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    • The Hobgoblin is the alias of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most of whom are depicted as enemies of the superhero Spider-Man and belong to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery. Created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr., the first incarnation of the Hobgoblin was introdu… See more

    Publication history

    The Hobgoblin was created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr. for The Amazing Spider-Man … See more

    Fictional character biography

    Edward "Ned" Leeds was a reporter working for the Daily Bugle. In 1987, he is revealed to be the first Hobgoblin, before being murdered by the Foreigner. Ten years later in 1997, Leeds is retroactively established to … See more

    PublisherMarvel Comics
    First appearanceThe Amazing Spider-Man #238 (March 1983)
    Alter egoNed Leeds · Roderick Kingsley · Lefty Donovan · Jason Macendale · Robin Borne · Harry Osborn · Daniel Kingsley · Phil Urich · Claude
    Powers, abilities, and equipment

    As the Hobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley wears bulletproof mail with an overlapping tunic, cape, and cowl. A computerized system cybernetically causes the finger-blasters to randomly vary their attack vectors when trained on … See more

    Alternative versions

    During the "Secret Wars" storyline in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, the Roderick Kingsley version of the Hobgoblin appears as a member of Regent's Sinister Six where they are tasked to hunt down Spid… See more

    Reception

    In 2009, an IGN list of the top 100 comic book villains ranked the Roderick Kingsley incarnation of the Hobgoblin as the 57th best. See more

    In other media

    • An amalgamated incarnation of the Hobgoblin named Jason Philips appears in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, voiced by Mark Hamill. The Hobgoblin is initially hired and given an arsenal of weapons by Norman Os… See more

    External links

    Hobgoblin I at Marvel.com
    Hobgoblin I at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
    SpideyKicksButt.com: "Squandered Legacy: The Rise and Fall of the Hobgoblin"See more

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