1) “WHAT IF SPIDER-MAN’S CLONE HAD LIVED?” – VOL. 1 #30
One of the best example of how 70s ‘What If?’ stories become modern Marvel’s shocking swerves (see the Thor issue above), this issue posits the problem of which Spider-Man was real. On Earth-81141, the answer ends up being “both”, presaging the revelation that Ben Reilly survived his ordeal with The Jackal in the mainstream Marvel Universe. The story ends with both Spider-Men choosing to coexist and split their dual role as Peter/Spidery, which is unlike their much more contentious relationship in the 616.
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