Billy Walters

He's a young photographer at the Bugle. Peter sort of took him under his wing. Billy really wanted to be Peter's friend, but (just like it used be) Spider-Man came in-between them. Billy left NY City to take care of his sick mother who was abandonned by her husband when Billy was at a young age. Read more...

Nick Katzenberg

When he was alive, this guy was probably Peter Parker's worst enemy. Nick was a photographer who completely did his best to bury Peter as top photographer at the Bugle. He got a job at the famous paper when he only shot anti-Spidey pictures rather than the pro-Spidey ones that Peter shot.

This made him a favorite in the eyes of JJJ. Everyone at the Bugle hated him, even JJJ did (because he took pictures of Robbie going to jail, which JJJ didn't want), yet he still had a job there since his pictures were good. He shot a picture of criminal meetings, but when the paper came out, there was a misprint; the paper wrote that Peter had taken the picture. Luckily for Nick, Peter and his family was targeted for death by the mob. The Bugle would admit that they made a mistake, and Nick was now targeted for death. Spidey managed to save him from the Hobgoblin. Due to his constant smoking, Nick was diagnosed with lung cancer, which would ultimately kill him.

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Lance Bannon

He was the top photographer at the Daily Bugle. He and Peter had a healthy rivalry for that top spot. During the 80's, he would be one of the top suspects to be the Hobgoblin. He'd date Amy whom he proposed to. She would accept, but before they would marry, he was killed by FACADE in one of the most meaningless deaths in Spidey history. FACADE identity remains a mystery, and he/she killed Lance, because he knew it. Read more...

Ken Ellis

He was a hot new Bugle reporter who named the costume alias of the clone (Ben Reilly), the Scarlet Spider (like Lois Lane named Superman in her Daily Planet articles). He hasen't been seen in comics since 1996, so whether he still is at the Bugle or not, is still unknown. Read more...

Jacob Conover

Former Bugle reporter who turned into the crime-boss known as the Rose (he's the third man to dawn the suit and mask). For most Spidey fans, he's known for writing the article "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man".

Before Ned Leeds death, Jacob was working on a major story that exposed the criminal activities of some industries like Osborn Industries, Roxxon and the Brand Corporation. Leeds asked to borrow the notes (while brainwashed) so he can give them to the Hobgoblin, who'd use that information to his advantage. When Onsluaght attacked and destroyed most of the Bugle, due to cutbacks he was fired, this resulted in him becoming the Rose. He is currently in prison.

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Gloria Grant

Hired to replace Betty as JJJ's personal secretary, Glory remains at that position to this day. She is currently a good friend to Peter and Mary Jane Read more...

Phil Urich

The nephew of Ben Urich is a Daily Bugle intern who stumbled upon one of Harry Osborn's Goblin hide-outs by accident. To save the life of his uncle, he put on a Green Goblin costume that Harry had designed either for his son before his own death. The costume gave Phil the powers he need, instead of taking the Goblin formula.

Phil Urich would become the 4th Green Goblin, except for this time he'd become a super-hero. Gaunt would hire Arcade to test out Phil's abilities (to make sure that he isn't much of a threat to Norman Osborn). Phil's career as the Goblin would come to an end during "Onslaught" when his costume would wind up by getting destroyed by a Sentinel.

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Ben Urich

The Bugle's Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter wrote the book called "The Dynasty of Evil" about the documentation and the history of the Green Goblin and the Osborn family. In the book, he reveals that Norman Osborn and the Goblin were the same person; a fact that was not public knowledge until the book's release. He is also a close friend to Matt Murdoch (a.k.a. Daredevil), and is one of his most valuable allies. He was one of the first who knew that Murdoch is Daredevil, that is until it was revealed to the whole world. He's an ally of Peter who helps him with information whenever he needs it.

When Norman Osborn purchased one-half of the Bugle in an attempt to destroy Peter's life years later, he forced Urich to denounce the whole novel. Currently, he is still doing what he does best; being an investigative reporter for the Bugle. However, his career has recently hit a roadblock. After revealing to JJJ that he had known Daredevil's scret identity for years, JJJ managed to stick Urich on little stories in spite. Yet, pressured with low-sales, JJJ comes to the conclusion that his paper is too biased so he recreuits retired super-hero Jessica Jones saves the life of a family friend and Urich to give a more inside-look at the world of super-heroes, called 'The Pulse'. In their first story, the duo decide to take down Norman Osborn, after the disappearance of a co-worker. It is during this story that Urich reveals to Spider-Man that he has known for a while that Parker is the Wall-Crawler.

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Edward 'Ned' Leeds

When he was alive, Ned Leeds was one of the Bugle's top reporters. He became a crime-reporter once Frederick Foswell was killed saving JJJ's life. After a long engagement, he married former JJJ secretary Betty Brant. Ned Leeds knew Richard Fisk (a.k.a. the first Rose). JJJ would assign him to follow the Hobgoblin and have him discover the identity of the villain.

But Roderick Kingsley (the Hobgoblin) found about this and had Ned brainwahsed with the Winkler device. The device would make Leeds turn into a more agressive person (which would explain his anger towards people like Peter, Betty and Flash). Kingsley would have Ned "play" the Hobgolbin at some times, but when Kinglsey grew tired of being the Goblin, he decided to "retire". Kingsley would have problems with the first Jack 'O Lantern (Jason Macendale) at that time. When MacenDale would discover that Ned is the Hobgoblin and he would have Ned killed in Germany while he was wearing the Hobgoblin costume. Kingsley secluded himself to Europe and Macendale would become the new Hobgoblin. Kingsley later confessed to this to Betty and the Daily Bugle.

