Characters Created by John Romita, Jr

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Firestar, Hobgoblin, Dazzler, Forge, Monica Rambeau, Star Brand, Marauders, Typhoid Mary, Skaar, Justin Hammer, Hydro-Man, Morlun, Nimrod, Fenris, Andreas von Strucker, Amelia Voght, Gorgon, Thor Girl, Valerie Cooper, Seamus Mellencamp, Senyaka, Ezekiel, Riptide, Milan, Harpoon, Neophyte, Shamrock, Adversary, Scanner, Javitz, Spoor, Scrambler, Perrikus, Bullet, Shathra, Katu, Shotgun, Ammo. Excerpt: The Hobgoblin is the alias of several fictional characters that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #238, and was created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Sr. In 2009, the Hobgoblin was ranked by IGN as the 57th greatest comic book villain. The Hobgoblin was created by writer Roger Stern when he was writing The Amazing Spider-Man in the early 1980s. 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. Instead he decided to create a new character as heir to the Goblin's legacy and developed the Hobgoblin. A key part of the character's appeal was that his identity was not initially revealed, generating one of the longest running mysteries in the Spider-Man comics. However, Stern left the series after The Amazing Spider-Man #252 and subsequent writers struggled with the question of the identity. Interviews and articles written by various writers, most notably Tom DeFalco and Peter David, artist Ron Frenz and editor James Owsley (now known as Christopher Priest) are all somewhat at odds with one another over many details about the course of events and what was agreed. However, all sources agree that DeFalco, who had taken over the writing chores on th...