"The Call." Smoke and Mirrors. Part 1 of 3. Plot by J.M. DeMatteis. Scriptby Todd Dezago. Art by Steven Butler (breakdowns) and Randy Emberlin (finishes). Cover by Steven Butler.
Visions of the Jackal plague both Peter Parker and Ben Reilly! However both men know that Professor Miles Warren died several years ago! So neither is sure what's happening now! The Scarlet Spider follows his intuition north to the Catskills where he encounters a bizarre creature called Jack! And then a powerful one named Guardian! While the Guardian pounds lumps on Ben, the annoying Jack mocks him for being a clone! Has the Jackal really come back from the dead? What a shock to the system that would be! Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man#399.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.