Till Death Do Us Part!
Writer: Bill Mantlo
Artist: Jim Mooney
Inker: Frank Springer
Letterer: I. Watanabe
Colorist: Mario Sen
Originally published: June 1979
There was a sweet interesting twist here — Carrion created a “protoplasmic pre-clone” of Peter Parker, a “Spider-Amoeba”. That’s kind of awesome.
This was really great except for this panel:

Also, it’s snowing at the end. I thought it was [...]

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Spider-Woman: Origin Book One
Writers: Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Reed
Pencils, inks and colors: Jonathan Luna
Layouts: Joshua Luna
Letterer: Cory Petit
Originally published: February 2006
I was really looking forward to this series for a couple of reasons. First, I’ve been reading Sword and Girls and have really been enjoying the Luna brothers’ work. Second, although I enjoyed the first [...]

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The Double, Part Four: The Burial
Writer: J.M. DeMatteis
Penciler: Liam Sharp
Inker: Robin Riggs
Letterer: Joe Rosen
Colorist: John Kalisz
Originally published: October 1994
This story shows the clone’s realization that he is, in fact, a clone.
The biggest problem with the story is that it contradicts a scene in Amazing 151 where Spidey dumps the clone’s body into the incinerator. Here, [...]

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The Double, Part 3: Who Am I?
Writer: J.M. DeMatteis
Penciler: Liam Sharp
Inker: Robin Riggs
Letterer: Steve Dutro
Colorist: John Kalisz
Originally published: October 1994
This bit of the story mostly concerns around how the Jackal recovers and warps the clone’s memories and psyche. Not quite as good as the others, but probably still worth 4. After this I’m caught up [...]

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The Double, Part Two: No Escape
Writer: J.M. DeMatteis
Penciler: Liam Sharp
Inker: Robin Riggs
Letterer: Steve Dutro
Colorist: John Kalisz
Originally published: October 1994
Continuing the origin story of Ben Reilly, the Peter Parker clone, as he struggles with the Jackal and with his own identity. I’m really digging this.
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