (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Carl Reed-Duxfield (reporter)<ref name="SpM13">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Tony Reeves (photographer)<ref name="SpMUn6">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Patrick Reynolds (reporter)<ref name="UK Spider-Man Annual 1982">UK Spider-Man Annual (1982)</ref>
- Jim Richardson<ref name="CivilWarFront6"/>
- Kim Robinson<ref name="AmSp349"/>
- Bill Rosemann (editor)<ref name="FallenSonDB"/> – based on actual person
- Fabio Rossi (Advertising Salesman)<ref>Web of Spider-Man #40</ref>
- Mike Sangiocomo (correspondent)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Andy Schmidt (political editor)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on an actual person
- Cory Sedlmeier (photo editor)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Arnold Sibert (entertainment editor and movie critic)<ref name="SpMGathSinSix">Template:Cite comic</ref> – became involved in opposing a plot of Mysterio
- Joe Sidesaddle (reporter)<ref name="MarVis27">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen
- Warren Simons (sports editor)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Sanjay Sinclair (reporter)<ref name="CivilWarFront1"/>
- Dan Slott (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Charles "Charley" Snow (reporter)<ref name="MarvTU79">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- John Snow (White House Spokesperson)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Jeff Stern (reporter)<ref name="UK Spider-Man Annual 1982"/>
- J. Michael Straczinski (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person, worked for the Marvel Comics universe version of Marvel Comics.
- Jeff Suter (Senior Art Director)<ref name="FallenSonDB"/> – based on actual person
- Bill Tatters (reporter)<ref name="MarVis23">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen
- Leila Taylor (reporter)<ref name="CapAm139">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Duke Thomas (reporter)<ref name="CivilWarFront1"/>
- Wendy Thorton (sports columnist)<ref name="AmSp252">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Maury Toeitch (reporter)<ref name="MarVis26">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Named but yet to be seen
- Reginald Lance Toomey<ref name="SpMTangWeb11"/>
- Dilbert Trilby (obituary writer)<ref name="SpMUn3">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Charlie Verreos (reporter)<ref name="AmSp230"/>
- Bill Webb (photographer)<ref name="UK Spider-Man Annual 1982"/>
- David Weiss (copy editor)<ref name="SpMUn3"/>
- Sydney Weiss (reporter)<ref name="FallenSonDB"/>
- Zeb Wells (reporter)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/> – based on actual person
- Jill Whyte-Blythe (reporter)<ref name="SpMTangWeb11"/>
- Sarah Williams (photographer)<ref name="UK Spider-Man Annual 1982"/>
- Spence Williams (Intern)<ref name="SpMTangWeb11"/>
- Richard Wormly (editor-in-chief's assistant)<ref name="AmSp19">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Bill Xanthis (rewrite editor)<ref name="AmSp230"/>
- Angela Yin (photographer)<ref name="SpecSM215">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Sister of the criminal Dragonfly
- Callum Broom (photographer)
- Mickey Zimmer (photographer)<ref name="UK Spider-Man Annual 1982"/>
- Lester (reporter)<ref name="marvhol07">Template:Cite comic</ref>
FormerEdit
- Dexter Bennett (former owner)
- J. Jonah Jameson (publisher)<ref name="AmSp1">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Joseph "Robbie" Robertson (Editor-in-Chief)<ref name="AmSp51">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Presently the Editor-in Chief for Frontline.
