Scarlet Spider Ben Reilly randomly shows up in Wolverines #5
By Daniel Wood
Ben Reilly was one of the more popular additions to the massive Spider-Verse storyline as he was recruited by Spider-Ham and Old-Man-Spider in Spider-Verse Team-Up #1 and then went on to star in the miniseries supplement Scarlet Spiders alongside Ultimate Black Widow and Kaine.
[Spider-Verse Spoilers are coming. So if you don’t want to have things ruined. I’d suggest absolutely not reading anymore, but who am I? I can’t tell you what to do!]
However, typically for the character, Ben Reilly’s return to Spider-Man comic books was a short-lived and tragic one as he eventually sacrificed himself to blow up villain Jennix’s cloning factory, apparently dying in the resulting explosion. Although, of course, that hasn’t been officially confirmed.
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This left comic book readers annoyed that Marvel couldn’t just let Ben Reilly not die and wondering when on Earth they’d get their next Ben Reilly comic book fix. Oddly Spider-Fans didn’t have to wait for long as mere weeks after his death in Scarlet Spiders #3 Ben Reilly popped up in another non-Spider-Man related comic book. If you’re thinking ‘What?’ right now then don’t worry, you’re right to do so
That’s because Ben Reilly pops up in Wolverines #5 … Here’s proof
It turns out that Mr. Sinister has an army of Ben Reilly/Spider-Man clones in his evil fortress, alongside a clone of Fin Fang Foom. Why? Well at the moment no-one knows but don’t question it Spider-Fans. Just enjoy it! There’s a strong possibility that at least one of those Ben Reilly’s will be alive when Wolverines finishes!
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