Green Goblin
Green Goblin is a comic book character that first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14
The Green Goblin is an evil force of insanity who murders on a whim. Those who have carried the alias include Harry and Norman Osborne.
History
Norman Osborn was a ruthless co-owner of a leading New York chemical manufacturing firm, which also had research division that dealt in other areas including robotics. Osborn was obsessed with gaining increasing amounts of wealth and power, even by unethical means. When he discovered that his long time partner, Professor Mendel Stromm, had taken a sum of money from the company for his personal use. Osborn seized the opportunity: although he knew that Stromm intended to pay him back the money, he had Stromm arrested and jailed for theft.
With Stromm gone, Osborn began going through the notes on Stromm’s private research. Osborn thus stumbled upon a formula that Stromm was developing with the intention of using it to increase a person’s intelligence and physical strength. That night Osborn tried to re-create the chemical from Stromm’s notes. He watched as the solution turned green and then it exploded. Osborn was hospitalized for weeks as surgeons labored round the clock to save his life. They did so, and Osborn was finally released. Only he knew that the chemical had indeed increased his intelligence dramatically, but what Osborn did not realize was that it had also driven him insane. He decided to become a costumed criminal and use his increased intelligence to build upon his company’s scientific devices and chemical discoveries and turn them into his weapons. He designed a costume for himself which he colored green, after the solution, and named himself the Green Goblin.
The Goblin decided to begin his criminal career by killing Spider-Man who had only recently become a crime-fighter. Having thus made a tremendous reputation for himself, the Goblin would then attempt to organize a worldwide crime syndicate with himself as the head. The Goblin first hired the criminal Enforcers, and then recalling Spider-Man early ambitions. In show business, contacted film producer B.J. Cosmos (born Kozmojian) of Cosmos Productions, a studio known for its low budget adventure films. The Goblin was then able to approach Spider-Man with an offer from Cosmos to star in his own film. Both Spider-Man and B.J Cosmos believed the Goblin to be simply another new costumed adventurer, and Spider-Man agreed to the deal in order to make money for his Aunt May. However, once on location in the New Mexico desert, the Goblin and the Enforcers attacked the unsuspecting Spider-Man. The attempt on Spider-Man’s life failed and the film was canceled. The Goblin next ambushed Spider-Man at a meeting of a Spider-Man fan club, but again failed to kill him. So the Goblin resumed his plans to become the head of his own syndicate. His first step was to intimidate the members of the Lucky Lobo gang into making him their leader. The Goblin again failed to kill Spider-Man and the Lucky Lobo’s gang was arrested.
Next the Goblin entered a short-lived partnership with another masked criminal, the Crime-Master, in order to organize all of New York City area’s independent crime gangs under their joint leadership, and thereby provide an effective counter force to Maggia domination of the area’s crime. The Crime-Master soon ended the partnership and made his bid to organize the gangs himself. The Goblin captured Spider-Man and brought his prisoner to the underworld meeting where the Crime-Master hoped to be named leader of the independent gangs. The mobsters then decided to make the Goblin their leader, but withdrew the offer after Spider-Man broke free and he and the police began fighting the assembled gangsters. The Goblin escaped, and the Crime-Master was killed by a police in a gun battle.
The Goblin was now determined to destroy Spider-Man before making another try for the underworld power. After exposing Spider-Man to a gas which temporarily weakened his spider-sense, the Goblin was able to follow him undetected and learn his secret identity of Peter Parker. Then the Goblin easily captured Parker and brought him prisoner to one of his hideouts, where he boastfully revealed to him his true identity of Norman Osborn, the father of Parker’s friend Harry. In the ensuing battle, the Goblin knocked live electrical wires into vials of chemicals which he fell against. The resulting shock blanked out Osborn’s memory of the years during which he had been the Green Goblin. Deciding that Osborn should not be punished for actions he committed while insane, and that Harry would be better off not knowing his father was the Goblin, Spider-Man decided not to expose Osborn’s other identity.
Twice during the following the years the Goblin’s personality and memory resurfaced in Osborn’s mind, but each time Spider-Man managed to induce Osborn into repressing his Goblin self and returning to his normal state of mind, in which he had no memory of being the Goblin. However, when Osborn relapsed the third time, he kidnapped Parker’s girlfriend Gwen Stacy and threw her the Washington Bridge. Even though Spider-Man caught her, the shock of the long, rapid fall had killed her. In a battle with Spider-Man that followed, the Green Goblin was accidentally impaled upon the sharp point of his own jet-glider and died.