- Nick Bandouveris (reporter)<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #339">The Uncanny X-Men #339</ref> – Killed by Bastion;<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #339"/> his murder is the reason JJJ didn't take the Xavier files from Bastion
- Lance Bannon (photographer)<ref name="AmSp208">Template:Cite comic</ref> – killed by F.A.C.A.D.E.<ref>Web of Spider-Man #114</ref>
- Eleanore Arlene Brant (Jameson's former secretary)<ref>Untold Tales of Spider-Man #12</ref> – Betty's mother; put into a coma<ref name="AmSp1"/>
- Meredith Campbell (intern)<ref name="GreGob7">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Jack "Flash Gun" Casey (Reporter circa 1940s)<ref name="HumanTComics4">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Jacob Conover (reporter)<ref name="DD131">Template:Cite comic</ref> – In jail after being revealed to be the criminal Rose
- Ethan Edwards (Virtue/Tiller/Moral-Man) (reporter)<ref name="MKSpM13">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Katherine "Kat" Farrell (reporter)<ref name="Deadl1"/>
- Ian Fate (reporter)<ref name="Def104">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Thomas Fireheart (the Puma) (Owner)<ref name="AmSp256">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Frederick Foswell (reporter)<ref name="AmSp10">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Got fired from the Bugle then rehired again;<ref name="AmSp23">Template:Cite comic</ref> he later dies saving Spider-Man<ref name="AmSp52">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Phil Fox (reporter)<ref name="Hero4Hire4">Template:Cite comic</ref> – deceased
- Cliff Garner (reporter)<ref name="Cons1"/><ref name="Inv3">Template:Cite comic</ref> – formerly of the Air Force, investigated the possible conspiracy of Control, slain by co-conspiracy theorist General Edward Harrison<ref name="Cons2">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Simon J. Goodman (publisher)<ref name="Marvels1">Template:Cite comic</ref> – publisher in the 1940s, name is probably a reference to Martin Goodman, first publisher of Marvel Comics.
- William Walter Goodman (Owner/Publisher)<ref>Web of Spider-Man #52</ref>
- Irving Griffin<ref name="marvhol07"/>
- Derek Gratham (intern)<ref name="GreGob7"/>
- unknown female reporter (reporter)<ref name="XFactor139">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Mystique in disguise, seen working as a Daily Bugle reporter in X-Factor
- Amber Grant (freelance photographer)<ref name="OmegaUnkv2-5">Template:Cite comic</ref> – made Peter Parker envious of her ability to tell off Jameson and still sell to him; current status unknown
- Jeffrey Haight (photographer)<ref name="SpDrOcNegX1">Template:Cite comic</ref> – former boyfriend of Anna Kefkin, made alliance with Dr. Octopus in desperate effort to gain a front-page photograph. Sent to prison for assisting in Dr. Octopus' escape.
- Walter "Old Man" Jameson (Editor/Reporter)<ref name="SgtFury110">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Mistakenly assumed to be JJJ's father, David Jameson.
- Jessica Jones (Superhero correspondent and consultant)<ref>The Pulse #1 (April 2004)</ref> – Resigned after Jameson trashed then-boyfriend, Luke Cage in an article about the New Avengers
- Nick Katzenberg (reporter)<ref>Web of Spider-Man #50</ref> – died of lung cancer<ref name="AmSp385">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Terri Kidder (reporter)<ref>The Pulse #2</ref> – killed by the Green Goblin<ref>The Pulse #2</ref>
- Simon LaGrange (reporter)<ref name="DD242"/> – fired
- Ned Leeds (Hobgoblin) (reporter)<ref name="AmSp18">Template:Cite comic</ref> – killed by the Foreigner's men<ref name="SpMvWol1">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Sean Lowe (editor)<ref name="DBCivWarSp"/>
- Laurie Lynton (columnist)<ref name="MKSpM15">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Jeff Mace (Patriot/Captain America) (Reporter circa 1940)<ref name="HumanTComics">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- James Jonah "JJ" McTeer (reporter)<ref name="PunYear1-1">Template:Cite comic</ref> – deceased
- Irene Merryweather (reporter)<ref name="Cab48">Template:Cite comic</ref> – freelance and then became salaried,<ref name="SolX1">Template:Cite comic</ref> Fired<ref name="CabDead6">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Mary Morgan (Miss Patriot) (Reporter circa 1940s)<ref name="HumanTComics"/>
- Glorianna O'Breen (photographer)<ref name="DD205">Template:Cite comic</ref> – deceased
- Norman Osborn (Green Goblin) (Owner)<ref name="SpecSM250">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Bought then lost control of the Bugle<ref name="PPSpMAnn">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Peter Parker (photographer, usually freelance):<ref name="Amfan15">Template:Cite comic</ref> Fired for refusing to accept Dexter Bennett's way of doing business.<ref>The Amazing Spider-Man #561</ref> Presently works as a freelance photographer for the "Frontline".<ref>The Amazing Spider-Man #568</ref>
- Jess Patton (Secretary)<ref name="SpMTangWeb1">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Killed and body taken over by the Thousand
- Addie Pinckney (Los Angeles Correspondent)<ref>The Sensational She-Hulk #10</ref> – status unknown, was elderly when depicted.
