De spectaculaire Spider-Man #8
In "De Basilisk," Spider-Man takes on a bizarre Hollywood gig playing a spider monster, only to find himself tangled in a sabotage scheme involving three masked villains in his old costume. With the help of a skeptical special effects technician and a mysterious farm connection, Spider-Man uncovers a deeper conspiracy behind the chaos—while grappling with the real cost of fame. Written by Archie Goodwin and Bill Mantlo, with dynamic art by Don Perlin and Jim Mooney, and a striking cover by Ron Wilson and Dan Adkins.
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Spider-Man is once again broke and accepts an offer from movie director Daniel Miller: Spider-Man is to play a spider monster. Special effects guy Klemmer is furious when his costumes are rejected. A few days later, the movie shoot is sabotaged by the Spider-Squad, three villains wearing Klemmer's spider costumes. Tracking the villains to a farm, Spider-Man barely escapes an explosion rigged by Anton DeLionatus – the producer of the movie! Klemmer is proven innocent, the producer has staged the sabotage in order to cash in on the insurance.
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