It was recently revealed that before Gwen's death, Osborn had rescued Gwen and her father from the Kingpin. She and he entered into a brief affair. Gwen got pregnant and gave birth to twins, Gabriel and Sarah in France. The children remained in the care of people working for Osborn but she refused to give him custody. She planned on telling Peter in the hopes that he would understand, marry her, and help raise the kids.Harry Osborn
Harold Osborn, Norman’s son was at that time in a mentally unstable state due to influence of certain drugs he had been taking. He witnessed the final battle of Spider-Man and the Goblin, and thus witnessed the Goblin’s death. While no one was watching, Harry removed the Goblin’s mask and costume so that the police would find Norman Osborn’s body without any evidence that he was the Goblin. Harry now blamed Spider-Man for murdering his father, and some time later, he discovered that Parker was Spider-Man. Now insane, Harry became the New Green Goblin and battled Spider-Man who defeated him. Spider-Man removed Harry’s costume and Harry was turned over to the police who refused to believe Harry’s claims to be the Green Goblin. Only Harry and Spider-Man knew that the original Green Goblin was dead, and the police thought Harry was too young to have been the Goblin for several years.Harry was placed under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Barton Hamilton who successfully cured Harry of his insanity, and even induced him into forgetting his life as the Goblin and hence his knowledge of Spider-Man’s secret identity. However, under hypnosis, Harry told Hamilton all about him being the Goblin, the Goblin’s secrets and the secret identity of Spider-Man. Hamilton checked out Harry’s stories and discovered them to be true, and even found one of the Goblin’s many hideouts. Eventually, covetous of the Goblin’s powers, Hamilton decided to become the Green Goblin himself. He trained himself in using the Goblin’s equipment, and then took Harry prisoner. As the Goblin, Hamilton then invaded the underworld meeting at which Silvermane was attempting to organize New York City’s independent criminal gangs under the leadership of his Maggia “family”. The Goblin proposed that he lead them instead. The conflict led to a three-way fight among the Goblin, Silvermane and, Spider-Man, in the course of which Silvermane was nearly killed in a fall. Harry escaped captivity and again assumed the identity of the Goblin in order to get revenge on Hamilton. After catching up with him, Harry permanently rejected his own Goblin identity. Hamilton was killed by a explosion of a bomb with which he tried to kill Harry and Spider-Man. Harry again lost the memory of being the Goblin as well as his knowledge of Spider-Man’s secret identity. Harry later recovered his memories and he still felt rage within him, he injected himself with a more potent goblin formula, making him stronger. Harry then planned to kill all his enemies in one act by inviting them to dinner and setting up a bomb to kill them. When Peter realized this, they battle with Harry getting the upper hand. But when he realized that his son, and Mary Jane was also inside where the bomb is. The two worked together to saved their love one and were successful in their rescue. But Harry paid the price when he took the goblin formula, it also poisoned him. He died on route to a hospital, but not before saying to Peter that they will always be best of friends.
Return
Norman Osborn eventually returned to torment the life of Peter including the "death" of his Aunt May which was just a trick orchestrated by Norman, his clone the Scarlet Spider, the "death" of Peter and Mary Jane's unborn child. He later put Flash Thompson into a coma and called a truce with Spider-Man. Recently Osborn was finally revealed to the world to be the Green Goblin after a battle between Spider-Man and Luke Cage. He was sent to jail by masterminded a plan to get out of prison. He employed Scorpion, who is now in possession of the Venom symbiote, to hold Peter's Aunt May hostage if he will release Norman Osborn in jail. Spider-Man did so and soon faced up with the Sinister Twelve. Even with the help of Black Cat, they are in a disadvantage, until they receive help from other heroes thanks to Mary Jane call for help. Green Goblin took off with Mary Jane with Spider-Man trailing them. He brought her to the same bridge that Gwen Stacy fell from, where Norman tried to reenacted what he did to Peter's first love, but this time Spider-Man was successful in saving his wife. Green Goblin then fought a drug-influenced Doctor Octopus until they were both hit by lightning. Doc Ock survives and a letter is mailed to Peter by Norman thanking for giving his life a reason and purpose.Head of the Thunderbolts