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Betty Brant Leeds

Being raised by a single parent, Betty had to drop out of High School to take care of her sick mother's, who was rendered in a coma at the hands of loan sharks in search of Betty's brotehr Bennett. She took her job at the Daily Bugle as secretary of JJJ. There, she met the young new photographer Peter Parker. She would become Peter's first girlfriend. Betty had a soft spot for Peter because she saw that he only wanted the job for the money and to take care of his aunt. But due to a previous bad experience, Betty feared that Peter might be reckless and that he might die while taking pictures of Spider-Man.

This caused a rift between the two. Also, Liz Allan would develop a crush on Peter, and would want to spend more time with her classmate. This would infuriate Betty. Later, when Bennett died at the hands of a Spidey-Ock fight, Betty blamed Spider-Man for her brother's death. Peter's secret identity would drive the two apart. From there, she'd remain friend's with Peter, but she'd date fellow Bugle employee, and star reporter, Edward 'Ned' Leeds. Betty would later marry Ned after several months of dating. During the time Ned was being controlled by the Hobgoblin, he became more and more aggressive. This also caused Betty to have an affair with Flash Thompson. When Ned would die, Betty would start to lose it; she'd even join a cult, and started thinking that Ned was still alive. In the end, she'd get over all of that. From the time Ned died and the return of Norman Osborn, Betty left her post as secretary and become a reporter. Her relationship with Flash's friendship had been a rocky one, and, at times, she really didn't like speaking to him at all. Eventually, she would decide to help Flash overcome his alcohol abuse problem. The two would get close to each other, but after many months together, she would dump Flash due to his poor attitude. She still is a reporter for the Bugle.

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Joseph "Robbie" Robertson

The Editor of the Daily Bugle is a loving father of one son, Randy, and who enjoys his life with wife Martha. Robbie is the heart and soul of the Bugle, he wants the paper to be unbiased (unlike the anti-Spidey headlines that JJJ does). He is the one of the few who can calm down JJJ (Martha Jameson being the other) - he probably is JJJ's best friend. In high school he was bullied by Lonnie Lincoln (later known as mobster Tombstone) and later he would be a witness to one of Lincoln's murders. By failing to report his information to the police, he would be sent to prison for 3 years many years later.

But a pardon would take him out of jail. During this time, Tombstone would return to Robbie's life by breaking his back. But Robbie would take part in the capture of Tombstone. After a few brushes with death and the recent acquisition of the Bugle by Osborn, Martha convinced Robbie to quit his job. Robbie would go to Greece with Martha. There Robbie would talk with an unknown man and he'd discover that Alison Mongrain works for Osborn. When Mongrain's boat would explode (due to the Scriers), he'd got to the hospital to search for her, but she'd be gone. He'd chase her from Europe to all the way back to NY. It is unknown if Robbie's trip to Greece was a coincidence where he stumbled upon information by accident or it was all a planned attempt to get information that would take down Osborn. He is currently back as Editor of Bugle. Robbie has, possibly, always suspected that Peter is/was Spider-Man.

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J. Jonah Jameson

The owner if the Daily Bugle and it's publisher is a well-respected journalist who has a lot of pull in NYC, but he uses his paper to continue his personal vendetta against Spider-Man. He was once married to a woman named Joan, but she passed away. He later remarried a scientist by the name of Marla Madison. Since Spider-Man was in show-business and later became known as a hero, JJJ has believed that the hero is a glory hound who wants nothing more than good publicity. Even early in Spider-Man's career, the Web-Slinger saved JJJ's son John on a space mission gone wrong.

JJJ hated him even more for overshadowing his son in the news. One of JJJ's greatest shames is that he secretly funded the experiment that created the villain known as Scorpion. JJJ told only told this to Norman Osborn, who wrote it down in his journals. He never told anybody else. When those journals where found by the Hobgoblin, he wanted to use blackmail to get money, in exchange he won't leak all the secrets to the public. With that, JJJ decided to write an editorial in the paper which admits that he had part in the creation of the villain. In that editorial, JJJ stepped down as Editor-in-Cheif and gave it to long-time friend Robbie Robertson. JJJ is also responsible for the creation of another villain, Spencer Smyther; the Spider-Slayer, and via default, his son Alistair Smythe.
Despite the fact Spidey has saved his life (and his family's life) countless of times, he STILL claims to hate him. He may act like he is a penny-pincher who hates everyone who works for him, but he really cares for them. For example when Peter would be accused of being a serial killer, JJJ would hire the best attourney for Peter. He feels close to Peter, as if he were his son. When Jack 'O Lantern II would threaten to harm Marla and John if JJJ didn't sell over half of the Bugle to Norman Osborn, JJJ forcefully sold it. After spending months of comtemplating to kill Norman, he couldn't make himself to pull the trigger. This made JJJ feel weak, but then Spidey came and interrupted them and he felt that Spidey came there to gloat about how he couldn't kill Osborn. A few days later, when the Goblin and Spidey are fighting, the Bugle gets destroyed and JJJ blames Spidey for the destruction of his building. Due to Norman's disappearance, JJJ retakes his position at the top of the Daily Bugle as sole owner. A few months later, when a close friends' daughter, Martha Franklin (Spider-Woman III) runs away from home, JJJ and Marla takes her in. She would runaway from her caretakers and wind up in a lot of trouble.

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