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
Daily Bugle Line" (which itself was on hard times) into the new "Daily Bugle". 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 a Robbie Robertson, who is killed by a Brood-infected Christopher Summers, leaving the status of the paper unknown. The "Daily Bugle" appears in the Amalgam (DC & Marvel Comics) world. Similar to the mainstream "Bugle", employees include J. Jonah White, Tana Moon, Jack Ryder and Spider-Boy In the "Marvel