Norman was later apprehended by SHIELD and watched as Spider-Man revealed himself as Peter Parker, from which Norman spoke that Peter "broke the rules". He then attacked Ben Urich but collapsed and begin to drool profusely because of nano machines injected by SHIELD to control him. When the Atlantean came to the surface world for diplomatic reasons, Norman attacks them in his Green Goblin guise, managing to kill and wounding them and he even shot the ambassador but not kill him. Osborn was being interrogated by two officers but in a fit of rage he warned that he will kill them and their family, but soon change in to a fearful coward and said to the officers to not let him go and is willing to tell them everything they needed to know. Osborn managed to become the Director for the Thunderbolts. He became responsible for putting together a new team of former villains in order to track down and apprehend super humans that refuse to sign the Super-Human Registration Act. The members he gathered include former Thunderbolt members Moonstone, Songbird, Radioactive Man and Swordsman (Andreas Strucker), along with new members Venom (Mac Gargan), Penance ( Robbie Baldwin), and Bullseye. When four incarcerated telepaths begin to cast mental suggestions in the entire Thunderbolts, Norman Osborn hallucinates his Goblin mask in his desk and begins to have a mental breakdown. He even goes far into becoming Green Goblin again and crucified Swordsman and was about to murder everyone in the Thunderbolts mountain, but managed to be knock out by Songbird. Everything went back to normal when Bullseye killed the telepaths responsible. Norman returned in Spider-Man's life when the Thunderbolts arrived in New York city to capture him for being a unregistered superhuman. While Norman was observing the fight between Spider-Man Venom and Anti-Venom, he was confronted by Menace and scolded him for devoting so much time and work in destroying Spider-Man. After Menace left, Osborn found Peter' camera and tried to reverse engineer to trace back on the location of Spider-Man, he also took a sample from the villain Freak to beat Anti-Venom and made a new Scorpion suit for Mac Gargan that will protect the symbiote while it is recovering.
Rise to Power
In the events of the Secret Invasion Khn'nr, who thinks himself as Captain Marvel, goes to Thunderbolts mountain and defeats the Thunderbolts until Norman talked to him in private and told to leave. The skrull did so and the Thunderbolts ready themselves to fight the invading skrulls and defend Washington DC. He even had a therapeutic experience when he killed a group of skrulls that shape shifted into Spider-Man. He then manipulated the media into believing that his team are the heroes and undermining Tony Stark for his effort in his defense on earth. Norman lead the Thunderbolts into New York for the final battle against the skrulls
Norman next move was to create a new government-sponsored Avengers team called the Dark Avengers, it is composed of his Thunderbolts team member Moonstone posing as Ms. Marvel, Venom as the black Spider-Man, Bullseye as Hawkeye, former Mighty Avengers Ares and Sentry, and new recruits Noh-Varr who now calls himself Captain Marvel and Daken posing as Wolverine. With the help of Ghost, he was able to take on of Starks armors and adopt it as his own, now calling himself the Iron Patriot. He was later ridding in Air Force One with President Barack Obama and Doc Samson, who was presenting evidence of Norman dressed up as Green Goblin killing Thunderbolt guards in his Colorado Mountain base. Norman said that Samson was also involved as well but when he was about to show a video tape showing Norman's killing spree, the airplane was suddenly attacked by the new Thunderbolts, Norman's secret black ops team and another Green Goblin.
Powers
By being exposed by the chemical created by Dr. Stromm, Norman Osborn possesses superhuman strength, stamina, reflexes, durability, agility and a healing factor. He has a genius-level intellect, though he is also insane.
Superhuman strength-Norman Osborn is strong enough to fight spider-man head to head.Healing Factor- Norman Osborn has a healing factor. While it is not as powerful as wolverine's, it was sufficient to save norman from death when he was impaled by his own glider.
Superhuman Reflexes-Norman Osborn can react at superhuman speed.
Superhuman durability- Norman Oborn can withstand forces greater than a normal human being him, allowing him to go head to head with spider-man and take his punches. However, the glider was able to penetrate his skin and almost killed him.
Super stamina-Normal Osborn can fight longer than normal humans as his body produced less toxins.
Genius Intellect- Norman Osborn was highly intelligent and invented a lot of his weapons himself.
Weapons
Pumpkin Bombs-The green goblin's trademark weapon
Glider-Allowed the green goblin to move at high speeds
Armor- Norman Osborn now,currently wears the iron patriot armors,granting him abilities similar to iron man ,in addition to his original powers
Abilities
Norman Osborn was a great schemer and often manipulated people into his goals.Weaknesses
- Mental Instability- Norman Osborn's mental state is unstable. Thus, it can lead him to make irrational decisions.
