Jameson Doubles Reward After Mayor ‘Chokes’ on Vigilante Softness
The editor-in-chief wants an unmasking. Midtown wants fewer sticky windshields.
City Desk · Special Report
Doctor Doom Targets City
The Latverian monarch’s steel face was photographed in Midtown as Doombot silhouettes paced the embassy roof and City Hall argued over “diplomatic incidents.” The Bugle asks the only question that sells papers: where was Spider-Man — and why should we trust him?
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Missing Delivery Bike Recovered — Pizza Still Warm
Rider credits “a friendly stranger on a wall.” Tip included.
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How the Web Over Midtown Is Complicating the Mayor’s Agenda
Polls show an already unpopular vigilante debate is losing support — except among people whose bikes came back.
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Froyo comes and goes. Sticky landings are forever.
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The Aerial Giants Weren’t Prepared for This
“This city has endured hard winters, rough water, and more costumed clowns than any town needs. Come for the skyline — stay for the facts. As for Spider-Man: he is a menace — unofficial, inaccurate, and available for two dollars of reward money at the Bugle desk.” J. Jonah Jameson, Editor-in-Chief
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Police blotter →Investigation · Blotter
Precinct Files Soften the Front Page — Quietly
Officers arrived to find Midtown Trust secured with spider-webs. Suspects restrained. No arrest of whoever spun them. The Bugle ran Doom. The blotter ran the rest.
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Web bank dense near eastern docks. Harbor closure denied by the Mayor’s office.
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Courier recovered north of 42nd. Credits “a friendly stranger on a wall.”
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Midtown Trust robbery interrupted. Scene secured before officers arrived.
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Tourists advised not to follow lights off the pier. Those are not channel markers.