This is one of my favorite Peter/Spidey split images. Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #4 Published: c. July, 1963? Cover Date: September, 1963 “Nothing Can Stop… The Sandman!” Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Steve Ditko Inker: Steve […]
All these years later, it’s still a mystery. 🤔 Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #96 Published: c. February, 1971? Cover Date: May, 1971 “– And Now, the Goblin!” Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Gil Kane Inker: John […]
I love action time! Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #145 Published: c. March, 1975? Cover Date: June, 1975 “Gwen Stacy Is Alive… And, Well…?!” Writer: Gerry Conway Artist: Ross Andru Inker: Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt […]
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I love how Norman acts like he only just came up with the idea to make his costume green, even though he’d already made the mask that colour, surely any colour other than green (and the purple that’s also there) would’ve just clashed?
I think this issue is one of the greats, if only for all the amazing stuff it set in motion. It’s definitely where the Goblin started becoming Spidey’s archenemy in my opinion, finding out his identity and getting a great backstory of his own really elevated him.
I mentioned this panel to JR in a message board podcast once and asked if there was ever an in-universe explanation as to why the Goblin costume also contains purple, if green is Norman’s favorite color. He didn’t have an answer.