10 Times Spider-Man Won A Fight He Should Have Lost

J. Jonah Jameson was at it again in Amazing Spider-Man #20 in 1964. This time he worked with crazed doctor Farley Stillwell to turn private investigator Mac Gargan into the green-clad Scorpion, again with the mission to capture Spider-Man.

And there's no logical reason why Spider-Man should have come out on top at the end of that issue.

The Scorpion was designed to be stronger and faster than Spider-Man. He was also given a version of Spider-Man's spider sense.

Stan Lee, the creator of the Scorpion, makes sure that his newest enemy is imposing and during the first two battles in #20, the Scorpion actually defeats Spider-Man, knocking him out twice. And here's the problem: The Scorpion by this point is deranged, eager to terrorise the city. So why does he just leave Spider-Man - twice - when the hero is knocked out? Wouldn't he have killed his enemy?

He doesn't. And the next time they meet, at the end of the issue, Spider-Man manages to rip Scorpion's tale off his body. He also webs the villain's feet to the ground and then delivers a series of quick punches that eventually subdue the Scorpion.

It's good to see Spidey win, of course. But you have to wonder: Wasn't Scorpion strong enough to rip his feet out of that webbing?