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Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)
Hobgoblin is the alias of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most of whom are depicted as enemies of the superhero Spider-Man and belong to the collective of adversaries that make up his List of Spider-Man enemies, rogues gallery. Created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr., the first incarnation of the Hobgoblin was introduced in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #238 (March 1983) as a criminal mastermind equipped with Halloween-themed weapons similar to those used by the Green Goblin. Hobgoblin's true identity was one of the longest-running mysteries in the ''Spider-Man'' comics. In 1987, the first version was revealed to be Ned Leeds, Peter Parker's journalist co-worker at the ''Daily Bugle''. In 1997, this was Retroactive continuity, retroactively established to be Roderick Kingsley, a fashion designer and Mary Jane Watson's former boss (with Ned reframed as a fall guy), and later in the 2020s as the second version who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Romita Sr
John Victor Romita (; January 24, 1930 – June 12, 2023) was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and for co-creating characters including Mary Jane Watson, the Punisher, Kingpin, Wolverine, and Luke Cage. Romita was the father of John Romita Jr., also a comic book artist, and the husband of Virginia Romita, who was for many years Marvel's traffic manager. His first comics work was in 1949 as a ghost artist for Timely Comics, the precursor to Marvel, through which Romita met editor-in-chief Stan Lee. In 1951, Romita began drawing horror, war, and romance comics for Atlas Comics (previously Timely), and also drew his first superhero work, a 1950s revival of Captain America. He worked exclusively for DC Comics from 1958 to 1965 and was the artist for many of their romance comics. During these years, Romita further developed his ability to draw beautiful women, which he later became well-known for. Romita joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
