The Pulse (comics)

The Pulse
The cover for The Pulse #14, the final issue.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date(s)	April 2004 – May 2006
No. of issues	14 The Pulse Special Edition #1
Main character(s)	Jessica Jones Ben Urich Kat Farrell Luke Cage J. Jonah Jameson Joseph "Robbie" Robertson
Creative team
Created by	Brian Michael Bendis
Written by	Brian Michael Bendis
Artist(s)	Brent Anderson (Issues 6 to 7) Michael Lark (Issues 8 to 10) Michael Gaydos (Issues 11 to 14)
Penciller(s)	Mark Bagley (Issues 1 to 5)
Inker(s)	Scott Hanna (Issues 1 to 5) Stefano Gaudino (Issues 9 to 10)
Collected editions
Thin Air	ISBN

The Pulse is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics, written by Brian Michael Bendis, about the people who work on "The Pulse", a weekly section in the fictional Daily Bugle newspaper, focusing on superheroes.

The main star of the book is Jessica Jones, a former superhero and private investigator, previously seen in the Alias series. Jones works as a specialist consultant for "The Pulse" with journalists Ben Urich and Kat Farrell. Other cast members include Luke Cage, superhero and boyfriend to Jessica, the Bugle's publisher, J. Jonah Jameson, and senior editor Joseph "Robbie" Robertson.

In the first story arc, the Green Goblin's true identity is revealed to the public after an investigation by The Daily Bugle into the murder of a Bugle journalist. After an extended battle with Spider-Man and Luke Cage, the Goblin is arrested and sent to prison for the first time in the character's 40-year history. Also, Ben Urich reveals to Peter Parker that he is aware that Peter is Spider-Man.

In the second story arc, in a tie-in to the Secret War mini-series, Jessica and Luke are attacked by a mystery woman who leaves Luke in a coma. The hospital where Luke is being cared for at is attacked and Luke disappears. Jessica fails to get help from the Bugle in locating him and must find him herself.

In a House of M tie-in, Kat Farrell meets Hawkeye, who is alive in this reality and despondent over recovering the memory of his life in the regular 616 universe (most specifically his death at the hands of the Scarlet Witch).