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Spider-Man: Clone Genesis (Amazing Spider-Man) (Marvel Comics)

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Clone Genesis is what started the infamous clone saga of the 90s. If that interests you, then by all means get this book. The book is fun 70s era Spidey. The only downside to this book is that many of the issues contained in this collection have very little, if anything to do with the actual sory. I would have prefered if Marvel had put in the early Jackal stories that had something to do with the clones in here. That aside, this is a good purchase.

This is one of my favorite era's in Spidey's life. The clone saga is here as it should have been left. It got out of hand in the 90's. This is a great storyline. It all starts when Pete is ready to move two years after Gwen's death. He and Mary Jane are getting closer and closer. Peter is about to leave with Robbie to find Jonah (for reasons I am too lazy to explain here) and he and Mary Jane finally kiss. And what a kiss it is. I can't do the moment justice here. It had some humor and romance and drama. It appears Peter and Mary Jane have finally found eachother. He gets back to New York thinking about her and he goes up to his apartment. But he doesn't find Mary Jane waiting there, he finds Gwen Stacy alive and well! I won't spoil the rest of the story for you but it is really great. I loved seeing the supporting cast (Betty Brant, Robbie, Ned Leeds and Jonah) at some of there very best. This issue is no doubt some of Spidey's best work.

Anyone who's confused about the whole Spiderman Clone saga, should pick this book up and read it. The book contains the original Spiderman stories regarding the Spiderman Clone saga published way back in 1974! Gerry Conway's story about the clone was done in a fantastic manner. The suspense of the identity of the Jackal (the man responsible for the complete clone saga) is kept upto the last moment.

I suggest that readers who like collecting old comic books and wnat to obtain a book that tells them about the Spiderman clones properly should read this book. You'll get your money's worth.

Strong story telling and excellent artwork make this original clone saga superior to its 90s heir which became sadly convoluted. You have a main villian who is tragic in the truest sense as Miles Warren loved both Peter and Gwen at one point and the line between love and hate becomes warped through the death of Gwen Stacy creating a maniacal persona who acts as an epic tormentor unseen since the days of the original Green Goblin. As a bonus, you also rediscover the burgeoning relationship along with its critical apex at the airport which creates the foundation to one of comic book herodom's longest lasting and fan-appreciated romantic relationships ever. You revisit such classic villians as the Scorpion, before he became a cannibalistic symbiote host and upgraded to A class villian as opposed to C class where he belongs and of course the Tarantula. The rediscover of Gwen Stacy in Peter's new world and the juxtapostion of her versus Mary Jane as love interest makes for fine drama and reminds us that you can have straightforward story telling with twists without falling into such grandiose plot devices as Judas Travellers or Mephisto to dig one's way out of a corner/hole. Overall, a great read which acts as a fond reminder to long time "lifer" fans and a genuine fine for those younger folks discovering ol' webhead for the first time.