CATALOG RECORD
The Amazing Spider-Man #289
first appearance of Hobgoblin
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- June 1987
- On sale
- March 3, 1987
- Pages
- 52
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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.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602457606
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Creators
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.
Publisher’s description
The rise of Hobgoblin! One of Spidey’s most elusive villains is revealed in this shocking issue! Friends and family mourn the loss of Ned Leeds- how is Betty Brant handling her grief?
Characters
Reprinted in
Astonishing Spider-Man (2009), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)