- Pride- When Norman Osborn captured spiderman once, he revealed that he knew that spider-man was planning to escape but decided to let him fight him head to head to prove that he is better which ultimate led to his defeat.
Weapons
He uses a lot of self-made horror-themed weapons and gadgetry, and a Goblin Glider with various weaponry, such as heat-seeking missiles, on board machine guns and retractable blades. He signature weapon is his Pumpkin Bomb, a bat-shaped boomerang that emit smoke or toxic gas and pair of gloves that can emit 1,000 volts of electricity. He also wears a chain mail suit for protection and his mask has filter in it to protect himself from his own toxic gas. The Green Goblin has used many other gadgets over the years, such as a ghost which drained all the air out of the area it was in.
Characteristics
Height: 5' 11";(armored) 6'4"
Weight: 185 lbs;(armored) 385 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair:Reddish Brown
Phil Urich
Phil Urich was the fourth (or fifth, depending on if you want to count Niels Van Adder), and only good Green Goblin
Phil Urich discovered one of the late Harry Osborne's secret lairs. He discovered that Harry, before his death, had been working on new goblin gear, notably a new goblin suit and glider. He would start parading around as the Green Goblin and getting into fights with super-villains. Some believed Phil to be as maniacal as the rest of the goblins, but he claims he was only doing it for kicks. Phil's costume would later become damaged during the Onslaught saga. Repairing it was beyond is scope, and after getting beaten without his powers, he finally decided to give up being the Green Goblin.
Phil possessed no powers, but the goblin suit possessed technology which augmented Phil's physical abilities. Phil's repertoire mainly consisted of the same Halloween-themed gadgets that the other goblins used. However, new gadgets included a device in the mask which produced sonic screams, and devices in the boots which kept him in the air for a short time if separated from his glider.
Alternate Realities
Earth-295 ( Age of Apocalypse)
Known as Red in the alternate reality known as Age of Apocalypse Norman Osborn was a member of the Marauders, along with teammates Arcade, Kingpin, and Owl. The four villains were sent by Apocalypse to destroy the land of Wakanda. Though they were able to murder Black Panther and destroy much of the land, Red's life was cut short by Hawkeye, who blew him up with an explosive missile. As with the rest of the Marauders, Red was equipped with wrist weapons and "air-steppers", boot attachments that allowed him near-flight.
Earth-1610 (Ultimate Universe)
The next day the Goblin attacked Midtown high school. Spider-Man arrived on the scene and the two of them started fighting. Although still unable to speak the Goblin recognized that Spider-Man was Peter Parker. Their subsequent battle took them to a bridge where the Goblin was then shot down by police; his body falling into the river and disappearing.
Osborn later resurfaced with his mind intact and the ability to transform in and out of his Goblin form by injecting himself with OZ (his super soldier formula). He then attempted to blackmail Spider-Man into killing Nick Fury. However with assistance from Fury himself and SHIELD Spider-Man defied Osborn. The Goblin making good on his threat kidnapped Mary Jane Watson and brought her to the Queensboro Bridge. Ignoring Spider-Man’s pleas the Goblin threw Mary Jane off the bridge. Spider-Man barely managed to rescue her before resuming his fight with the Goblin with backup from SHIELD. Losing the battle, the Goblin retreated back to his penthouse where he then pumped himself full of Oz, increasing his size and strength and further deteriorating his mind. Spider-Man arrived shortly after and the two continued their fight. Harry walked in on them during the battle discovering both their identities. He pleaded for his father to stop but to no avail. Taking matters into his own hands Harry then drove a window pane into the Goblin’s back, changing him into his human form and knocking him out. Harry then passed out and he and his father were taken into SHIELD custody.
