6/30/2023 0 Comments Vendetta by Peter David“Clone Conspiracy” wraps up in March, but Ben Reilly's story will not conclude with it. Yes, Ben has returned, claiming his creator's identity and launching a plan to rid the world of the suffering of death by resurrecting people as clones. In “Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy” #3, writer Dan Slott and artist Jim Cheung gave Ben Reilly fans a big surprise when the event's antagonist, the Jackal, unmasked and revealed himself to be Spider-Man's fallen clone. RELATED: Marvel Stealth-Announces Spider-Man Title by Peter David, Mark Bagley Ben’s tenure as Spidey was as controversial as it was short, and both it and his life seemingly came to an end in December 1996's “Spider-Man” #75, which saw Peter Parker reclaim the webbed mantle. Ben Reilly, the clone of Peter Parker created by the villainous Jackal, re-entered Spidey’s life as the hoodie-clad hero known as the Scarlet Spider in the mid-'90s, before taking over the Spider-Man identity full time in 1996, as storylines briefly established Ben as the "real" Peter Parker.
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