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Appearance
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Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 185 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Reddish Brown
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man 14
Died in: Amazing Spider-Man 122.
Other Distingushing Features: Flying above New York on a Goblin Glider in a green latex outfit. |
Story
After having his business partner, Professor Mendel Stromm,
imprisoned for embezzling, Norman Osborn tried an experimental formula
of Stromm that blew up in his face. He nearly died, but discovered that
the formula increased his intelligence and strength. It also drove him
insane. Plotting to become leader of the underworld, Osborn created his
Green Goblin personae and decided to establish his reputation by killing
Spiderman. He came close but failed many times. Devising a compound that
would weaken Spiderman's spider-sense, he followed the Web-slinger undetected.
Snatching Spiderman while he was in his civilian identity of Peter Parker,
the Goblin carted him back to a secret hideout. There he revealed to Peter
his own secret identity. During the battle, the Goblin came in contact
with live wires, which seemed to jolt him into partial amnesia. Since Osborn
had no memory of his criminal past, Spiderman let him go.
The amnesia, however, proved temporary. Osborn several
times regained the memories of the Green Goblin and, knowing Spiderman's
own secret identity, came after Parker each time. The final time, deciding
the direct approach wasn't working, the Goblin kidnapped Gwen Stacy, Parker's
girlfriend, and killed her. Although Spiderman came close to exacting the
ultimate revenge for this act, he pulled back before killing the Goblin.
The fight may have continued, but the Goblin was accidentally impaled by
his own goblin glider.
Numb with shock, his son Harry Osborn removed the Goblin's
costume so that the arriving authorities found industrialist Norman Osborn,
not the Green Goblin, dead. His secret identity was thus preserved for
many years after his death. |
