Green Goblin I

The greatest of all SpiderMan's foes, no villain has done more to wreck the web-slinger's life than the original Green Goblin.

Real Name: Norman Osborn II
Occupation: Professional criminal, owner and president of Osborn Industries
Identity: Revealed following his assumed death
Legal status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record
Place of birth: Hartford, Connecticut
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: New York City
First appearance: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14

Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Reddish brown

Known Powers: An untested, experimental formula gifted Norman Osborn with super-human strength, a heightened intellect and a regenerative healing factor -- at the cost of his sanity.

Weapons: The Green Goblin employs a variety of weapons of his own design -- including incendiary and concussion grenades, constructed in the form of miniature jack o' lanterns; smoke- and gas-emitting bombs, each surrounded by a light plastic mantle that flutters like a wraith when thrown; and gloves capable of channeling pulsed discharges of 10,000 volts of high-frequency electric power. The Green Goblin also has developed a gas that can neutralize Spider-Man's Spider-Sense for a limited period.

History: The ruthless owner of a leading chemical-manufacturing firm based in New York City, Norman Osborn was obsessed with increasing his wealth and power -- even through unethical means. But exposure to an experimental strength- and intelligence-enhancing formula drove the industrialist insane, and so was born the Green Goblin -- a cackling, crazed criminal genius obsessed with becoming crimelord of New York City. But once Spider-Man began interfering with his plans, the Goblin turned his fixation to destroying the wall-crawler. Outfitting himself with pumpkin bombs, electricity-blasting gloves and an amazing goblin-glider, the villain attacked Spider-Man mercilessly. At one point, he even discovered the hero's true identity. All that prevented Osborn from realizing his murderous goal was a bout of amnesia, which hid all memory of his Green Goblin persona.

However, Osborn's sanity didn't last, and the Green Goblin again was soaring through the skies of New York City in search of Spider-Man -- this time, with tragic results. To lure Spidey into a final showdown, the Goblin kidnapped the web-slinger's then-girlfriend, Gwen Stacy. Despite Spider-Man's best efforts, the Goblin took Gwen's life -- sending her hurling off the top of a bridge. But the Goblin apparently was killed during the ensuing battle with Spider-Man, impaled by his own glider.

Only recently did Spider-Man discover Osborn had survived, kept alive by the mysterious Goblin formula. Secretly moving to Europe, the villain built a sprawling, secretive criminal empire. But the death of his son Harry, Norman's successor as the Green Goblin, brought him back to the States for one final act of revenge against his nemesis. Wielding his evil influence to convince Peter Parker he was a clone, the Goblin eventually killed Ben Reilly -- himself a cloned version of Parker who taken over as Spider-Man.

Hoping to acquire unlimited power, Norman participated in the Gathering of the Five. Instead, his gift was madness. Cured of his insanity, Osborn went into hiding in Europe. There, he fell in love with his Swiss nurse while continuing his never-ending plot to destroy Spider-Man.

Recently, Osborn's plans came to fruition as he attempted to make Parker heir to the Osborn legacy.