Phil Urich

Phil Urich
Phil Urich and his Hobgoblin alter ego.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Phil Urich: Web of Spider-Man #125 (June 1995) As Green Goblin: Spectacular Spider-Man #225 (June 1995) As Hobgoblin: The Amazing Spider-Man #649 (January 2011) As Goblin Knight: Superior Spider-Man #16 (October 2013) As Goblin King: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol.3 #5 (October 2014)
In-story information
Alter ego	Philip Benjamin "Phil" Urich
Team affiliations	Loners Daily Bugle The Hand Goblin Nation
Notable aliases	Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, Goblin Knight, Goblin King
Abilities	(As Green Goblin): Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability and reflexes Enhanced intellect Ultrasonic scream Use of goblin-themed weapons and paraphernalia (As Hobgoblin): Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, reflexes and senses Enhanced intellect Ultrasonic scream Wears a costume with wings on the back Use of goblin-themed weapons and a flaming sword

Philip Benjamin "Phil" Urich is a fictional superhero character created by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #125, written by Gerry Conway. Once the fourth Green Goblin, he later became the new Hobgoblin, a supervillain. He was later crowned the Goblin Knight by the Green Goblin before replacing the Green Goblin as the new Goblin King.

Phil Urich first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #125.

Phil Urich, nephew of Ben Urich of the Daily Bugle, stumbles upon one of Harry Osborn's old Green Goblin hideouts. Using a mask that delivers a "zap" gives him Goblin-level strength without the psychotic side-effects of the original Goblin formula, and he gains enhanced strength and endurance. He tries to gain a reputation as a superhero following the death of Harry Osborn, son of the original Green Goblin. However, he is sometimes seen as being as maniacal as his villainous predecessors. His equipment is damaged during a battle against a Sentinel in the Onslaught crossover; Urich sacrifices his glider to destroy a Sentinel by ramming the robot in the head, but a fragment of metal ricochets off the explosion and damages his mask's circuitry. Urich is unable to repair or replace it and retires from being the Green Goblin.

Phil later forms a superhero self-help group with Mickey Musashi in order to prevent teenagers from becoming superheroes, and to help young former superheroes get over their pasts, attempting to convince them and others that their powers had damaged their lives. His intentions are pure, but he accepts funds from a secret benefactor to rescue the Runaways during the "True Believers" story arc. The groups vows to only don their uniform one last time and help the Runaways defeat an Ultron clone. The team vows not to use their powers again, but Mattie Franklin secretly uncovers a MGH drug ring. This leads to Nekra attacking the group during one of their counseling sessions. Urich suffers a mental breakdown after watching Chris Powell and Mickey share a celebratory kiss, having apparently convinced himself that he and Mickey had feelings for each other though she only saw him as a friend. He attacks Mickey and Chris and steals the Darkhawk amulet from Chris. The Loners join together to fight Urich, but he is able to escape with Hollow.