Ultimate Spider-Man # 100 2006 NM-

Ultimate Spider-Man #100 (2006) is a double-sized milestone issue published by Marvel Comics, written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Mark Bagley. Serving as Part 4 of the "Ultimate Clone Saga" storyline, this landmark issue is famous for bombarding readers with massive plot answers and a sequence of intense cliffhangers.

The narrative jumps back and forth between Peter Parker dealing with family ghosts and his clones wreaking havoc across Metropolis.

The Core Plot: Secrets Revealed

The comic operates on two explosive fronts that converge by the final pages:

• Richard Parker's Return: The issue heavily focuses on Peter's father, Richard Parker, who has shockingly reappeared alive. He reveals that he didn't die in the historic plane crash years ago. Richard explains that he secretly worked for the CIA, who wanted his help to bring down Bolivar Trask. He claims he stayed in hiding to protect Peter while keeping a distant eye on him.
• The Clone Chaos: Meanwhile at an old Oscorp facility, a disfigured, unstable Peter Parker clone (Kaine) has kidnapped Mary Jane Watson. He plans to inject her with the OZ formula to give her superpowers so she can finally protect herself. He is brutally ambushed by a multi-armed Spider-Man clone (Tarantula) trying to save MJ, leading to a vicious monster-versus-monster brawl.

The Triple-Shock Ending

The issue concludes with three rapid-fire, interconnected cliffhangers that completely upend Peter's life:

1. Gwen Stacy's Carnage Transformation: Back at the Parker home, Nick Fury and an army of S.H.I.E.L.D. Spider-Slayers surround the house to arrest Peter and his father. Suddenly, the resurrected Gwen Stacy panics, loses control, and transforms right before their eyes into the monstrous Carnage to attack the S.H.I.E.L.D. forces.
2. Aunt May's Heart Attack: Amidst the sheer horror of seeing Gwen turn into a monster and their house being targeted by tactical military squads, a heavily stressed Aunt May suffers a severe heart attack and collapses.
3. MJ's Mutation: Back at the lab, the disfigured clone successfully completes his experiment. Mary Jane opens her eyes, mutated by the OZ serum into a giant, raging, red furred monster (the Demogoblin/Red Goblin variant of this universe).