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Post by Uatu the Watcher on Feb 12, 2007 18:33:38 GMT -5
The Clone Saga
Gwen Stacy, the girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man's real identity) had died during a fight between Spider-Man and his arch enemy, the Green Goblin. Subsequently, Spider-Man was plagued by a new villain, the masked Jackal. At the same time, Gwen Stacy seemingly returned from the dead and investigations revealed that the woman was identical to Gwen in every way.
It transpired that Peter and Gwen's biology professor Miles Warren had been driven insane by his feelings for Gwen and sought to preserve her memory. He had perfected cloning and created clones of both Gwen and Spider-Man. He had also become the Jackal. In a conflict, Spider-Man fought his clone while the Jackal threatened to detonate a bomb. The bomb exploded and only one Spider-Man survived. The Jackal's body had been lost in the explosion whilst what appeared to be the clone was dead. Spider-Man undertook genetic tests, but declined to view the results as he determined that his feelings for Mary Jane Watson could not be duplicated since they had started and grown after the cell sample from which he was cloned was taken and that he was therefore the original. Gwen Stacy's clone disappeared to find a new life for herself.
A few years later, Spider-Man encountered Carrion, who claimed to be a degenerated clone of Warren.
The clone of Gwen Stacy reappeared many years later when she was being pursued by the High Evolutionary, who was determined to discover how Warren had been able to perfect cloning. In the process, he discovered that Warren had not, but had instead created a genetic virus which transformed already living beings. "Gwen Stacy" was seemingly cured of the virus and left to lead her own life once more.
Later, Spider-Man investigated Warren's old laboratory and discovered that Carrion had in fact been a genetic weapon created by Warren. Another former student of Warren's, Malcolm McBride, became infected with the virus and became the new Carrion.
More years passed before Spider-Man's clone reappeared. He had survived the battle and for several years had lived an existence under the name Ben Reilly; a combination of Peter's Uncle Ben's first name and Aunt May's maiden name. A series of chaotic events followed, in which Peter and Ben were plagued by both a resurrected Jackal and by Kaine, who was an unsuccessful first clone. In the process, another clone of Spider-Man became the villain Spidercide. Matters were further confused by the interventions of the mysterious and seemingly all-powerful Judas Traveler and Scrier.
The revelations made by the High Evolutionary were revealed to have been inaccurate, driven by a determination to discredit Warren, who had formerly worked with him.
Medical tests indicated Peter was actually the clone and Ben the original. Peter temporarily retired as Spider-Man, leaving the mantle of Spider-Man to Ben. An explosive climax revealed that Peter, Ben, the Jackal and many others had all been manipulated for years by Norman Osborn, who had been secretly alive all along. Osborn said Peter was the original, a claim that was confirmed when Ben died saving Peter's life and his body degenerated like any other clone would.
Gwen Stacy, the girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man's real identity) had died during a fight between Spider-Man and his arch enemy, the Green Goblin. Subsequently, Spider-Man was plagued by a new villain, the masked Jackal. At the same time, Gwen Stacy seemingly returned from the dead and investigations revealed that the woman was identical to Gwen in every way.
It transpired that Peter and Gwen's biology professor Miles Warren had been driven insane by his feelings for Gwen and sought to preserve her memory. He had perfected cloning and created clones of both Gwen and Spider-Man. He had also become the Jackal. In a conflict, Spider-Man fought his clone while the Jackal threatened to detonate a bomb. The bomb exploded and only one Spider-Man survived. The Jackal's body had been lost in the explosion whilst what appeared to be the clone was dead. Spider-Man undertook genetic tests, but declined to view the results as he determined that his feelings for Mary Jane Watson could not be duplicated since they had started and grown after the cell sample from which he was cloned was taken and that he was therefore the original. Gwen Stacy's clone disappeared to find a new life for herself.
A few years later, Spider-Man encountered Carrion, who claimed to be a degenerated clone of Warren.
The clone of Gwen Stacy reappeared many years later when she was being pursued by the High Evolutionary, who was determined to discover how Warren had been able to perfect cloning. In the process, he discovered that Warren had not, but had instead created a genetic virus which transformed already living beings. "Gwen Stacy" was seemingly cured of the virus and left to lead her own life once more.
Later, Spider-Man investigated Warren's old laboratory and discovered that Carrion had in fact been a genetic weapon created by Warren. Another former student of Warren's, Malcolm McBride, became infected with the virus and became the new Carrion.
More years passed before Spider-Man's clone reappeared. He had survived the battle and for several years had lived an existence under the name Ben Reilly; a combination of Peter's Uncle Ben's first name and Aunt May's maiden name. A series of chaotic events followed, in which Peter and Ben were plagued by both a resurrected Jackal and by Kaine, who was an unsuccessful first clone. In the process, another clone of Spider-Man became the villain Spidercide. Matters were further confused by the interventions of the mysterious and seemingly all-powerful Judas Traveler and Scrier.
The revelations made by the High Evolutionary were revealed to have been inaccurate, driven by a determination to discredit Warren, who had formerly worked with him.
Medical tests indicated Peter was actually the clone and Ben the original. Peter temporarily retired as Spider-Man, leaving the mantle of Spider-Man to Ben. An explosive climax revealed that Peter, Ben, the Jackal and many others had all been manipulated for years by Norman Osborn, who had been secretly alive all along. Osborn said Peter was the original, a claim that was confirmed when Ben died saving Peter's life and his body degenerated like any other clone would.