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* FurnaceBodyDisposal: Peter drops the body of the clone does a smokestack.

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* FurnaceBodyDisposal: Peter drops the body of the clone does down a smokestack.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title of arc "Smoke and Mirrors" can be read literally ''and'' metaphorically: in the metaphorical sense, it refers to the Jackal's deception, his attempts to cast doubts on Ben and Peter's identities and the defective Gwen Stacy clone; in the literal sense, it can refer to the wisps of smoke that surround Gwen after she emerges of the cloning pod, and the Jackal somehow entering a mirror to escape the Spiders.
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* StoryArc: Despite its long duration and convoluted plot, some plotlines can be gleamed from the overall saga:
** For the first year (1994-1995), there is Kaine's identity (linked to detective Jacob Conover's arrival); the person in Kaine's visions; who is the real Peter and who is the clone.
** For the second year (1996), there is the Spider-Skeleton for the first half of the year, and lastly the identity of the real mastermind behind the Clone Saga.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Little known fact: Comicbook/ThePunisher's first appearance was a part of the storyline, being manipulated by the Jackal into thinking Spider-Man killed a minor character. He reappears in the nineties Clone Saga, this time visiting town for "Jackal hunting season."

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* BreakoutCharacter: Little known fact: Comicbook/ThePunisher's ComicBook/ThePunisher's first appearance was a part of the storyline, being manipulated by the Jackal into thinking Spider-Man killed a minor character. He reappears in the nineties Clone Saga, this time visiting town for "Jackal hunting season."



* BlandNameProduct: In ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #413, Spider-Man is apparently shrunk to toy size and fights an astronaut toy named "[[Franchise/{{ToyStory}} Fuzz]]".

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* BlandNameProduct: In ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #413, Spider-Man is apparently shrunk to toy size and fights an astronaut toy named "[[Franchise/{{ToyStory}} "[[Franchise/ToyStory Fuzz]]".



* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Comicbook/ThePunisher ended up suffering one from Spidey moments after showing up in ''Maximum Clonage''.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Comicbook/ThePunisher ComicBook/ThePunisher ended up suffering one from Spidey moments after showing up in ''Maximum Clonage''.



** Comicbook/ThePunisher was brought in for the ''Maximum Clonage'' tie-in miniseries as a reference to the fact that he made his first-ever appearance in the original Clons Saga.
** The title ''Maximum Clonage'' itself was a CallBack to the ''Comicbook/MaximumCarnage'' arc from a few years previously.
** In Amazing Spider-Man #411, at night, a burglar tried to rob a wealthy couple in front of their young son, violently pulling the lady's pearl necklace. Her husband confronts the mugger, who prepares to shoot. Does this [[{{Franchise/Batman}} sound familiar]]? Luckily for the Marvel "Waynes", Spidey/Ben arrives and saves the family. Fittingly enough, the young boy is wearing a Batman shirt. It can be seen [[http://www.comicscube.com/2010/07/easter-eggs-in-comics-dark-knight-in.html here]].

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** Comicbook/ThePunisher ComicBook/ThePunisher was brought in for the ''Maximum Clonage'' tie-in miniseries as a reference to the fact that he made his first-ever appearance in the original Clons Saga.
** The title ''Maximum Clonage'' itself was a CallBack to the ''Comicbook/MaximumCarnage'' ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'' arc from a few years previously.
** In Amazing Spider-Man #411, at night, a burglar tried to rob a wealthy couple in front of their young son, violently pulling the lady's pearl necklace. Her husband confronts the mugger, who prepares to shoot. Does this [[{{Franchise/Batman}} [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} sound familiar]]? Luckily for the Marvel "Waynes", Spidey/Ben arrives and saves the family. Fittingly enough, the young boy is wearing a Batman shirt. It can be seen [[http://www.comicscube.com/2010/07/easter-eggs-in-comics-dark-knight-in.html here]].
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* TheKindnapper: In issue #3 of ''Spider-Man: Redemption'', Janine Godbe is being transported as a prisoner, when a mysterious assailant attacks her convoy and takes off with her. The assailant is Ben Reilly, her lover, who just wanted to rescue her from police custody.

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* {{Sequel}}: The ''Redemption'' mini-series acts as a continuation to ''Spider-Man: The Lost Years'', bringing to a close Ben vs. Kaine's feud and resolving Janine/Elizabeth's fate.

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* {{Sequel}}: {{Sequel}}:
** The mini-series "Funeral for an Octopus" deals with the fallout of Doc Ock's death among the supervillain community.
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The ''Redemption'' mini-series acts as a continuation to ''Spider-Man: The Lost Years'', bringing to a close Ben vs. Kaine's feud and resolving Janine/Elizabeth's fate.
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* {{Interquel}}: A series of stories in the flipside of the ''Web of Spider-Man'' #117, ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #394, ''Spider-Man'' #51, and ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' #117 shows the birth of the clone, up until the meeting between the two Spider-Men at the Shea Stadium (as depicted in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #149).

