"Arachnis Ex Machina" Cyberwar Part 4 of 4. Direct Edition (with pink cover). Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Bill Sienkiewicz (finishes), and Jimmy Palmiotti (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz.
Story continues from Scarlet Spider (1995) #2. Doctor Octopus' virtual reality Scarlet Spider has destroyed the real Scarlet Spider's reputation! So Ben Reilly is desperate to find his doppelganger and end this cyber caper! Auspiciously Ben gets his chance when he jumps into the middle of the final battle between Doc Ock (aka Carolyn Trainer) and Alistair Smythe's Cyber-Slayers! If the scarlet web-slinger can emerge victorious, he'll then have a huge decision to make about his future! Is it time for the Scarlet Spider to become the Amazing Spider-Man? Cameo appearances by Ken Ellis, Seward Trainer, Master Programmer, and Stunner. (Notes: Ben Reilly appears next in Sensational Spider-Man (1996 1st series) #0. The Spectacular Spider-Man series resumed in January 1996 after two issues of the Spectacular Scarlet Spider title. The two-issue Spectacular Scarlet Spider title was reprinted in 2011 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #1.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.