- Armando Ruiz (Janitor)<ref name="SpecSp137">Template:Cite comic</ref> – deceased
- Christine Ryan (reporter)<ref name="GenM2">Template:Cite comic</ref> – resigned
- Chuck Self (reporter)<ref name="Punv4-15">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Handcuffed himself to the Punisher to get a story; died from falling into a woodchipper<ref name="Punv4-15"/>
- Phil Sheldon (photographer)<ref name="Marvels1"/> – Retired after the death of Gwen Stacy<ref name="Marvels4">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Gabriel Simms (Security Guard)<ref name="PunWarJ15"/> – deceased
- C. Thomas Sites (Reporter circa 1940s)<ref name="SgtFury110"/>
- Paul Swanson (reporter)<ref name="Deadl1"/> – fired
- Ben Urich (reporter)<ref name="DD158">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Resigns after the Civil War and creates Frontline.<ref name="CivilWarFront10">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- Phil Urich (cameraman for Norah Winters, current Hobgoblin); fired after secret identity was exposed.<ref name="Superior Spider-Man #16"/> – Currently working in LA with the Loners
- Lynn Walsh (Intern)<ref name="GreGob1">Template:Cite comic</ref>
- William "Billy" Walters (photographer)<ref name="SpecSM235">Template:Cite comic</ref> – Left the Bugle<ref name="SenSp31">Template:Cite comic</ref> to care for his aging mother.
- Norah Winters (reporter); fired due to affiliation with Phil Urich after his secret identity was exposed.<ref name="Superior Spider-Man #16">The Superior Spider-Man #16</ref>
- Ray Rothman (employee) – fired by J. Jonah Jameson for viewing article.<ref>Slott, Dan (w), Bagley, Mark (a). Original Sins #3 (July 2014). Marvel Comics</ref>
ReceptionEdit
AccoladesEdit
- In 2019, CBR.com ranked the Daily Bugle 2nd in their "Top 10 Fictional Marvel Companies" list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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ImpactEdit
- The Daily Bugle appears on a newspaper in the 1977 horror movie Death Bed: The Bed That Eats.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Other versionsEdit
Age of ApocalypseEdit
In the Age of Apocalypse timeline, the Daily Bugle is a clandestine paper run by humans meant to inform the public about the secrets of Apocalypse, here the tyrannical ruler of North America. This Daily Bugle is run by Robbie Robertson, who is killed by a Brood-infected Christopher Summers, leaving the status of the paper unknown.<ref>Tales From The Age of Apocalypse #2 (Dec. 1997)</ref>
Amalgam ComicsEdit
The Gotham Bugle (an amalgamation of the Daily Bugle and DC Comics' the Gotham Gazette) appears in the Amalgam Comics world. Similar to the mainstream Daily Bugle, employees include J. Jonah White, Jimmy Urich, Tana Moon, Jack Ryder and Spider-Boy. In this world, the Gotham Bugle regularly produces cover stories revolving around Spider-Boy's love life.<ref name="SpiBoy1">Template:Cite comic</ref>
1602Edit
In the Marvel 1602 setting, Jameson is publisher of the first "news-sheet" in the New World; the Daily Trumpet.
House of MEdit
In this alternate reality, the Daily Bugle exists mostly as a propaganda machine for the ruling mutant hierarchy. Stories can be and are repressed if they aren't favorable enough to mutants. In this reality, a blue-skinned woman named Cerena Taylor is the editor-in-chief. Other staff members include Bugman (the Daily Bugle's paparazzi driver), Jacob Guntherson (the Daily Bugle's photographer), and Triporter (the Daily Bugle's three-eyed reporter).
Ultimate MarvelEdit
In the Ultimate Marvel universe of Earth-1610, the Bugle is much the same as in the 616 version. The main difference is that Peter Parker is not employed as a photographer, but works on the newspaper's website after Jameson sees him assist with a problem. The newspaper plays less of a role in Ultimate Spider-Man than it did in the comics portraying the equivalent period of the 616 Spider-Man's career. Peter frequently implies that he doesn't spend much time there. After the events of Ultimatum, the Daily Bugle, much like the rest of New York, was heavily damaged. Instead of a full rebuild, the Bugle was made into an online newspaper and blog.
