Spider-Man (1990 Marvel) #56
"Truth and Deceptions." Smoke and Mirrors, Part 3 of 3. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by Tom Lyle. Inks by Scott Hanna. Cover by Tom Lyle. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man #399. Shock follows shock in the Jackal's underground labyrinth in the Catskills! A few issues ago Spider-Man's clone returned! Then the Jackal resurfaced! And now Gwen Stacy?! Everything the wondrous wall-crawler (and his fans) thought he (and they) knew about the original clone ordeal has been thrown out the window! Is this the real Gwen or another clone? The web-slinger is baffled. The Scarlet Spider is confused. And the Jackal is delighted! Can anyone make sense of what's going on? Peter Parker and Ben Reilly must stick together to unravel the Jackal's sinister scheme! But at this moment the questions far, far outnumber the answers! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Aunt May, Kaine, Scrier, and Jack. (Note: The retcon of the events in the original clone saga and Spectacular Spider-Man Annual 8 expands in earnest in the Smoke and Mirrors storyline.) 32 pages.
