Real Name:
Ben Rielly
Occupation: Works at the
Daily Grind, a coffee shop, formerly a waiter at Club
Noir
Height: 5'10" Weight:
165 pounds
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Blonde
Superhuman Abilities: Scarlet
Spider possesses all of the same attributes which Spider-man
possessed. Ben Reilly is (supposedly)
the clone of Peter Parker. He fought Peter once, because
both he and Peter believed they were the original. After
losing this battle, and now believing himself to be a
clone, Ben left New York and traveled the country for
five years. Upon learning of Aunt May's death, he
returned to New York. Ben put together a new costume to
help Peter with the Spider-Man duties, and was dubbed the
"Scarlet Spider" by the Daily Bugle. Ben
remained the Scarlet Spider for some time, until after
Peter and Mary Jane left New York. Because the Scarlet
Spider was being such a nuisance to the new Doctor
Octopus, she created a fake Scarlet Spider to ruin his
reputation. So, Ben assumed the one identity she could
never tarnish--Spider-Man! Ben was Spider-Man for awhile,
until Norman Osborne, the original Green Goblin, returned
from the grave and tried to kill Peter. To save him, Ben
jumped in front of a goblin glider, impaling himself.
