Ben Reilly is (supposedly) the clone of Peter Parker. He fought Peter once, because both he and Peter believed they were the original Spider-Man. After losing this battle, and now believing himself to be a clone, Ben left New York and traveled the country for five years. Upon learning of Aunt May's health condition, he returned to New York.
Ben put together a new costume to help Peter with the Spider-Man duties, and was dubbed the "Scarlet Spider" by the Daily Bugle. Ben remained the Scarlet Spider for some time, until after Peter and Mary Jane left New York. Because the Scarlet Spider was being such a nuisance to the new Doctor Octopus II, she created a fake Scarlet Spider to ruin his reputation. So, Ben assumed the one identity she could never tarnish--Spider-Man! Ben was Spider-Man for awhile, until Norman Osborne, the original Green Goblin, returned from the grave and tried to kill Peter. To save him, Ben jumped in front of a goblin glider impaling himself, in the now-classic Spider-Man #75.
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