Marvel Team-Up #16
In "Beware the Basilisk My Son!", a fateful encounter with the Kree alpha stone transforms ordinary night watchman Basil Elks into the monstrous Basilisk. With Captain Marvel and Spider-Man racing to stop him, the hunt for the omega stone becomes a desperate race against a power that’s already taken hold. Written by Len Wein and illustrated by Gil Kane, with inks by Jim Mooney and David Hunt, and colors by Glynis Wein, this 1973 classic features a striking cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia.
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Basil Elks accidentally finds the Kree alpha stone. When a night watchmen shoots the stone, Basil is bathed in it's energies and becomes the Basilisk. Captain Marvel and Spider-Man race Basilisk to the omega stone. Captain Marvel gets trapped within the stone and disappears.
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