Why it's Hot:
- 1st appearance of the Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley).
- This is a complete issue includes the 'Tattooz' giveaway insert, found between the final page and the back cover.
- [Feb 2021 - a social media account associated with Sony seemingly teased the transformation of Ned Leeds into the Hobgoblin / June 2022 - Jacob Batalon reshared a photo holding a Hobgoblin action figure, which caused future movie speculation on social media / May 2023 - speculation that Spider-Man 4's villain will be Hobgoblin](Key Collector Comics)
- Writer: Roger Stern.
- Cover Artist: John Romita Jr.
- Published by Marvel Comics in March 1983.
- White Pages.
Synopsis:
In "Shadow of Evils Past!", Peter Parker accompanies Aunt May and Nathan Lubensky to the tax authority to secure a license for Aunt May's boarding house. During their outing, a bank robbery occurs, and Spider-Man intervenes. One of the robbers, George Hill, escapes into the sewers and inadvertently discovers one of Norman Osborn's old hideouts containing Green Goblin equipment. Hill informs a mysterious man, who takes the equipment, modifies it, and adopts a new identity as the Hobgoblin, setting the stage for a formidable new adversary for Spider-Man.
