Spider-Man: 10 Dumbest Creative Decisions The Comics Have Ever Made

"The Clone Conspiracy" revealed that there was a new Jackal in town who was cloning all of Peter Parker's fallen friends and enemies. While the story was cleverly used as a way of resurrecting some familiar faces who were overdue a return, writer Dan Slott dropped the ball in a huge way when it came to reuniting Spidey with the likes of Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy (which didn't need to happen).

However, by far the dumbest idea on display here came with the reveal that it was Ben Reilly beneath the Jackal's mask. Peter's clone from the nineties and the Scarlet Spider, Ben was massively popular, but everything here was basically just a character assassination.

This direction made zero sense for Reilly - who at one time even replaced Peter as Spider-Man in the comics - and it's a shame Marvel has sidelined him ever since.