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The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
The Coming of the Scorpion! (or "Spidey Battles Scorpey!")

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Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

The Coming of the Scorpion! (or "Spidey Battles Scorpey!")

by Stan Writer Stan Lee Writer +11 more

Nov 1, 1964 USD $0.12 36 pages

Key Issue

Overview Market Data $188+ Series comments

J. Jonah Jameson secretly funds a procedure to create a superhuman enforcer capable of defeating Spider-Man, and the result is the Scorpion, a man enhanced with his namesake's speed and strength. When the Scorpion proves more dangerous than anticipated, Jameson finds he cannot control what he has set loose.

Series

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

Issue Number

#20

Release Date

November 1, 1964

Cover Date

January 1965

Cover Price

USD $0.12

Page Count

Series Details

Title

The Amazing Spider-Man

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1963 - 1998

Issues Count

651

Also Known As

The Amazing Ricochet

Genres

Superhero, Horror, Fantasy, Crime, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Sports

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Key Issue

Appearance

First appearance of Scorpion (Mac Gargan)

Story

Origin of Scorpion (Mac Gargan)

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Creators

Stan

Writer (Uncredited)

Stan Lee

Writer, Editor

Jack Kirby

Artist, Penciller

Steve Ditko

Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Chic Stone

Inker

Sol Brodsky

Inker

Stan Goldberg

Colorist

Sam Rosen

Letterer

Xenia Pamfil

Letterer

Characters

Aunt May

May Reilly Parker Jameson

Betty Brant

Elizabeth Brant-Leeds

Flash Thompson

Eugene Thompson

J. Jonah Jameson

John Jonah Jameson Junior

Liz Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Scorpion

MacDonald Gargan

Spider-Man

Peter Parker

Dr. Stillwell

Farley Stillwell

Ned Leeds

Edward "Ned" Leeds

Scorpion

Teams

Daily Bugle

Lists

The Comics Behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026 Film)

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versedb Staff

Spider-Man: Brand New Day reached theaters on July 31, 2026, with Destin Daniel Cretton directing and Tom Holland back as Peter Parker. The film borrows its name from a landmark comics era and leans on a street-level set of villains. This list is where those pieces began on the page. It opens with the 2008 story the movie is named for, then traces the first appearances of the foes and allies the film draws on, from the Scorpion to the Punisher to Tombstone. Read it start to finish to see how one movie title reaches back through decades of Spider-Man comics.

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