Ultimate UniverseEdit
During the "Ultimate Invasion" storyline, Maker traveled to Earth-6160 and remade it into his own image. The Daily Bugle is shown to be owned by Wilson Fisk who is loyal to Maker and his council. J. Jonah Jameson and Ben Parker were depicted as employees of the Daily Bugle until they resigned upon being disgusted at nobody wanting to investigate Tony Stark's "attack on New York City".<ref>Ultimate Spider-Man #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
In other mediaEdit
TelevisionEdit
- The Daily Bugle appears in Spider-Man (1967).
- The Daily Bugle appears in The Amazing Spider-Man (1978).
- A Daily Bugle newspaper appears in the Spider-Woman episode "The Kongo Spider".
- The Daily Bugle appears in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. This version of the Bugle has a sister program called J3 Communications, a broadcasting station hosted by J. Jonah Jameson.
- A Daily Bugle newspaper appears in the X-Men: Evolution episode "On Angel's Wings".
- The Daily Bugle appears in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series.
- A parody of the Daily Bugle appears in a skit called "The X-Play Bugle", with Adam Sessler as the editor-in-chief, in the X-Play episode "Spider-Man 3".
- The Daily Bugle appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man. Similar to the depictions seen in the Sam Raimi film trilogy and the Marvels, this version of the newspaper is also housed in the Flatiron Building.
- The Daily Bugle appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Along Came a Spider...".
- The Daily Bugle appears in Ultimate Spider-Man. This version is called Daily Bugle Communications, which serves as a television news outlet, with J. Jonah Jameson (voiced by J. K. Simmons) as its most prominent anchorman.
- The Daily Bugle appears again in Avengers Assemble.
- The Daily Bugle appears again in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..
- The Daily Bugle appears in Marvel's Spider-Man.
- A parody of the Daily Bugle called the Daily Guardian appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy episode "Black Vortex, Part 1".
- A Daily Bugle newspaper appears in the X-Men '97 episode "To Me, My X-Men".
FilmEdit
- The Daily Bugle appears in Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007), all directed by Sam Raimi. This version is housed in the Flatiron Building like in the Marvels miniseries, with J. Jonah Jameson (portrayed by J. K. Simmons) as the editor in-chief, Robbie Robertson (portrayed by Bill Nunn) as associate editor, and Betty Brant (portrayed by Elizabeth Banks), Peter Parker (portrayed by Tobey Maguire), and Eddie Brock (portrayed by Topher Grace) as employees. One Bugle employee who appears exclusively in the films is Hoffman (portrayed by Ted Raimi), who serves as comic relief and is frequently harassed by Jameson.
- The Daily Bugle appears in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), both directed by Marc Webb. This version of the company is a newspaper outlet and television station. Additionally, a Daily Bugle blog was hosted on Tumblr, where promotional material was posted as in-universe articles.
- The Daily Bugle appears in a flashback depicted in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
- The Daily Bugle appears in films set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Marvel Cinematic UniverseEdit
A controversial online news outlet called TheDailyBugle.net appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). First appearing in the mid-credits scene of the film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), the outlet makes further appearances in the film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and the web series The Daily Bugle (2019–22).
Video gamesEdit
- The Daily Bugle appears as a stage in Marvel Super Heroes.
- The Daily Bugle appears in X-Men: Mutant Academy 2.
- The Daily Bugle appears in Spider-Man (2000).
- The Daily Bugle appears in Spider-Man 2: Enter: Electro.
- The Daily Bugle appears in Spider-Man (2002) film tie-in game.
- The Daily Bugle appears in the Spider-Man 2 film tie-in game.
- The Daily Bugle appears as a stage in Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects.
- The Daily Bugle appears in Ghost RiderTemplate:'s challenge mode.
- The Daily Bugle appears as a landmark in the Spider-Man 3 film tie-in game.
- The Daily Bugle appears in The Incredible Hulk.
- The Daily Bugle appears in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
- The Daily Bugle appears as a stage in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
- Daily Bugle Communications appears in Disney Infinity: 2.0.
- A Marvel Noir-inspired version of the Daily Bugle appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
- The Daily Bugle appears in Marvel's Spider-Man.
- The Daily Bugle appears in Fortnite.
- The Daily Bugle appears in Marvel Snap.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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MiscellaneousEdit
- An unrelated Daily Bugle appears in the untelevised DC Comics-related pilot The Adventures of Superpup.
- The Daily Bugle appears in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- The Daily Bugle at Marvel.com
- TheDailyBugle.net official Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in website
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