About this episode

The episode covers the beginning of the Marvel Comics’ 90’s Spider-Man: Clone Saga, focusing on Ben Reilly's character development and his backstory.

Tony, Tony & Spider-Dan’s coverage of the entire Marvel Comics’ 90’s Spider-Man: Clone Saga all begins here! As we flashback to The Original 70’s Clone Saga to see the birth of the most controversial Spider-Man character, Ben Reilly, his relationship with his “brother” Kaine and how conquers his trauma and abuse at the hands of The Jackal to become the hero he was always destined to be. Join as we discuss “The Jaggernaut”, rap/grunge fashion aesthetics & Salt Lake City… #PrepareForPrattle This inaugural podcast will covering these story arcs… • The Double (Back-Up stories from Web Of Spider-Man #117, Amazing Spider-Man #394, Spider-Man #51 & Spectacular Spider-Man #217) • The Parker Legacy (Back-Up stories from Amazing Spider-Man #400, Spider-Man #57 & Spectacular Spider-Man #223 also collected in Spider-Man: The Lost Years #0) • The Lost Years (Spider-Man: The Lost Years #1-3) Check out Tony Holt Jr.’s Linktree https://linktr.ee/tonyholtjr & Tony Farina’s website… https://www.arfarina.com/ If you need to know what has come before this storyline check out Tony & me covering The Original Clone Saga & other related stories prior to this here……

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