Ranking Every Green Goblin (and Other Goblins) in the Comics
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Upvote the best comic book characters who have been Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, Grey Goblin, Demogoblin or Proto-Goblin
- 1Amazing Spider-ManHarry Osborn (birth name: Harold Theopolis Osborn) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. He is Peter Parker's best friend, the son of Norman Osborn, the father of Normie Osborn and Stanley Osborn, and the second incarnation of Green Goblin. The character has appeared in many adaptations of Spider-Man outside of the comic books, including various cartoons and video games. He is portrayed in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy by James Franco, 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 by Dane DeHaan.More Harry Osborn
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- 2Amazing Spider-ManRoderick Kingsley is the first of several fictional characters who would claim the alias Hobgoblin that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #43 then as the Hobgoblin in The Amazing Spider-Man #238, and was created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr. In 2009, the Hobgoblin was ranked by IGN as the 57th greatest comic book villain.
- 3Superior Spider-ManNorman Osborn is a fictional character from the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2.More Green Goblin
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- 4Web of Spider-ManPhilip Benjamin "Phil" Urich is a Marvel Comics fictional character whose first appearance was in Web of Spider-Man #125 by Gerry Conway. He once was the fourth Green Goblin as a superhero and later becomes the new Hobgoblin as a supervillain.
- 5The Spectacular Spider-Man, Web of Spider-ManDemogoblin is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe.More Demogoblin
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- 6Ultimate Spider-ManMary Jane "MJ" Watson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. The character made her first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #25. Since then she has gone on to become Peter Parker's main love interest and later his wife. The character has been portrayed by Kirsten Dunst in the three Spider-Man feature films directed by Sam Raimi (20022007) and by Shailene Woodley in deleted scenes of the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
- 7Amazing Spider-ManMenace is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics villainess and enemy of Spider-Man. Her first appearance as Lily Hollister is in The Amazing Spider-Man #545, and her first appearance as Menace is in The Amazing Spider-Man #550, which is the start of the second story arc in the "Brand New Day" overarching storyline that followed the events of "One More Day".
- 8Amazing Spider-ManJason Philip Macendale, Jr. is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.
- 9Amazing Spider-ManNed Leeds is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Spider-Man. He was a reporter at the Daily Bugle, where Peter Parker also works.
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Nalin Oberoi
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Barton Hamilton
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Normie Osborn
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Joseph Hogan
Spider-Man: House of M - 14
Daniel Kingsley
Amazing Spider-Man - 15
Lefty Donovan
Amazing Spider-Man - 16Spectacular Spider-Man (UK)The Chameleon is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.More Chameleon
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- 17DeadpoolDeadpool is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in The New Mutants #98. Deadpool was originally a supervillain in his first appearance in The New Mutants and later in issues of X-Force, before eventually becoming an antihero. Deadpool is a disfigured and mentally unstable mercenary with the superhuman ability of an accelerated healing factor. He is known as the "Merc with a Mouth" because of his talkative nature and tendency to break the fourth wall, which is used by writers to humorous effect. The character was portrayed by Ryan Reynolds in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, who will reprise the role in Deadpool, set to be released on February 12, 2016.
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Nels van Adder
Spider-Man - 19Spider-Man: House of MSpider-Man is a fictional superhero created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. He appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, as well as in a number of movies, television shows, and video game adaptations set in the Marvel Universe. In the stories, Spider-Man is the alias of Peter Parker, an orphan raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City after his parents Richard and Mary Parker were killed in a plane crash.More Spider-Man
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Gabriel Stacy
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