Clone Saga

"Clone Saga"
Cover to Web of Spider-Man #117 (October 1994) which officially launched the 1990s "Clone Saga".
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	October 1994 – December 1996
Genre	Superhero
Title(s) The Amazing Spider-Man #139-151, 391–418, 435, Annual '96, Super Special #1 The Sensational Spider-Man #0–11, Wizard mini-comic #3 The Spectacular Spider-Man #25–31, 142–143, 149, 162–163, Annual #8, 215–240, Super Special #1 Spider-Man #48-75, Super Special #1 Spider-Man Unlimited #7–14 Web of Spider-Man #117–129, Super Special #1
Main character(s)	Spider-Man Ben Reilly The Jackal
Creative team
Writer(s)	Terry Kavanagh Joey Cavalieri Todd Dezago J. M. DeMatteis Tom DeFalco

The "Clone Saga" is an extended comic-book storyline published by Marvel Comics, revolving around the superhero Spider-Man and clones of him, as well as of other characters. The second and best-known story arc of this name ran from October 1994 to December 1996, and quickly became one of the most controversial Spider-Man stories ever told. Although it was intended to wrap up in less than a year, the comics sold very well and the writers were encouraged to prolong the saga as long as possible. This led to some changes to the storyline that ultimately proved unpopular.^[1] Despite the controversy, the 1990s Clone Saga remains one of the most popular Spider-Man story arcs of all time.

Although many people were involved in its creation, the Clone Saga is most closely associated with Terry Kavanagh, who proposed the idea; Howard Mackie, who worked on the majority of the smaller crossovers involved in the overall story arc; and Gerry Conway, who devised the original story. Executive editors on the storyline included Tom DeFalco, Bob Budiansky, and Bob Harras.