Spider-Man: Dead Man’s Hand

    (Marvel, 1997)
™ and ©1997 Marvel Entertainment Group

While studying the Jackal’s corpse, SHIELD scientist Dr. William Allen is suddenly transformed into one of Spider-Man’s most macabre foes, Carrion. This the third creature to use that designation but this one creates an army of zombies enthralled with only the thought of Spider-Man’s demise.

The ramifications of the Spider-Clone storyline, and its subsequent recanting, have left a number of loose ends in Spider-Man’s continuity. Carrion, the villain created by Dr. Miles Warren (also known as the Jackal) is one of those loose ends. Initially, Carrion was purported to be a clone of Warren. Then it was revealed that Warren did not actually create clones and that Carrion was instead a normal man infected with Warren’s genetic virus. When the Spider-Clone story played out, however, it turned out that Warren did indeed create clones. Dead Man’s Hand explains Carrion as a Warren angle.
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April, 1997
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