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Clone Saga

The "Clone Saga" is an extended comic-book storyline published by Marvel Comics, revolving around the superhero Spider-Man and clones of him, as well as of other characters. The second and best-known story arc of this name ran from October 1994 to December 1996, and quickly became one of the most controversial Spider-Man stories ever told. Although it…

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Genre
Superhero
Publication date
October 1994 – December 1996
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Main character(s)
Spider-Man Ben Reilly Jackal
Title(s)
Title(s)The Amazing Spider-Man #139-151, 391–418, 435, Annual '96, Super Special #1 The Sensational Spider-Man #0–11, Wizard mini-comic #3 The Spectacular Spider-Man #25–31, 142…
Writer(s)
Terry Kavanagh Joey Cavalieri Todd Dezago J. M. DeMatteis Tom DeFalco

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Clone Saga

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related to In other media · 52
Clone Saga → After, Alistair Smythe, Arnim Zola, Ben, Ben Reilly, Beyonder, Bone Spider, Carnage, Carnage's, DNA, Elements, Eventually, Following, Ghost Spider, Goliath Spider, Green Goblin, Hydro-Man, In, In Spider-Man, Kaine
related to Ultimate Marvel · 37
Clone Saga → African-American, Aunt May, Ben Reilly, Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis, Carnage, Curt Connors' DNA, Fantastic Four, Goblin, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn's, In, It, July, Kaine, Little Ben, Marvel's Ultimate, Miles Warren, MJ, MJ's
related to Spider-Man: Life Story · 28
Clone Saga → At, Black Goblin, Chip Zdarsky, Clone Sagas, Enraged, Exposing, Gwen, Gwen Peter, Gwen Stacy, Gwen's, Harry, Harry Osborn, However, In, Life Story, Mark Bagley's Spider-Man, Miles Warren, Norman, Norman's, Peter
related to Conception · 24
Clone Saga → Amazing Spider-Man, Batman, Ben Reilly, Bernardo, DC Comics, DC's, Death, DeMatteis, He, Howard Mackie, Knightfall, Marching, Mark Bernardo, Marvel Comics's, Mary Jane, Peter Parker, Several, Spider-Man, Superman, Terry Kavanagh
related to Establishing Ben Reilly as Spider-Man · 23
Clone Saga → Age, Also, Apocalypse, At, Ben, Bob Budiansky, But, Dr, Going, Goletz, Gwen Stacy, Instead, Marvel Comics, Mary Jane, Maximum Clonage, Peter, Peter Parker, Portland, Seward Trainer, Spectacular Spider-Man
related to Spider-Man: The Real Clone Saga · 23
Clone Saga → Act One, Act Two, Amazing, Ben, Ben's, Ex-editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco, Howard Mackie, In Act Three, In September, It, Mark, Of, Our, Pete, Peter, Spider-crew, Spider-Man, The Clone Saga, The Real Clone Saga, Thor
related to Resolution · 17
Clone Saga → ANYONE, Budiansky, Glenn Greenberg, Greenberg, Harras, Harras's, Norman, Norman Osborn, Norman Osborn's, Peter Parker's, Ralph Macchio, Revelations, Spider-Man, The, The Osborn Journal, Though, To
related to Clone stories in the interim between the Clone Sagas · 16
Clone Saga → Carrion, Gwen, Gwen Stacy, High Evolutionary, In, It, Joyce Delany, Later, Malcolm McBride, Many, New Clone Saga, Scarlet Spider Unlimited, Spider-Man, The, Warren, Warren's
related to Establishing the clone · 13
Clone Saga → Additionally, Although, Ben Reilly, In, Judas Traveller, Peter Parker, Scarlet Spider, September, Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Man, The, Todd Dezago, Tom DeFalco
related to The third Clone Saga · 11
Clone Saga → Assessor, Left, Miles, Miles Morales, Mindspinner, Peter Parker, Selim, Shift, Spider-Man, The, Venom Blast

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spider-man peter clone ben saga norman story kaine new would parker storyline original clones jackal mary reilly one jane gwen

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Clone SagaGenreSuperhero1.00infobox
Clone SagaMain character(s)Spider-Man Ben Reilly Jackal1.00infobox
Clone SagaPublication dateOctober 1994 – December 19961.00infobox
Clone SagaPublisherMarvel Comics1.00infobox
Clone SagaTitle(s)Title(s)The Amazing Spider-Man #139-151, 391–418, 435, Annual '96, Super Special #1 The Sensational Spider-Man #0–11, Wizard mini-comic #3 The Spectacular Spider-Man #25–31, 142…1.00infobox
Clone SagaWriter(s)Terry Kavanagh Joey Cavalieri Todd Dezago J. M. DeMatteis Tom DeFalco1.00infobox
Clone Sagarelated to Clone stories in the interim between the Clone SagasSpider-Man0.60section
Clone Sagarelated to Clone stories in the interim between the Clone SagasCarrion0.60section
Clone Sagarelated to Clone stories in the interim between the Clone SagasWarren0.60section
Clone Sagarelated to Clone stories in the interim between the Clone SagasThe0.60section
Clone Sagarelated to Clone stories in the interim between the Clone SagasGwen Stacy0.60section
Clone Sagarelated to Clone stories in the interim between the Clone SagasHigh Evolutionary0.60section

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