The Jackal is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel comics. The character first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974), and was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Ross Andru. In Amazing Spider-Man #148 (September 1975), the identity of the Jackal was revealed to be Professor Miles Warren, a supporting character of Spider-Man, who first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. The character is the main antagonist of the controversial 1990s story arc, the Clone Saga.