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* {{Interquel}}: A series of stories in the flipside of the ''Web of Spider-Man'' #117, ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #394, ''Spider-Man'' #51, and ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' #117 #217 shows the birth of the clone, up until the meeting between the two Spider-Men at the Shea Stadium (as depicted in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #149).
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-->'''Spider-Man:''' [[WhoWritesThisCrap This is beginning to sound like a bad comic-book plot!]]
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* LifeDeathJuxtaposition: The final part of "Web of Death" apples the imagery: [[spoiler:Kaine battles and breaks Dr. Octopus's neck, while Peter and Mary Jane build their future daughter's crib, celebrating the coming of a new life.]]

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* LifeDeathJuxtaposition: The final part of "Web of Death" apples applies the imagery: [[spoiler:Kaine battles and breaks Dr. Octopus's neck, while Peter and Mary Jane build their future daughter's crib, celebrating the coming of a new life.]]
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** Then, in "Smoke and Mirrors", the original Jackal returns and throws Ben and Reilly's identities into question.

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** Then, in "Smoke and Mirrors", the original Jackal returns and throws Ben and Reilly's Peter's identities into question.

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* RememberTheNewGuy:
** A strange variation. After Ben Reilly took up the mantle of Spider-Man in January, 1996, that month's issues dealt with Ben reconnecting with old acquaintances: Human Torch, Silver Sable, Sandman, and single mother/superpowered mercenary Poison.

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* RememberTheNewGuy:
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January, 1996, that month's issues dealt with Ben reconnecting with old acquaintances: Human Torch, Silver Sable, Sandman, and single mother/superpowered mercenary Poison. Poison.
** During the same time, he also cameoed in ''Daredevil'' #354, and had to explain to the blind hero who was he, since Matt Murdock knew Spider-Man's heartbeat, and he (Peter) was standing next to him in the streets when Ben swung by.
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* RememberTheNewGuy:
** A strange variation. After Ben Reilly took up the mantle of Spider-Man in January, 1996, that month's issues dealt with Ben reconnecting with old acquaintances: Human Torch, Silver Sable, Sandman, and single mother/superpowered mercenary Poison.

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* GuestStarPartyMember: The New Warriors cameo at the start of the "Maximum Clonage" arc, and help Scarlet Spider in the "Time Bomb" two-parter.

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* GuestStarPartyMember: GuestStarPartyMember:
** Daredevil joins Spider-Man in the second arc "Back from the Edge".
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The New Warriors cameo at the start of the "Maximum Clonage" arc, and help Scarlet Spider in the "Time Bomb" two-parter.
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-->'''Grim Hunter:''' ''Fool! See how easily I avoid your attack! But... even as I watch you move... ...no... it cannot be... You are '''not''' him. The scent is the same... that is '''curious''', but of no consequence to me. The fighting style is slightly different. I '''know''' the man I fought... and you are not him.''

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-->'''Grim Hunter:''' ''Fool! ''[[YouFool Fool]]! See how easily I avoid your attack! But... even as I watch you move... ...no... it cannot be... You are '''not''' him. The scent is the same... that is '''curious''', but of no consequence to me. The fighting style is slightly different. I '''know''' the man I fought... and you are not him.''
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* FightingFingerprint: In the arc "Web of Life", starring Ben as the Scarlet Spider, Grim Hunter, one of Kraven's sons, fights Ben, thinking he is Peter, and, after a quick battle, recognizes that Ben was not the one he fought.
-->'''Grim Hunter:''' ''Fool! See how easily I avoid your attack! But... even as I watch you move... ...no... it cannot be... You are '''not''' him. The scent is the same... that is '''curious''', but of no consequence to me. The fighting style is slightly different. I '''know''' the man I fought... and you are not him.''
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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: Norman Osborn makes his grand reappearance from the dead on Halloween night. He ''planned'' for his retrun to coincide with the occasion.

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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: Norman Osborn makes his grand reappearance return from the dead on Halloween night. He ''planned'' for his retrun reappearance to coincide with the occasion.
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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: Norman Osborn makes his grand reappearance from the dead on Halloween night. He ''planned'' for his retrun to coincide with the occasion.
-->"Tomorrow night, Peter. Tomorrow night, the journey comes to an '''end'''. For tomorrow night is '''Halloween''' night. The night for '''ghosts'''... ...and '''goblins'''!"
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%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* CloningBlues

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Cloning Blues renamed to Clone Angst as per TRS, specifically about angst from a character discovering that they're a clone.


