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Trivia

🗓️ Hobgoblin first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #238 in 1983 — that's 43 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
🎨 Co-created by Roger Stern and John Romita Jr..
🏆 Ranks #1,204 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
📚 Appears in 120 issues across 59 different series.
⭐ 3 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
📈 Has appeared in comics for 43 years (1983–2026) — a true Bronze Age mainstay.

Covers through the years — 1983–2024

The Amazing Spider-Man #238

★ 1983

The Amazing Spider-Man #238

Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection #2

2009

Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection #2

Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus #[nn]

2011

Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus #[nn]

Axis: Carnage & Hobgoblin #[nn]

2015

Axis: Carnage & Hobgoblin #[nn]

Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr. #3

2022

Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr. #3

Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells #9

2024

Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells #9

Appearances

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

#238 #246 #251 #259 #282 #283 #8 #500 #12 (906)#13 (907)#65 (959)#1 (965)#2 (966)#3 (967)#4 (968)#5 (969)#11 (975)#14 (978)#18 (982)#20 (984)#21 (985)

The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)

Marvel Age Annual (1985)

Secret Wars II (1985)

#7

Spider-Man and Zoids (1986)

The Transformers (1984)

Marvel Tales (1966)

Slapstick (1992)

The Amazing Spider-Man Ashcan Edition (1994)

Magneto (1996)

#1

Spider-Man Unmasked (1996)

Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives (1997)

Wizard Presents The Legacy of Spider-Man Special Edition (1998)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man 2004 (2004)

Spider-Girl (1998)

#91 #97 #98 #99 #100

Amazing Spider-Girl (2006)

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005)

Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (2007)

Marvel Adventures Flip Magazine (2005)

Spider-Man / Red Sonja (2008)

Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection (2009)

#2

Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time (2011)

#1

Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus (2011)

Spider-Man: Origin of the Hobgoblin (2011)

Spider-Man: The Next Chapter (2011)

#2

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2011)

#5

Spider-Man by Roger Stern Omnibus (2014)

Axis: Hobgoblin (2014)

#1

Axis: Carnage & Hobgoblin (2015)

Spider-Woman (2016)

Jessica Jones (2016)

Amazing Spider-Man (2018)

#1 (802)#66 #67

Tony Stark: Iron Man (2018)

#6

Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003)

Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr. (2022)

#3

Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Cody Ziglar (2023)

Edge of Spider-Verse (2023)

#4

Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2023)

#8 (290)#9 (291)#12 (294)#13 (295)#14 (296)#15 (297)#11 #16 (298)#12 #18 (300)#15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #21 #40 (322)

Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells (2023)

Giant-Size Spider-Man (2024)

#1

Superior Spider-Man (2024)

Spider-Man by Michelinie & Bagley Omnibus (2024)

#1

Marvel Masterworks: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017)

#7

Venom War: Spider-Man (2024)

Venom War: Spider-Man / Lethal Protectors (2025)

Spider-Man '94 (2025)

#1

Marvel Zombies: Red Band (2025)

#2

Spider-Man '94: The Return (2026)

X-Men: Book of Revelation (2025)

#3

Amazing Spider-Man Annual (2026)

#1

Marvel / DC: Spider-Man / Superman (2026)

#1