Hey, buddy. Glad you could make it. Wanna see what it feels like to lose? 
- —Spider-Man (Ben Reilly)'s last words
Appearing in "The Hero"
Featured Characters:
- Spider-Army
- Spider-Man (Ben Reilly) (Main story and flashback) (Death)
- ⏴ Scarlet Spider (Kaine) ⏵
- Black Widow (Jessica Drew)
Antagonists:
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Jennix
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
Other Characters:
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Electro (Max Dillon) (First appearance) (Photo) (Only in flashback)
- Daily Bugle (First appearance) (Photo) (Only in flashback)
- Dexter Bennett (Mentioned)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (Mentioned)
- Inheritors (Mentioned)
- Solus (Mentioned)
- The Other (Mentioned)
- Tony Stark (Mentioned)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Uncle Ben Parker (Mentioned)
- Gwen Stacey (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Captain Stacey (Mentioned)
- Mary Jane Watson (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Avengers (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Thor (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Thanos (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- J. Jonah Jameson (First appearance) (Photo) (Only in flashback)
- Marla Madison (First appearance) (Photo) (Only in flashback)
- Alistair Smythe (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-802
- Baxter Building (Destruction)
- Earth-94 (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- Brooklyn Bridge (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- Earth-001 (Mentioned)
- Loomworld (Mentioned)
Items:
- Spider-Man's Web-Shooters (Main story and flashback)
- Doctor Octopus' Tentacles (Only in flashback)
- Octobot (Only in flashback) (Destruction)
- Scarlet Spider's Suit
- Mjolnir (Only in flashback)
- Captain America's Shield (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "The Hero"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
SPIDER-VERSE MARCHES ON!
• The Scarlet Spiders’ adventure through SPIDER-VERSE reaches its epic conclusion!
• With the fates of the Spiders from across the multiverse in their hands, can Kaine, Jessica Drew, and Ben Reilly stop Jennix and his machinations of destruction?!
• One of the Scarlet Spiders will have to make the ultimate sacrifice!