* CloneAngst: During the beginning of the story, Ben hits this trope quite hard because he believes himself the clone, going so far to believe he's no man. When the Jackal steps in and starts screwing with their minds, both Ben and Peter go through it, ultimately leading to Peter having a breakdown when it seems that he was the clone. After the Maximum Clonage, they get over themselves quite quickly.



* CloningBlues: During the beginning of the story, Ben hits this trope quite hard because he believes himself the clone, going so far to believe he's no man. When the Jackal steps in and starts screwing with their minds, both Ben and Peter go through it, ultimately leading to Peter having a breakdown when it seems that he was the clone. After the Maximum Clonage, they get over themselves quite quickly.



* CloneAngst: Again, it is a version of the Clone Saga, so this is expected between Ben and Kaine, who like in the original, lament their status as clones. [[spoiler:Averted with the Norman clone, whose lamentations revolve around the person the original Norman's actions turned Harry into.]]



* CloningBlues: Again, it is a version of the Clone Saga, so this is expected between Ben and Kaine, who like in the original, lament their status as clones. [[spoiler:Averted with the Norman clone, whose lamentations revolve around the person the original Norman's actions turned Harry into.]]

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** In ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #12, Jack O'Lantern, Scorpia, Shocker, Boomerang and Beetle go after Ben-as-Spider-Man to get the reward of the Spider-Skeleton.


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** A storyline in 1996, with Ben as Spider-Man, has Mysterio in a new getup ally himself with new villain Armada.
** In ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #12, Jack O'Lantern, Scorpia, Shocker, Boomerang and Beetle go after Ben-as-Spider-Man to get the reward of the Spider-Skeleton.
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* ''The Second Clone Saga'': Or rather ''the'' Clone Saga since it entirely overshadowed the first one. It is most commonly associated with Terry Kavanagh, though many other writers were involved in the project, among them: Joey Cavalieri, Todd Dezago, J. M. Dematteis, and Tom Defalco. It opens with the reappearance of the Spider-Man clone--dubbed the "Scarlet Spider"--who has built a life for himself and taken up the name Ben Reilly (after his [[DeadGuyJunior Uncle Ben]] and Aunt May's maiden name, respectively). A brief summary: The Jackal comes back and starts playing mind games with Peter and Ben. A new villain, Kaine, is introduced and revealed to be another clone of Spider-Man; in fact, [[PsychoPrototype the first one made]]. After systematically bumping off the Spider-villains to prove his superiority (even smashing the ''Web of Spider-Man #124'' logo to pieces and replacing it with his own), Kaine inexplicably turns "good" in [[NinetiesAntiHero an attempt to make him a star]]. Mary Jane gets pregnant. Aunt May and Doctor Octopus die. New villains are introduced, such as Spidercide, Judas Traveller, Scrier, and a [[DistaffCounterpart female Doc Ock]]. The Jackal also dies, but not before it is 'proven' that Peter Parker is the clone and Ben Reilly was the original Spider-Man all along. Though initially crushed by the news, Peter decides to [[LegacyCharacter hand the mantle of Spider-Man]] over to Ben so that he and M.J. can start a family.\\\

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* ''The Second Clone Saga'': Or rather ''the'' Clone Saga since it entirely overshadowed the first one. It is most commonly associated with Terry Kavanagh, though many other writers were involved in the project, among them: Joey Cavalieri, Todd Dezago, J. M. Dematteis, and Tom Defalco.[=DeFalco=]. It opens with the reappearance of the Spider-Man clone--dubbed the "Scarlet Spider"--who has built a life for himself and taken up the name Ben Reilly (after his [[DeadGuyJunior Uncle Ben]] and Aunt May's maiden name, respectively). A brief summary: The Jackal comes back and starts playing mind games with Peter and Ben. A new villain, Kaine, is introduced and revealed to be another clone of Spider-Man; in fact, [[PsychoPrototype the first one made]]. After systematically bumping off the Spider-villains to prove his superiority (even smashing the ''Web of Spider-Man #124'' logo to pieces and replacing it with his own), Kaine inexplicably turns "good" in [[NinetiesAntiHero an attempt to make him a star]]. Mary Jane gets pregnant. Aunt May and Doctor Octopus die. New villains are introduced, such as Spidercide, Judas Traveller, Scrier, and a [[DistaffCounterpart female Doc Ock]]. The Jackal also dies, but not before it is 'proven' that Peter Parker is the clone and Ben Reilly was the original Spider-Man all along. Though initially crushed by the news, Peter decides to [[LegacyCharacter hand the mantle of Spider-Man]] over to Ben so that he and M.J. can start a family.\\\



* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': Being made in the mid-to-late 90s around the same time as this arc, which was merchandise driven after all, naturally adapted features of it in the final season for "brand synergy" but once the Clone Saga ended, the show was left with a bunch of dangling hooks and AbortedArc[[note]]Mary Jane being the one cloned and bringing back Hydro-Man as a foe and a second time for the final story where a Spider-Man from another universe went insane from the events and bonded with the Carnage symbiote in an attempt to destroy reality.[[/note]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': Being made in the mid-to-late 90s around the same time as this arc, which was merchandise driven after all, the show naturally adapted features of it in the final season for "brand synergy" but once the Clone Saga ended, the show was left with a bunch of dangling hooks and AbortedArc[[note]]Mary synergy". One arc had Mary Jane being the one cloned and while bringing back Hydro-Man as a foe and a second time for the final story where arc's enemy was a Spider-Man from another universe who went insane from the events and bonded with the Carnage symbiote in an attempt to destroy reality.[[/note]]reality. Once the Clone Saga and the show ended, it was left with a bunch of dangling hooks and an AbortedArc hinting at Spider-Man's eventual cloning.



* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Granted, it was a problem the Jackal ''started'', but... The Gwen clone tears apart Miles Warren's Jackal's mask, which somehow breaks him out of this villain mentality, giving enough time for him to release Ned Leeds, but not enough time to escape the explosion. Since then, Miles Warren is believed dead.

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Granted, it was a problem the Jackal ''started'', but... The Gwen clone tears apart Miles Warren's Jackal's Jackal mask, which somehow breaks him out of this villain mentality, giving enough time for him to release Ned Leeds, but not enough time to escape the explosion. Since then, Miles Warren is believed dead.



* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: After the first arc, "Power and Responsility", the four Spider-titles are divided into two sections, each pair accompanying one Spider-Man: ''Amazing'' and ''Spectacular'' focus on Peter, while ''Web of'' and ''Adjectiveless'' on Ben Reilly.

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: After the first arc, "Power and Responsility", Responsibility", the four Spider-titles are divided into two sections, each pair accompanying one Spider-Man: ''Amazing'' and ''Spectacular'' focus on Peter, while ''Web of'' and ''Adjectiveless'' on Ben Reilly.



* Bookends: ''The Final Adventure'' was apparently supposed to be this, since Peter takes up a job at the same facility that arranged the radioactive experiment that gave him his powers in his adolescence. In issue #4, he is bombarded again and apparently loses his spider-powers, allowing him to live a normal life with Mary Jane. That is, until he comes back to New York.

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* Bookends: {{Bookends}}: ''The Final Adventure'' was apparently supposed to be this, since Peter takes up a job at the same facility that arranged the radioactive experiment that gave him his powers in his adolescence. In issue #4, he is bombarded again and apparently loses his spider-powers, allowing him to live a normal life with Mary Jane. That is, until he comes back to New York.



* CapturedOnPurpose: At the end of "Players and Pawns" arc, the Jackal is captured and taken to Ravencroft, this is his ''plan'', so he can get the Carrion Virus from Shriek, another inmate.

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* CapturedOnPurpose: At the end of "Players and Pawns" arc, the Jackal is captured and taken to Ravencroft, this Ravencroft. This is his ''plan'', so he can get the Carrion Virus from Shriek, another inmate.



* CreateYourOwnVillain: In "The Final Adventure" mini-series, a serial killer is subjected to an experimental treatment by Dr. Monica Staphos, Peter Parker's colleague. Peter secretly analyzes her research and adds his radioactive blood, causing a positive result that greatly advances Staphos's project. When Dr. Monica injects her pacient with the resultant serum, made from Peter's blood, she accidentally transforms him into a monstrous spider hybrid called Tendril. Peter [[TheAtoner being]] ''[[ChronicHeroSyndrome Peter]]'', he feels responsible for the monster and hunts him.

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* CreateYourOwnVillain: In "The Final Adventure" mini-series, a serial killer is subjected to an experimental treatment by Dr. Monica Staphos, Peter Parker's colleague. Peter secretly analyzes her research and adds his radioactive blood, causing a positive result that greatly advances Staphos's project. When Dr. Monica injects her pacient patient with the resultant serum, made from Peter's blood, she accidentally transforms him into a monstrous spider hybrid called Tendril. Peter [[TheAtoner being]] ''[[ChronicHeroSyndrome Peter]]'', he feels responsible for the monster and hunts him.
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* LifeDeathJuxtaposition: The final part of "Web of Death" apples the imagery: [[spoiler:Kaine battles and breaks Dr. Octopus's neck, while Peter and Mary Jane build their future daughter's crib, celebrating the coming of a new life.]]
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** Richard Parker resembles 616-Peter as drawn by John Romita, right down to his distinctive hairstyle.

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** Richard Parker resembles 616-Peter as drawn by John Romita, right down to his distinctive hairstyle. Both a nice nod and [[spoiler:meaningful, as he's an aged-up clone of Ultimate Peter.]]

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