Harry Osborn was seen riding a … Like other writers Stern found himself under pressure to have Spider-Man fight the Green Goblin again, but did not wish to bring Norman Osborn or Bart Hamilton back from the dead, have Harry Osborn become the Green Goblin again, or create yet another Green Goblin. Hoping to give another try at escaping from his identity, Kingsley leaked word to the underworld that Leeds was the Hobgoblin. However, Mary Jane broke up with Harry and started dating Peter Parker.

Disabling Spider-Man's spider-senses, the Hobgoblin prepared to kill Spider-Man with his glove-blasters. The Hobgoblin was created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr. for The Amazing Spider-Man #238 (March 1983). Like other writers, Stern found himself under pressure to have Spider-Man fight the Green Goblin again, but did not wish to bring Norman Osborn or Bart Hamilton back from the dead, have Harry Osborn be the Green Goblin again, or create yet another Green Goblin. Taking this information, Macendale paid the supervillain known as the Foreigner to take Leeds out.

Harold Theopolis "Harry" Osborn, also known as the Green Goblin, is a major character in Marvel Comics, specifically serving as a supporting character and occasional antagonist towards Spider-Man.

Bursting into the meeting after Harry Osborn exposed the robot Hobgoblin as a fake, the real Hobgoblin was ambushed by Spider-Man, who had also been observing the meet in secret. However, the truth was that Harry killed Norman while he was the Green Goblin to save Spider-Man. Son of Oscorp Industries' CEO Norman Osborn, Harry Osborn befriended Peter Parker while attending Midtown High. Hobgoblin told him that he had a new job and used Osborn as a "reference".

Kingpin then called Osborn to tell him that he had Harry and then allowed Hobgoblin to speak. Instead he created a new character as heir to the Goblin's legacy and developed the Hobgoblin. The ultimate version of the Hobgoblin is Harry Osborn who was killed by Norman Osborn. Hobgoblin cryptically said that was a fine game to play. He is the best friend of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, who would later turned to villainy and adapted the Green Goblin persona in an attempt to avenge his father Norman's "death". Harry Osborn as Hobgoblin in the Ultimate comics. Hobgoblin watched as Kingpin demanded all of Osborn's inventions to remain silent. After a difficult labor brought on by the trauma of facing the Hobgoblin, Liz gave birth to a son, Norman Harold Osborn, and asked Peter and Mary Jane to be the godparents.

Angry at Peter Parker, Harry told Mary Jane that Peter had killed his father. In the Ultimate comics Harry was Peter's friend. To defend his family from the Hobgoblin, Harry resumed his role as the Green Goblin.

Harry dated Mary Jane.

They parted ways when Harry was accepted into Horizon High, but they remained friends.. After a catastrophe led to Harry getting suspended from Horizon High, his father created a new school, so his son wouldn't be publicly shamed. The Hobgoblin took one more attempt at killing Harry Osborn, and poisoned both Osborn and Spider-Man. History. Other Media Television Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Kingsley in the show. When the Parkers were evicted from their apartment, Harry and Liz took them in as tenants.