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Set 76005 Spider-Man: Daily Bugle Showdown
Spider-Man

Spider-Man: Daily Bugle Showdown

Daily Bugle Showdown brings a Marvel comic setting into LEGO® form, built around the Daily Bugle, the New York newspaper at the centre of many Spider-Man stories. The set combines 477 pieces with 5 minifigures, enough for a proper confrontation in and around the building. Black, light grey, dark grey and tan give the model a gritty, urban feel.

Set number
76005
Year
2013
Pieces
477
Minifigures
5
Theme
Spider-Man
Different parts
152
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 152

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (12)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 5

Alternative models

Fan models by Rebrickable users that you can build (mostly) from this set’s parts. Instructions are available from the designers.

All 2 ideas at Rebrickable ↗

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Description

A building-focused set

At 477 pieces built from 152 unique parts, Daily Bugle Showdown reads as a multi-storey building model first and an action diorama second, with enough part variety to cover office interiors, window details and facade work rather than relying on large repeated sections. For a set of this size, 152 unique parts is a relatively high count, which usually means smaller, more varied elements rather than big flat panels, making the build feel more detailed than its piece count alone might suggest.

The Daily Bugle in the Spider-Man story

The Daily Bugle is the newspaper where Peter Parker works as a photographer, run by editor J. Jonah Jameson, whose public criticism of Spider-Man is a running thread through the character's stories across comics and film. Setting a showdown at this building taps directly into that familiar backdrop, giving the 5 included minifigures a recognisable stage for conflict rather than a generic street or rooftop. Fans of the wider Spider-Man mythology will place the location immediately, regardless of exactly which confrontation is being staged.

A muted, city-toned palette

Black, light grey and dark grey form the bulk of the building's facade, windows and structural detail, giving it the look of a working office block in the middle of a city rather than a bright, cartoonish set piece. Tan appears as the fourth main colour, likely on window ledges, interior fittings or architectural trim, adding a warmer note against the greys. That restrained scheme puts the focus on the setting itself rather than competing with the brighter colours typically used for Spider-Man's costume.

A reference for urban builds

The parts list on this page covers all 152 unique shapes and colours in the set, useful when hunting for specific facade, window or tan-coloured pieces for other city-building projects. It also works as a quick reference for anyone sorting a wider Marvel collection across several sets, making it easier to confirm which loose parts belong to Daily Bugle Showdown specifically rather than a different Spider-Man or Super Heroes set from the same period.

FAQ

What scene does Daily Bugle Showdown depict?
It recreates a confrontation around the Daily Bugle, the newspaper building central to many Spider-Man stories, with 5 minifigures.
How many pieces and unique parts does the set have?
It contains 477 pieces built from 152 unique parts, mainly in black, grey and tan tones.
Is this mainly a building set or a vehicle set?
It is a multi-level building set with interior detail, without a vehicle as its main focus.

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