Doctor Octopus Bugle" shortly after the disappearance/retirement of Spider-Man, killing editor-in-chief Joseph "Robbie" Robertson. This motivates "Bugle" publisher J. Jonah Jameson to initiate "Project: Human Fly", an attempt to create a government controlled superhero. Mercenaries (later revealed to be in the employ of Doctor Octopus) attempt to steal the Human Fly suit, but are thwarted when Jameson's grandson takes the suit (the controls of which bond to the first user) and becomes the superhero The Buzz. The Buzz and Spider-Girl eventually apprehend Doctor Octopus, who—now being struck with cancer—falls into a coma from which he is not expected to recover. Later, the
The Bugle by listeners from October 2012 to mid-2016. In the summer of 2014 "The Bugle" was put on hiatus so that Oliver could focus on his then-forthcoming television show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" with weekly Bugle publication having resumed in October. From summer 2015 to June 2016 episodes were published intermittently when the hosts' work schedules permitted. On June 3, 2016, it was announced that Oliver would be leaving the Bugle as a permanent co-host, no longer able to regularly host due to family and work commitments. The "fourth season" of "The Bugle" would continue to be hosted by