![]() ![]() Ben Reilly - Wikipedia. This article is about the fictional character. For the similarly named musician, see Ben Riley. For the similarly named British politician, see Ben Riley (MP). Ben Reilly. Publication information. Publisher. Marvel Comics. First appearance. As Peter Parker's Clone: The Amazing Spider- Man #1. October 1. 97. 5)As Ben Reilly: Spider- Man #5. October 1. 99. 4)As Scarlet Spider: Web of Spider- Man #1. November 1. 99. 4)As Spider- Man: Sensational Spider- Man #0 (January, 1. The evil twin was actually a major plot point for Blue Seed since Momiji Fujimiya's twin Kaede Kunikida was called in first to deal with the evil plant. The Cloning Blues trope as used in popular culture. In Speculative Fiction, being a clone absolutely sucks. It's enough to make a clone sing the blues. Created by. Gerry Conway. Ross Andru(based upon Spider- Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko)In- story information. Alter ego. Benjamin . He is a clone and ally of Peter Parker, and is prominent in the . He first appeared in The Amazing Spider- Man #1. October 1. 97. 5). Publication history. The issue was later revisited in What If #3. ![]() The character returned to the comics during the . Between November and December 1. Scarlet Spider replaced Spider- Man in all five of the comics' titles, which became The Amazing Scarlet Spider, Web of Scarlet Spider, Scarlet Spider, Scarlet- Spider Unlimited, and The Spectacular Scarlet Spider. Reilly was also featured prominently in the supplemental material provided for the storyline, including Spider- Man: The Lost Years and Spider- Man: Clone Journals. The storyline was later revisited in What If vol.
Reilly was passed the mantle of Spider- Man and was featured throughout the Spider- Man titles The Amazing Spider- Man, The Spectacular Spider- Man, Spider- Man, Spider- Man Unlimited, and The Sensational Spider- Man, which replaced Web of Spider- Man as an ongoing monthly title. Reilly remained as the featured Spider- Man between January and December 1. During this period, the character was also featured in two intercompany crossovers DC vs. Marvel with DC Comics and Backlash/Spider- Man with Image Comics. Though the character has not been used in mainstream continuity since Peter Parker resumed the role of Spider- Man, the character is often alluded to and provided the foundation to the backstory in the Spider- Girl mythology. In January 2. 00. Reilly returned to comics as Spider- Man in the third part of Marvel's X- Men/Spider- Man miniseries. Written by Christos Gage, the series explores episodes in the histories of both the X- Men and Spider- Man, sticking thoroughly to the source material of the timeframes the stories take place in. Issue #3 marked the first new adventure featuring Reilly in more than twelve years. Starting in 2. 00. Marvel published a six- issue mini- series titled Spider- Man: The Clone Saga that was a retelling of the story as it had originally been envisioned. In 2. 01. 0 Marvel began collecting the story in trade paperback form. The epic spans five books and covers Reilly's time on the road, through his encounters with Peter and Mary Jane, up to his role as the Scarlet Spider, as the lone spider hero in New York. Fictional character biography. Through arcane science, Reilly is imprinted with Parker's memories and in their first encounter believed himself to be Parker. After Parker was captured by Jackal, both Parker and Reilly found themselves in Spider- Man costumes at Shea Stadium, and initially fought each other believing the other was the impostor. When realizing the stakes, they decided to team up in an attempt to save the Gwen Stacy clone and a captured Ned Leeds. In the process, Reilly appeared to be killed in an explosion. Reilly survived and escaped from the smokestack. When he witnessed Parker and Mary Jane Watson in an embrace, Ben, despite acknowledging that he is a clone, also accepted Parker. He took some old clothes Parker had intended to donate to charity, and he left New York deeply depressed. Trainer helps Reilly re- establish his life, and Reilly sees Trainer as a father figure. Reilly trusts Trainer completely because he helps Reilly survive his aimless wanderings, provides Reilly with forged credentials allowing him to find work for a few months at a time. Ben subsequently moves on just before people can examine the references closely enough to learn that they are faked, using the money earned to fund himself until he next needs work. During this time, Reilly is hunted by Kaine, a failed clone of Peter Parker. Kaine believed Reilly to be the original Peter Parker and hates him for being flawless, although initially Kaine is unsure why he is stalking Reilly other than wanting to see him suffer. Reilly finds love with college student/waitress Janine Godbe, but she later reveals that her true identity is Elizabeth Tyne, a fugitive who killed her father after enduring his repeating incestuous abuse. Although he spends some time living with Janine, she apparently commits suicide out of guilt at her past crimes, leaving Reilly to