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Spider-Man #58 (1990 McFarlane Series)
THE MARK OF KAINE PART 3 – SPIDER, SPIDER, WHO’S GOT THE SPIDER?
Mary Jane has been kidnapped and while the Scarlet Spider confronts someone who looks like Peter Parker in a Spider-Man costume, they are interrupted by another Peter Parker who has just come crashing through the door. This Peter Parker is the one who has been incarcerated at Ryker’s Island and has come seeking his wife Mary Jane. The Parker in the Spider-Man costume becomes angry, telling the other two that he is tired of the deceptions and demands to have his life back. However, the recent arrival insists that he is the real Peter Parker and he demands that the other tell him where his wife is. Hearing this other man call himself Peter Parker prompts the Peter in the Spider-Man costume to attack the person he claims is an impostor. However, before they can come to blows, the Scarlet Spider gets between the two and convinces them to stand down, as fighting won’t help them find Mary Jane. Totally confused, the Scarlet Spider at least knows that he is not Peter Parker. That’s when the new arrival says he broke out of prison after Judas Traveller told him that his wife was captured by Kaine. Turning to the Parker in the Spider-Man costume, the Scarlet Spider demands to know what happened. This Peter doesn’t know anything because he was hit from behind but promises to save Mary Jane, then passes out as he is still suffering from the blow to the head. After seeing to this Peter Parker, Ben checks on the other. This Peter has pulled out the remains of his black costume and begins gearing up to go hunting for his wife. When Ben asks what they should do with the other Peter Parker, Peter tells Ben that clones are his area of expertise and leaves out the skylight. When the Scarlet Spider goes to check on the other Parker, he finds that he has left the house as well. Meanwhile, in a cave below Manhattan, Mary Jane tries to get Kaine to explain himself to her, but he doesn’t say anything. Fed up with the silent treatment, she decides to leave. Kaine blocks her path and finally tells her what he wants: He wants what her husband Peter has and there is only one way of getting it. While above ground, Peter Parker scours the city looking for his wife, hoping that she will send some kind of sign to him. He also wonders who Kaine is, and why he is so obsessed with his life. That’s when the Scarlet Spider catches up and insists that he wants to help Peter find his wife. He also knows a lot about Kaine, and that Peter will need his help. When Ben asks Peter what their next move is, Parker tells him that they need to wait for Mary Jane to signal them, as she knows what to do. As the two restlessly wait for a sign from Mary Jane, they are unaware that they are being observed by the other Spider-Man. Down below, Mary Jane continues to get Kaine to try and explain himself. When she doesn’t get any further answers from Kaine, she decides that she needs to act now. However, she fears what might happen if her husband breaks out of prison to rescue her. Suddenly, Kaine begins screaming in pain, as he gets another precognitive flash of someone murdering Mary Jane. He feels that this moment is coming soon and begins to bellow in rage. Fearing for her life, Mary Jane decides she needs to call her husband anyway. She then activates a spider-tracer she has hidden in her necklace, deciding that she needs to in order to save herself an
