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Hobgoblin Returns To Amazing Spider-Man In 2022

This last week, Marvel Comics ran solicitations for July 2022's Amazing Spider-Man #7 and #8, which suggested that Norman Osborn was creating a new Spider-Man suit for Peter Parker.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7
MARVEL COMICS
MAY220863
(W) Zeb Wells (A) Patrick Gleason (CA) John Romita
Norman Osborn is back! But what does he have planned for Spider-Man?! One of the biggest Spidey status quo changes in years is here! RATED T+In Shops: Jul 06, 2022 SRP: $3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8
MARVEL COMICS
MAY220867
(W) Zeb Wells (A) Patrick Gleason (CA) John Romita
Spider-Man has a new costume and accessories that look vaguely…familiar. Is that a GLIDER?! RATED T+In Shops: Jul 27, 2022 SRP: $3.99

With covers and press suggesting that Norman and Peter were getting back together, and with Norman creating a version of the Goblin Glider for Spider-Man to use. All fun and frolics. But the Amazon listing for the collection that will contain Amazing Spider-Man #7 to #12 has a different goblin in mind. Because the story running in those issues has one overall title, Hobgoblin.

Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr. Vol. 3: Hobgoblin Paperback – January 3, 2023
by Zeb Wells (Author), John Romita (Artist) COLLECTING Amazing Spider-Man (2022) 7-12

See? The original Hobgoblin first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #238 almost thirty years ago in 1983, with powers and equipment based on the Green Goblin, and originally revealed to be an acquaintance of Spider-Man, Ned Leeds, though retconned later to be one Roderick Kingsley. There have been many other folks taking on the Hobgoblin identity over the years, including being turned into a demonic entity by the Inferno event. Hey, we know that the original Inferno event is being revised by Ben Reilly in Free Comic Book Day, right? Spoilers are here – but maybe it might suggest the kind of Hobgoblin we might be getting back? That's pure speculation of course. But it might tie a few things together…


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