be constantly followed by Kaine vowing to deny Reilly happiness for as long as he can. During a particularly bleak period, Reilly works in dead- end jobs and allows himself to be regarded as mentally handicapped rather than interact with others. After his spider- sense prompts him to save a family from being killed during a robbery, he accepts that he cannot give in to despair and must try to make a difference when he can. Following this, he lives for a short time in Italy and works as an English teacher, but is forced to leave after a Mafia boss investigates Reilly's past when his daughter expresses an interest in Reilly. The Mafioso learns about the gaps in Reilly's work record and forced him to leave the city. While traveling, Reilly fights the mystical villain D'Spayre and a psychopathic showman named Wild- Whip. There, Reilly encounters a bitter and angry Peter Parker following several tragedies. While they initially come to blows, they begin working together. Soon after, Reilly dons a makeshift costume, improved arsenals of Spider- Man's, and is dubbed the . This victory over one of Spider- Man's major adversaries helps him gain the confidence he needs to believe that he can, perhaps, be a hero in his own right. When Peter is framed and arrested for Kaine's murders, Reilly switches places with him so Peter can remain free and uncover the truth, and allows Parker to use the Scarlet Spider costume for a brief time. He and Parker eventually discover that the Jackal is alive in addition of Kaine. After defeating Jackal with Parker, Reilly attempts to build his reputation as Scarlet Spider, but is ultimately forced to drop the identity when, after getting involved in gang warfare between the second Doctor Octopus and Alistair Smythe, a holographic version of Scarlet Spider is created, which ruins Reilly's reputation in a vicious rampage. Reilly concludes that the deception has worked because he is too new on the scene for people to trust him, adopting a new identity and abandoning his role in the New Warriors despite his attraction to Firestar. Reilly wears his own costume style rather than using Parker's. Meanwhile, both men are misled by the Jackal and Seward Trainer, working under orders from Norman Osborn, into believing that Reilly was the original and Parker was the clone. Osborn hopes that the revelation that his life was a lie would make Parker give up, instead both Parker and Reilly see this as a chance to start again. Reilly starts working at a diner called the Daily Grind; the owner offers him a job after he paid her back a quarter that she had loaned him, recognizing his honest nature. He also dyes his hair blond to differentiate himself from Parker. Reilly works there for a year, battling villains. The change in costume initially prompts the Daily Bugle to claim there is a new Spider- Man, but Reilly and Mary Jane throw them off the scent and the story is dropped. Only the Black Cat, Venom, Silver Sable, Sandman, the Human Torch, and his former teammate Firestar ever learn that they are dealing with a different Spider- Man, although Reilly also tells Daredevil the truth, and Mysterio concludes that there had been a substitution when studying newspapers after being released from prison. A recently published storyline revealed that the X- Men . Aside still mourning Janine Godbe's apparent death, his relationship with Jessica ends because they discover each other's secrets; Jessica's late father was the burglar who killed Ben Parker, and Jessica witnesses that Ben and Spider- Man are apparently the same man. Though Jessica saw Spider- Man as a hero after seeing him selflessly rescuing people from a burning skyscraper, she realizes she would never have a proper relationship with Ben because of their pasts. She decides not to reveal Ben's secrets and leaves. Ben tutors Desiree before his break up with Jessica, and eventually dates her. Marvel intercompany crossover storyline, Ben Reilly inadvertently travels to a parallel reality before the rest his native universe's inhabitants after passing by an alley during a patrol and being exposed to the dimensional rift within it. While stranded in this alternate reality, he encountered its heroes and villains while trying to find a way back, briefly meeting the Joker and engaging in a fight with the Man- Bat. Temporarily using his 'original' name of Peter Parker, Reilly finds a job at the Daily Planet as its staff photographer for his photos of his fight with the Man- Bat, working with the newspaper's top reporters Lois Lane and Clark Kent; he even saves Lane from being captured by a Scarecrow/Scarecrow team- up although he is subsequently embarrassed when he learns of her engagement to Kent after asking her out. Eventually, two cosmic entities force the heroes of both realities to fight a series of duels for the survival of their respective universes. Reilly is chosen to fight Superboy, the hybrid- clone of Superman and Lex Luthor, and wins thanks to his spider- sense and use of impact webbing overwhelming Superboy's raw power.
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