DOCTOR DRAGOVIC

Dragovich just transformed into a Goblin soldier

Real Name: Dragovic (first name unrevealed)

Identity/Class: Human mutate;
    Symkarian citizen

Occupation: Slave soldier;
    formerly surgeon

Group Membership: Goblin Army

Affiliations: Green Goblin (Norman Osborn, leader) and the Goblin Army, Katrina Karkov (employer), El Facoquero (face donor)

Enemies: None (directly);
    indirectly S.H.I.E.L.D. (Nick Fury Jr., Bobby Morse/Mockingbird, others), Silver Sable (Silver Sablinova) and the Wild Pack, Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Castle Karkov, Symkaria

First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man IV#25 (May, 2017)

Powers/Abilities: Doctor Dragovic was formerly an expert of surgical face reconstruction. He was able to create replicas of faces that he could store for a long time. He could also transform one person's face into that of someone else. He considered himself the best at such a job.

    As a man transformed by a version of the Goblin serum, his strength, reflexes and stamina were much higher than the norm. A Goblin soldier could overturn an assault six-heeled light tank (which weighs approximately 5 tons) already running. He could jump from a height of 20 feet without problems.

    A soldier's behavior had a reduced perception of danger and had loose inhibitions. His obedience to Osborn's orders (and probably to Countess Karkov's) were almost total. In the case of Dragovic, he seemed more bestial, "walking" like a primate, and he no longer spoke; perhaps his intellect degree was reduced.

Height: 5'7" (by approximation)
Weight: 175 pounds (by approximation)
Eyes: White without pupils
Hair: Tight black stripes, mostly bald
Skin: Light green
Face: Deformed, with bumps and lumps and long pointed ears

Dragovich and his surgery spot

History:

(Amazing Spider-Man IV#25 (fb) - BTS) - In the months when Countess Katrina Karkov was the monarch of Symkaria, Doctor Dragovic performed surgery on Norman Osborn's face, making him appear identical to a Delvadian gun-runner named el Facoquero. The procedure was successful, despite the pain.

    For months, Norman Osborn used the identity of that criminal to further Countess Karkov's and his black market weapon business.

    Many faces were stored at the precise low temperature by Doctor Dragovic within Castle Karkov.

    After months, Countess Karkov ordered Dragovic to prepare for another face-change for Norman Osborn.

(Amazing Spider-Man IV#25) - When Osborn reached the depths of the castle where the surgery room was, Dragovic called him "my friend." Shortly thereafter, the Doctor led Norman to the "cold room" where he had stored the possible faces for Osborn to use. For a while Osborn mumbled about coming back to his original face, but he chose differently.

(Amazing Spider-Man IV#26 (fb) - BTS) - Dragovic performed the surgery giving Osborn a face with a beard and mustache.

(Amazing Spider-Man IV#26 / Amazing Spider-Man IV#27 (fb)) - Osborn used the new face for some days. His unexpected meeting with Spider-Man, in Hong Kong, made him change his mind, an he decided to revert to his original face.

Faces for Osborn

(Amazing Spider-Man IV#27) - Doctor Dragovic performed another surgical face change, after having warned Osborn he was against repeating such a procedure so soon after the previous one. However, Osborn was determined to go on.

    The final result was a deformed face, even so, similar to the original one. Dragovic tried to apologize, explaining that the strain on the muscles had been excessive, given the short time that had passed between the two surgeries. Norman Osborn "rewarded" him, exposing Dragovic to his Goblin serum. Gasping, Doctor Dragovic was engulfed by the cloud of purple gas.

    Outside the lab, Countess Karkov asked about the Doctor to Norman. Osborn suggested that she not enter in the lab, because it was a mess.

    Shortly after, Norman reached the missile that contained thousands of doses of modified Goblin serum. At his flank, almost as a pet, there was a changed, stronger, and more loyal than ever Doctor Dragovic. He had become a new slave of the Goblin Army, an example of what the missile would have done to all the citizens of Symkaria capital.

(Amazing Spider-Man IV#28) - Following his master as a pet, "goblin" Dragovic found himself on Spider-Man's path to Osborn. It took a single punch only for Spider-Man to knock the doctor out.

    Mockingbird and the Wild Pack neutralized the missile and Norman Osborn and Katrina Karkov's plans.   

Comments: Created by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen and Wade von Grawbadger.

Doctor Dragovic's surgery gave to Osborn a face identical to el Facoquero's. One of the many explanations about El Facoquero's deformed face is that Dragovic also changed El Facoquero's original face, for whatever reason. This operation had to have happened in a past far enough to allow El Facoquero to spread his "skills," identity and fame all over the criminal world.

    From Slavic "drago + vic", in English would mean "dear + son of."
    I thought "drago" or "draco" could also mean "dragon"?--Snood

Profile by Spidermay.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Doctor Dragovic has no known connections to:

images: (without ads)
Amazing Spider-Man IV#27, p20, pan3 (Dragovic transformed into a Goblin soldier)
Amazing Spider-Man IV#25, p16, pan4 (Doctor Dragovic in his lab)
Amazing Spider-Man IV#25, p16, pan5 (Dragovic's faces-bank)

Appearances:
Amazing Spider-Man IV#25 (May, 2017) - Dan Slott (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Marte Cracia (colors), Nick Lowe & Devin Lewis & Alison Stock (editors)
Amazing Spider-Man IV#27 (July, 2017) - Dan Slott (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Marte Cracia (colors), Nick Lowe & Devin Lewis & Alison Stock (editors)
 Amazing Spider-Man IV#28 (August, 2017) - Dan Slott (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger & Andres Mossa (inks), Marte Cracia (colors), Nick Lowe & Devin Lewis & Alison Stock (editors)

First Posted: 04/21/2026
Last updated: 04/21/2026

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