Comics Corner: The Amazing Spider-Man 20



Title: The Amazing Spider-Man
Issue Number: 20
Release Date: January 1965

Highlights
  • First appearance of the MacDonald Gargan / the Scorpion
  • Ned Leeds leaves for Europe
  • J. Jonah Jameson is responsible for creating the Scorpion - Officially making J.J.J. a villain in my book 
  • Spidey gets a whoopin' - Twice!
  • Great story, great villain and great action - One of the best stories since Spidey was created
Low Points
  • The mystery cliffhanger from issue 19 is a letdown - Simply a guy being paid by J. Jonah Jameson to follow Peter Parker in order to find out how he gets photos of Spider-Man
Oddities
  • Spider-Man makes a bat out of webbing and uses it to startle a man he's following
  • Gargan is willing to submit himself to a scientific experiment for only $10,000.00 - Sure, that equates to $83,624.25 on the inflation calculator, but still, that's not much for something so risky
  • Scorpion comes out of nowhere, landing on Spider-Man's back in mid air as he swings
Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)


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