Deadpool / Amazing Spider-Man / Hulk: Identity Wars #[nn]
In "Identity Wars, Part 1," Spidey, Deadpool, and Hulk are thrust into a strange new reality where their lives have taken wildly different turns. Spidey finds himself in a world where Peter Parker is the wealthy, powerful Amazing Spider—and even reunited with Uncle Ben—only to uncover a chilling truth behind the hero's rise. Written by John Layman and illustrated by Lee Garbett, with inks by Mark Pennington and colors by Fabio D'Auria, this 2011 Marvel crossover kicks off with a bold twist and a haunting mystery. The cover by Steve McNiven and Mark Morales captures the moment the heroes face their darker reflections.
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Spidey, Deadpool and Hulk fall through a dimensional portal and find themselves confronted by their alternate selves from another universe. Spidey discovers that, in this reality, Peter Parker is the Amazing Spider, a hero with unlimited wealth and power. The Spider is ailing from a mysterious malady so Spidey takes his place and revels in this ideal life. He is even reunited with Uncle Ben. Things turn sour, however, as Ben turns out to be a tyrant who has pushed his nephew to be a powerful hero by pulling Spidey counterparts from alternate dimensions and sucking the life out of them.
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