Norman Osborn

Norman Osborn
Art by Mike Deodato. Background art by John Romita, Sr..
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	as Green Goblin: The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964) as Norman Osborn (unnamed): The Amazing Spider-Man #23 (April 1965) as Norman Osborn (named): The Amazing Spider-Man #37 (June 1966) as Iron Patriot: Dark Avengers #1 (March 2009) as Mason Banks: Superior Spider-Man #17 (November 2013)
Created by	Stan Lee Steve Ditko
In-story information
Full name	Norman Virgil Osborn
Team affiliations	Oscorp Sinister Twelve Daily Bugle Commission on Superhuman Activities Thunderbolts Hellfire Club H.A.M.M.E.R. Dark Avengers Cabal Goblin Nation
Notable aliases	Green Goblin, Iron Patriot, Goblin King, Mason Banks
Abilities	Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, agility and reflexes due to ingesting the Goblin Formula Regenerative healing factor Genius-level intellect Skilled in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts Uses goblin-themed weapons and a Goblin Glider which has a variety of offensive weapons as paraphernalia Power of the Super-Adaptoid allows him to absorb the powers of any superhuman he makes physical contact with

Norman Osborn is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964) as the original and most well-known incarnation of the Green Goblin. An amoral industrialist head of Oscorp, he took a formula which enhanced his physical abilities and intellect but also drove him to insanity. He adopted a Halloween-themed appearance, dressing in a goblin costume, riding on a bat-shaped "Goblin Glider", and using an arsenal of high-tech weapons, notably grenade-like "Pumpkin Bombs", to terrorize New York City. He is widely regarded as Spider-Man's archenemy being responsible for numerous tragedies in Peter Parker's life (such as Gwen Stacy's death and the Clone Saga), and is Harry Osborn's father. However, he has also come into conflict with other superheroes in the Marvel Universe, and was the focus of the company-wide Dark Reign storyline as the original iteration of Iron Patriot.

The character was played by Willem Dafoe in the 2002 film Spider-Man, and by Chris Cooper in the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2. In 2009, Norman Osborn was also ranked as IGN's 13th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.