Osborn was imprisoned with four other super criminals who were also captured by Spider-Man; Doctor Octopus, Kraven The Hunter, Electro and the Sandman. Thanks to his new ability to transform into the Green Goblin without the need of an OZ injection and with the help of Doctor Octopus, the Goblin escaped SHIELD custody with the four other criminals. Together they then managed to break into a SHIELD facility and kidnap Spider-Man who had been brought there for assistance. Osborn once again blackmailed Spider-Man into joining him; seeing him as his true son. Out of fear of what could happen to his friends and family Spider-Man accepted. The newly formed Ultimate Six then attacked the White House where the Ultimates were waiting for them. A battle commenced on the White House lawn during which Spider-Man turned on the Goblin, having learned from Captain America that his Aunt was safe in SHIELD custody. One by one each member of Osborn’s group was defeated until only he was left standing. To get the Goblin to surrender Nick Fury sent Harry onto the battlefield who then begged his father to stop. For a moment it seemed like Harry was getting through to his father, until Iron Man fired on the Goblin causing him to attack. He was then shot down by Shield and taken into custody. He later escaped having evolved from the original Oz formula and set forth to regain his power and money. After killing one of his bank holders, he continued to search for his money until he was attacked by Spider-man, Kitty, and Shield agents. He managed to get away due to a large distraction and made his way to Peter's house threatening Peter to reveal himself to the world as Spider-Man. Minutes later, Shield places Harry Osborn on CNN stating that his father was insane and a monster. Norman was furious and leaped onto the shield helicarrier after leaving the house. One the helicarrier, harry turned into the Hob Gobling and he and Peter faced Norman. Eventualy, Norman killed his son and Carol Danvers shot him in the head for it.
In the video game Ultimate Spider-Man the Green Goblin was freed from captivity by Beetle, before being stopped by Spider-Man and returned to SHIELD. This was supposed to affect the comics, but it appears that it shall not.
Earth-2149 (Marvel Zombiverse)
In the zombie universe, Green Goblin is one of the infected of the virus. He is seen as one of the zombies attacking Galactus during the arrival of Galactus to Earth.Earth-311 (Marvel 1602)
In the year 1602, Norman is trying to steer up conflict between the American colonist and the Native Americans to find "the Source", a source of power that is guarded by the Native Americans. Eventually, Norman was captured and imprisoned when the Colonist and the Natives made peace.Earth-928 (Marvel 2099)
Goblin 2099 is a trickster that wants to prove that Spider-Man 2099 is working for Alchemax Corporation. He was unmasked and was identified to be Spider-Man's brother Gabriel, but it was later revealed to be a shape shifter.Earth-9997 (Earth X)
OsCorp has been widening its business to the point that it now runs the whole country, which has made Norman the de facto ruler of America.Earth-982 (MC2 Universe)
The Green Goblin and Spider-Man fought for the last time which resulted to Norman's death and Peter's leg being blown off and his official retirement from crime-fighting. Some time later, Normie Osborn, took over the mantle of the Green Goblin and fought Spider-Girl, but later he reformed and became her ally.Spectacular Spider-Man animated Series
The Green Goblin made an appearance in the Spectacular Spider-Man series in episode seven voiced by Steve Blum, he wears the traditional green and purple look as he traditionally had worn before in many versions of Spider-Man's story the only difference is that he looks a bit cooler looking giving Spider-Man his new brand of craziness and mayhem. His agenda was to have Tombstone back down and have possession of his empire but the Goblins plan was thwarted by Spider-Manin the episode certain details revealed that its a high possibility that Harry Osborn assumes his identity.
During the second season it is revealed that in fact Norman Osborn is the real Green Goblin and just wanted Spider-Man to believe Harry beeing the Green Goblin. Spidey and the Goblin start a cambat in which it seems as if Norman dies. But at the season's end Osborn takes on a fake identity and moves outside the USA. Harry, who like everyone else believes his father were dead, swears to avenge his death.
Spider-Man in the 90's series
Norman Osborn is regular character in the 90's series, until he is sent to a limbo dimesion. Thereafter Harry founds out about his father's second identity and decides to fulfill his work by eliminating his former friend Peter Parker.
South Park
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Green Goblin makes a cameo appearence on South Park.
Maximum Overdrive:
In the 1980's Stephen King horror film about machines killing humans to pave the way for an alien invasion, a Big Rig, which had Green Goblin's face on it was prominently featured throughout the movie as the leader of the killer trucks. This was officially authorized by Marvel.
Appearance in video games
The green goblin appeared in “spider-man friend or foe” as a playable character to fight
The green goblin will be appearing in the upcoming game “marvel ultimate alliance 2” as a playable character.
| Super Name: | Green Goblin |
| Real Name: | None (Mantle) |
| Aliases: |
Norman Osborn Harry Osborn Phil Urich Bart Hamilton Nels van Adder Goblin Lord Normie Osborn |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Radiation |
| 1st Appearance: | The Amazing Spider-Man #14 |
| Appears in: | 208 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
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