The Amazing Spider-Man #249

(February 1984)

Secrets! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roger Stern

Pencils:

John Romita Jr.

Inks:

Dan Green

Colors:

Bob Sharen

Letters:

Joe Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man; GUESTS: Harry Osborn; Liz Osborn; Mary Jane Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; Marla Madison; VILLAINS: Hobgoblin [Roderick Kingsley]; Hobgoblin Robot; Kingpin; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Mendel Stromm; Gwen Stacy; Scorpion

Synopsis:

Peter attends a party at Harry's place where he makes a little time with MJ; During the festivities, Harry gets a special postal delivery and runs off after opening it; Peter tracks him down and discovers that Harry is being blackmailed by the Hobgoblin who threatens to reveal to the world that Harry's dad was the Green Goblin; Peter goes with Harry to the blackmail meeting at his club where he discovers that the Kingpin is also a club member; Peter also learns that there is a whole room of prominent businessmen who are being squeezed by Hobgoblin, including his boss J. Jonah Jameson (Hobby is threatening to reveal his part in the creation of the Scorpion); Hobgoblin arrives to make his demands and is confronted by Spider-Man; Spidey is hit by a new and improved goblin gas that knocks him down and robs him of his spider sense; The Kingpin steps in to lend a hand and even tosses Spidey's spider tracer on the Hobgoblin's glider as the villain makes his escape.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in L' Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #37 (30 Novembre 1989)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #259 (March 1992)
• in The Amazing Spider-Man: The Origin of the Hobgoblin (Marvel, 1993 series) #[nn] (December 1993)