Scarlet Spider

    (Marvel, 1995)
™ and ©1995 Marvel Characters, Inc.

For a short time in 1995, Marvel’s Spider-Man titles went on a brief hiatus. You see, the infamous “Clone Saga” was in full swing. The Spidey many readers had known and loved since The Amazing Spider-Man #151 was revealed to be a clone, and the clone that supposedly died in that issue was revealed to be the real McCoy and going by the name Ben Reilly, a.k.a. the Scarlet Spider.

Now, the gimmick: for a few months, Marvel replaced their Spider-Man titles with Scarlet Spider titles; The Amazing Spider-Man became The Amazing Scarlet Spider, Web of Spider-Man became Web of Scarlet Spider, The Spectacular Spider-Man became The Spectacular Scarlet Spider, and Spider-Man became Scarlet Spider. Get the picture? This was probably one of the more interesting aspects of the “Clone Saga,” as it allowed readers to enjoy an old-fashioned, wisecracking, unmarried “Spider-Man” again.
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 1995
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Howard Mackie, Todd Dezago  ·  A: Gil Kane
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    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by John Romita Jr
    Nov 1995
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Howard Mackie, Todd Dezago  ·  A: Gil Kane
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  • 2
    #2
    Dec 1995
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Howard Mackie  ·  A: John Romita Jr.
    Concludes in Spectacular Scarlet Spider #2
    No copies available
  • 2/NS
    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by John Romita Jr
    Dec 1995
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Howard Mackie  ·  A: John Romita Jr.
    Concludes in Spectacular Scarlet Spider #2
    No copies available