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20January 1965
$0.12

The Amazing Spider-Man #20

Marvel · January 1965 · on sale 1964-10-08

Origin: Mac Gargan
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
January 1965
Key date
1965-01-00
On-sale date
1964-10-08
Indicia publisher
Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Mac Gargan, Scorpion.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Scorpion!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenMac Gargan, Peter Parker, Scorpion, Spider-Man
1The Coming of the Scorpion!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenLiz Allan, Betty Brant, Mac Gargan Origin, J. Jonah Jameson, Ned Leeds, May Parker, Peter Parker, Scorpion Origin, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone, Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen
3-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg
4Peter Parker and Ol' Webheadillustration1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenPeter Parker, Spider-Man

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Sources

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