Ben Reilly

Benjamin "Ben" Reilly, also known as the Scarlet Spider, is a major character in the Spider-Man franchise, appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, and serving as the titular deuteragonist of the Clone Saga story arc. He was created by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #149 in October of 1975.

Fictional character biography

He is a clone, ally and "brother" of Peter Parker / Spider-Man that assumed the identity of the Scarlet Spider and later the second Spider-Man shortly before his first death. Reilly has been resurrected and killed many times in the years since.

In other media

The character made his cinematic debut in the 2023 feature movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse voiced by Andy Samberg, and will make his live-action debut in the 2025 Amazon Prime Video streaming television series Spider-Noir, as a composite character with Spider-Man Noir, portrayed by Nicolas Cage.