GREEN GOBLIN
Earth-8101
Real Name: Norman Osborn
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) primate mutate, technology user
Occupation: Criminal
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Lizard (Dr. Curt Connors), Kongpin (Wilson Fisk), Sandmonk (William Baker)
Enemies: Spider-Monkey (Peter Parker)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Monkhattan
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (October, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: The Green Goblin uses advanced technology that grants him enhanced strength, speed, and durability, most notably through his armored suit and rocket-powered glider. Armed with specialized weapons such as explosive pumpkin bombs and razor bats, Norman Osborn combines intellect and invention to deadly effect.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'5")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 150 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
(Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (fb) - BTS) - Norman Osborn became the Green Goblin after exposure to an experimental formula enhanced his physical abilities while destabilizing his mind. Embracing a costumed identity built around fear and chaos, he emerged as a dangerous criminal mastermind.
(Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (fb)) - At some point, Green Goblin allied himself with Lizard, the Kongpin and Sandmonk to fight Spider-Monkey but were defeated regardless.
Comments: Created by Karl Kesel.
Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (August, 2008) was reprinted as Marvel Apes I#0 (December, 2008).
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from 8101 when zombies invaded their world. The reset button was eventually pushed on the original Earth-8101, preventing the divergence.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Green Goblin has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1, p25, pan3 (main image)
Appearances:
Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (August, 2008) - Karl Kesel (writer), Ramon Bachs (pencils & inks), Tom Brennan (editor)
First Posted: 12/19/2025
Last Updated: 12/19/2025
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