Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Omega Vol 1 1

Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Omega #1
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Cover Date	August, 1995
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Bob Budiansky

1. "Maximum Clonage - (Conclusion!) The End of the Beginning!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Tom Lyle
Penciler(s)	Robert Brown Roy Burdine Mark Bagley Tom Lyle
Inker(s)	Sam De La Rosa Randy Emberlin Roy Burdine Al Milgrom Scott Hanna
Letterer(s)	Joe Rosen Susan Crespi
Editor(s)	Danny Fingeroth Bob Budiansky

 There has to be a Spider-Man out there. I'm just not sure which of us it should be! 

—Ben Reilly

Appearing in "Maximum Clonage - (Conclusion!) The End of the Beginning!"

Featured Characters:

• Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly)
• Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

Supporting Characters:

• Mary Jane Watson-Parker
• Gwen Stacy (Clone)
• J. Jonah Jameson
• Joe Robertson

Villains:

• Jackal (Death)
• Spidercide (Death)
• Scrier

Other Characters:

• Jacks
• Rachel (First appearance) (reporter) (Appears on screen)

Locations:

• New York City
  • Brooklyn
  • Manhattan
    • Daily Bugle
    • Peter and MJ's Brownstone Home

Items:

• Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
• Scarlet Spider's Web-Shooters

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "Maximum Clonage - (Conclusion!) The End of the Beginning!"

Spider-Man follows the Jackal's order to retrieve the original Gwen Stacy clone while MJ persuades Kaine to help Ben against the Spider-Clones (SM #61, '95), all of which start to decompose. Spidey brings Gwen to MJ. Spidercide betrays the Jackal, allying himself with Scrier and apparently killing Kaine (PPSSM #227, '95).

As Ben fends off the decomposing clones, the Jackal goes to the Daily Bugle to set off a bomb carrying the Carrion virus. At the Parkers' brownstone, Gwen convinces Peter to take her to the Jackal. Accompanied by 4 Jack clones, the Jackal arms his bomb on the Bugle's roof but Spidercide attacks him. At the Jackal's lab, Spidey and Gwen learn of the bomb scheme.

At the Bugle, Ben tackles Spidercide who manages to grab the Jackal. When Jackal dissolves a wall with his gun, both fall out. Ben saves the Jackal but Spidercide hits the pavement. Soon after, Spidey and Gwen arrive. Gwen strikes the Jackal, blaming him for the death of her husband, a Miles Warren clone (WoSM #125, '95). The two Spiders web Jackal up, then defuse the bomb and remove the virus vial together. The Jackal gets free of the webbing but Gwen confronts him with his own gun. When she is distracted by MJ's arrival, the Jackal pushes her aside, knocking her off the roof.

Not willing to have her die again, Jackal tries to save her and falls to his apparent death while Ben rescues Gwen. The commotion rearms the virus-less bomb. Ben uses his webbing to sling it into the air where it explodes harmlessly. As the police remove the apparently dead Spidercide in a stasis chamber, Gwen slips away. Back at home, Peter and MJ reconcile.

Later, Peter visits Ben and offers him the name and costume of Spider-Man. Ben thinks they need more time and thought to decide which of them should wear the webs.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.

See Also

• 3 image(s) from Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Omega Vol 1 1
• 3 reprint(s) of Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Omega Vol 1 1