Daily Bugle News" and the "New York Post", two popular real-life New York City tabloids. 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
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