However, In 1993 Marvel brought the clone back to add an interesting twist into Spider-Man’s life. Readers though the clone had been killed and disposed of in a smokestack, when the storyline concluded. Created by the Jackal to punish Spider-Man over the death of Gwen Stacy. Ben’s first appearance would be in the 1975 issue of Amazing Spider-Man 149. The number four spot goes to Ben Reilly, the clone of Peter Parker. This costume embraces that humor and brings in the playful teasing amongst friends.įirst Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #149 (Ben/clone) Web of Spider-Man #118 (costume) One of the reasons I enjoy his comics is because of the fun humor. Spider-Man is my all-time favorite superhero. Of course, that time he ditched the FF uniform and just wore a pair of orange pants. Spider-Man would take on this identity once more when he had a million-dollar bounty placed on his head for a murder he did not commit. Being a good friend he also gave Peter a paperback to hide his secret identity and called him the Bombastic Bag-Man. His good friend Johnny Storm, aka The Human Torch, was kind enough to lend Peter one of his old Fantastic Four costumes. Fantastic separate Peter from the symbiote, Peter was left only wearing his skivvies. So in the 1984 issue of Amazing Spider-Man 258, when he discovered it was a living alien and Mr. After the Secret Wars, Peter was using the alien symbiote as his main costume. This may be the shortest-lived costume in Peter Parker’s wardrobe selection but it was Fantastic and well deserving of its high ranking. Bombastic Bag-Manįirst Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #258 Review: “Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth” 5. Expanding the features of the original design allowed the large black spider symbol stretching across the entire torso to flow naturally. Enlarging the amount of blue and making the gloves multicolor allowed for a fresh look without sacrificing the iconic image completely. The large web-shooters worn on the outside are a nice reference to his old Scarlet Spider identity. The costume was similar enough to the original costume to be instantly identifiable but still added a lot of its own flair. Despite not wanting to spend the money to follow Ben Reilly’s adventures, I had to admit the man had style. When the Peter Parker I had been following for almost two decades was no longer Spider-Man, I stopped reading his comics on a regular basis. Who was the real Peter Parker? Who would continue the role of Spider-Man? How long can they drag this storyline out? Ben Reilly finally took up the mantle of Spider-Man in the 1996 issue of Sensational Spider-Man #0. When Ben Reilly showed up into Peter Parker’s world in 1993, fans and writers did not know what was going on. First Appearance: Sensational Spider-Man #0