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The Amazing Spider-Man #289

Marvel · Series began 1963 · June 1987

first appearance of Hobgoblin

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: June 1987
On sale: March 3, 1987
Pages: 52

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #289 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602457606
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Creators

pencils: Tom Morgan, Alan Kupperberginks: Tom Palmer, Jim Fernscript: Peter Davidcolors: George Roussosletters: Rick Parker

Stories

The Hobgoblin Revealed! · 40 pages
Ned Leeds' body is returned to the United States, and his family and friends attend his funeral. Peter takes Betty home but finds she is becoming more and more unstable. The new Hobgoblin takes out the Rose's men. Kingpin gives Spider-Man the file proving Leeds was Hobgoblin. Hobgoblin comes after Spider-Man for the file, and it gets burned up in their battle. Flash Thompson is cleared of the charges that he was Hobgoblin. Peter decides to continue to fight crime as Spider-Man.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManLoganWolverineJ. Jonah JamesonWilson FiskKingpinFlash ThompsonFelicia HardyRobbie RobertsonBetty BrantBen UrichNed LeedsJason Macendale Jr.Marla Madison JamesonHobgoblinRichard FiskThe RoseBlake TowerLance BannonForeigner

Reprinted in

Astonishing Spider-Man (2009), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)