Daily Bugle

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The Daily Bugle is a New York Newspaper seen in the Ultimate Marvel Universe. It is prominently featured in the pages of Ultimate Spider-Man since Peter Parker is employed there as the maintainer of the the newspaper's web site. The company is owned by J. Jonah Jameson who runs the press with an iron fist and as a platform for many of his opinions.

Featured Personalities

J. Jonah Jameson

J. Jonah Jameson from Ultimate Spider-Man 6. Art by Mark Bagley

Appearances

Ultimate Spider-Man 1/2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 20, 29, 31, 47, 48, 49, 70, 71, 80, 95, 106

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up 2, 14

Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson from Ultimate Spider-Man 31. Art by Mark Bagley

Appearances

Ultimate Spider-Man 1/2, 6, 8, 15, 16, 29, 31, 47, 48, 51, 70, 71, 80, 95, 106

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up 2, 14

Ben Urich

Ben Urich from Ultimate Spider-Man 31. Art by Mark Bagley

Appearances

Ultimate Spider-Man 1/2, 6, 8, 12, 15, 16, 29, 31, 43, 48, 70, 71, 80, 95, 96, 106

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up 2, 14

Betty Brant

Betty Brant from Ultimate Spider-Man 7. Art by Mark Bagley

Peter Parker

See Spider-Man for more information on Peter Parker

Peter Parker is a 15 year old boy who works as the Daily Bugle's webmaster. He got the job opportunity when selling the Bugle their first photos of Spider-Man. It was a "right place, right time" moment as Betty Brant, the previous webmaster, was having a stress breakdown from frustration at performing the job. Peter Parker, being a bit of a computer nerd, offered her some advice on the scripting for the site. He had the luck to offer this help in front J. Jonah Jameson, who offered him a part-time job of performing this duty for the company.

Using his secret identity of Spider-Man, Peter has used his employment at the Bugle to achieve some of his super hero goals discreetly. He anonymously provided Ben Urich with security tapes from Wilson Fisk's office, that clearly showed the Kingpin killing Freddie Foswell. This allowed Urich to write a column and a subsequent book, which exposed much of the Kingpin's shady dealings and forced the crime lord out of the country temporarily while his lawyers cleared the mess up.

Peter is young and vocal about issues that often conflict with Jameson's opinions. Most of these involve JJJ's work to portray Spider-Man as a criminal. Peter's vocalizations have gotten him fired once. He was fired temporarily a second time for missing a few days of work due to his double life.

Bugle Headlines

"Osborn Burning" (Ultimate Spider-Man 6)

"American Kingpin of Crime Caught Red-Handed on Tape: Whereabouts Unknown" (Ultimate Spider-Man 12)

"Spider-Man: Criminal" (Ultimate Spider-Man 29)