Daily Bugle The adventures of the staff of the newspaper beyond Peter Parker have been depicted in two series, "Daily Bugle" and "The Pulse". 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. 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
Action International Pictures 1992, and re-branded AIP as West Side Studios. This was acknowledged as a nod to his 30-year association with "West Side Story", as well as to de-emphasize action films. Prior would continue to direct for the company he sold. Nine years after initial release in 1988, "Space Mutiny" was lampooned on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" and featured on the home video release of that show. Action International Pictures Action International Pictures (AIP) also known as West Side Studios, is a film production and distribution company founded in 1986. AIP was founded by David Winters, David A. Prior and Peter Yuval.