revealed to be a cabal. The revelations made by the High Evolutionary were revealed to have been inaccurate, driven by a determination to discredit Warren, who had formerly worked with him. Medical tests indicated Peter was actually the clone and Ben the original. Peter temporarily retired as Spider-Man, leaving the mantle of Spider-Man to Ben while he prepared for his new role as a father after the discovery that Mary Jane was pregnant; Peter even lost his powers for a time during his 'retirement', although they eventually came back after a near-death experience. The climax revealed that Peter, Ben, the Jackal, Judas Traveller and many others had all been manipulated for years by Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Green Goblin, who had returned from the dead and had been secretly masterminding the entire saga. Osborn said Peter was the original—having faked the evidence that revealed Peter's status as the clone as part of a plan to break Peter's spirit—a claim that was confirmed when Ben died saving Peter's life and his body degenerated like any other clone's. Spider-Man: The Osborn Journal (February 1997) explains the Green Goblin's role in the entire storyline. Selected bibliography During the mid-1990s, Marvel consistently published four monthly Spider-Man series, roughly one every week. For the most part, the Spider-titles were treated during this storyline as a single weekly series, although occasionally they would separate, pair off, or have special anniversary editions. The Clone Saga ran through all four titles from October 1994 to December 1996, in addition to a multitude of spin-offs, one-shots, and ancillary issues. The relevant issues are: Ongoings: Web of Spider-Man #117–124, Super Special #1, #125-129 Web of Scarlet Spider #1-4 The Sensational Spider-Man #0–11, Wizard mini-comic #3 The Amazing Spider-Man #139-151, 391-393, 394-401, Super Special #1, #402-406, 407-416, Annual '96 #1, #417-418, 435 The Amazing Scarlet Spider #1-2 Spider-Man #48-50, 51–58, Super Special #1, 59-63, Holiday Special #1, 64-75 Scarlet Spider #1-2 The Spectacular Spider-Man #25-31, 142-143, Annual #08, #149, 162-163, 215–216, 217-224, Super Special #1, #225-229, 230-241 The Spectacular Scarlet Spider #1-2 Spider-Man Unlimited #7–10, 11-14 Scarlet Spider Unlimited #1 Venom Super Special #1 Giant-Size Spider-Man #5 The New Warriors #61-62, 65-67 Spider-Man Team-Up #1-5 Green Goblin #1, 3, 10, 13 Daredevil #354 Backlash/Spider-Man #1-2 Marvel Fanfare #3 Furthermore, all five titles were temporarily renamed with "Scarlet Spider" in place of "Spider-Man" for two months, in imitation of the X-Men's "Age