bald_eagle's The Spectacular Spider-Man #85 - The Hatred Of The Hobgoblin review

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    I Love the Hobgoblin

    The Story 
    The Hobgoblin with a refined Green Goblin formula gives himself super strength and goes to test his new power against Spiderman.  Meanwhile Harry and Liz Osborn tell their friends of her pregancy giving them food for thought on their on relationships.  Later on Spiderman then goes to spend some time with his then current girlfriend the Black Cat.  Who makes it obvious she is only interested in Spiderman and not what is under the mask.  As Spidey and the Black Cat travel along the rooftops of New York they are attacked by the new and improved Hobgoblin.  Though the Black Cat feels she can hold her own against any of Spiderman's enemies, the oppisite would be the truth as Spiderman takes his lumps trying to protect her.  Then Spiderman pretending to be beaten waits for the Hobgoblin to strike.  The Black Cat unware of Spidey's plan leaps to save him but instead allows the Hobgoblin to escape. 
     
    The Good
    The Hobgoblin again shows why he is one of Spiderman's greatest enemies.  Though some might say he is just a copy of the Green Goblin he did more since his creation in Amazing Spiderman than Norman Osborn ever did until these last few years, where they finally used Norman to his fullest potential.  And also as someone who doesn't care for the Black Cat its great when she messes up and crashes into Spiderman. Then Spidey blames her for allowing Hobgoblin to escape.  I'm also not always a big fan of Al Milgrom's art, but  with Art and Jim Mooney it actually looks pretty  good. 
     
    The Bad 
    I can't say there was anything I didn't like. 
     
    Rating 5 out of 5 
    As a Spiderman fan this is a must have issue.  And even if your not a big Spidey fan it still has a pretty good story and pretty decent art.  

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