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For most devoted Spider-Man fans, the “Clone Saga” ranks below only the infamous “One More Day” storyline as the most controversial arc in the Webslinger’s history, and a long-time Marvel Editor has once more confirmed that both stories sprung from the same genesis: Marvel’s decades-long desire to have “an unattached and unmarried Spider-Man once again,” despite his iconic romance with Mary Jane Watson.
In his latest Substack post, Marvel Senior Editor Tom Brevoort answered a fan question about Marvel’s intentions for the controversial “Clone Saga,” asking whether the clone Ben Reilly was initially set to be a permanent replacement for Peter Parker in the role of Spider-Man.
Marvel made this change for a brief period, but invariably reverted back to Parker; according to Brevoort, however, “the whole reason” behind the storyline at all was to effect this change, it just didn’t stick, like many of the most audacious changes to Marvel canon.
Source: Tom Brevoort, Substack
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