Stern instead created a new concept as heir to the Goblin legacy and developed the Hobgoblin. Stern recounts that he directed Romita to base the costume on the Green Goblin's but to make it "a little more medieval-looking", while Romita asserts that he was given no direction beyond using the Green Goblin as a basis.
The reason Hobgoblin was introduced first in the 90's show was to sell toys, namely the glider, while still trying to hold back the Green Goblin for a stronger narrative arc. It's the same reason the spider slayers got introduced so early (and look like transformers or power ranger robots).
5 Hobgoblin Proved He Was Physically Stronger In Battle Against The Green Goblin. During his first encounters with Spider-Man, the Hobgoblin was hopelessly outgunned and relied on his gadgets for survival. When Hobgoblin finally cracked the code of Osborn's formula, his discovery granted him a major upgrade.
Harry eventually turns into the Hobgoblin creature, gaining super strength, pyrokinesis and orange Goblin-like super skin. Harry tries to stop himself during a battle with Spider-Man, but Shaw takes over and is wounded by S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers.
Hobgoblin clashed with the Green Goblin several times and they have developed a strong hatred for each other since. The Hobgoblin also has joined various villain groups such as the Sinister Six and the Sinister Seven.
During his trial Macendale publicly revealed that Ned Leeds was the "original" Hobgoblin - even though no one, including Macendale, at that point knew that was not true at all. The true Hobgoblin, Kingsley returned from retirement, his first act being to kill Macendale whom he deemed unworthy of his title.
The Norman version of the Green Goblin is usually regarded as Spider-Man's archenemy. The second Goblin, Harry Osborn, is Norman's son and Peter Parker's best friend. He has the same powers as his father.
It's conceivable Osborn could beat Sandman using science, but an enraged Green Goblin would try to overpower Sandman - which is a feat he wouldn't be able to accomplish.
The Hobgoblin of 2099 is a clone, created from the DNA of the late Roderick Kingsley, by Serena Patel. Following this, the clone was grafted with hybrid organic nanofiber wings, armed with high explosives and genetically enhanced, endowing him with abilities.
Roderick Kingsley may have been the original Hobgoblin, but a number of characters have appeared in the role to torment Spider-Man over the years. Spider-Man investigated a new mystery surrounding the identity of Hobgoblin during Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr.'s Amazing Spider-Man run.
As the Joker possesses no meta-human powers, abilities or combat training, the Green Goblin's enhanced strength, reflexes and recuperative abilities give him the edge over the Joker in a physical fight.
Kingsley protected himself and his identity by hiring goons and body doubles to wear the costume, often in short-lived and fatal stints as the villain. In Leeds's case, Kingsley brainwashed him into posing as the Hobgoblin, meaning that perhaps the MCU won't have its version of Leeds truly turn evil.
In "The Hobgoblins' Last Stand", both Ned and Kingsley are both turned into Hobgoblins again by the Queen Goblin, serving as her enforcers. Peter Parker: "If you're wondering whether the Hobgoblin is Ned Leeds or Roderick Kingsley… … The Answer is “Yes.” It's not a whole lot of fun, frankly."
Both Osborn and Octavius became villains when their respective discoveries went wrong; i.e. the Green Goblin serum and the tentacles' AI. They were more villainous by reason of insanity. Venom, on the other hand, was born bad and got worse from there.
Venom can certainly defeat the Green Goblin, but it wouldn't be easy. But to take on the Goblin powered by the Carnage symbiote - without any of the weaknesses thanks to the Goblin Formula - is too tall of a task. Even Spider-Man wearing the Venom symbiote couldn't defeat the Red Goblin.
More than what the Green Goblin has done to Spider-Man, the supervillain has his own surprising set of superpowers and is physically stronger than his arch-nemesis, making him a truly dangerous villain in Spidey's extensive cast of enemies.
The Leader (Samuel Sterns) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Leader first appeared in Tales to Astonish #62 (December 1964), created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko as the archenemy of the Hulk.
All that to say Lex Luthor (or someone similar like the Ultra Humanite) has always been the best nemesis for Superman as they are his opposite. You've got Batman and the Joker, Spider-Man and the Green Goblin and Superman and Lex Luthor. Those are the three biggest rivalries in comics.
He is Batman's archenemy, as well as the most famous and recurring Batman villain. Waylon Jones has a medical condition that warped his body into a massive crocodile-like form. As Killer Croc descended into madness, he sharpened his teeth to razor points and began murdering innocent victims.
First appearing in English in the early 16th century, hobgoblin combined hob, a word meaning "sprite" or "elf" that derived from Hobbe, a nickname for Robert, with goblin a word ultimately from the Greek word kobalos, meaning "rogue." American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson famously applied the word's extended sense in his ...
Swearing revenge on Spider-Man, Harry became the new Green Goblin after inheriting Oscorp from his father. Harry suffered a concussion which caused convenient amnesia, making him forget Peter is Spider-Man, leading him to reconcile with his friend.
Harry takes on the Green Goblin persona and technology after his father's death, which he blames on Spider-Man and in turn Peter, and is influenced by hallucinations of his father to kill Peter, but sacrifices himself to save Peter, Mary Jane, and his son.
