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Norman Osborn

The Religious Affiliation of
Norman Osborn
 

Religion: manifestly non-religious CBR Scale: U

Name: Norman Osborn

Other Names: Green Goblin; Iron Patriot; Green Goblin I

Classification: villain villain  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #14 (July 1964): "The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin!"

Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 417

   Comic Book Appearances: 371

   TV, Film Appearances: 42

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 4

Teams/Affiliations: Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader); Dark X-Men (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Sinister Twelve (leader); The Cabal (leader); The Thunderbolts (leader)

Enemy of: Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Crime-Master, Terri Kidder, Mario, Lucky Lobo, Chris, Trinity Church members

Ally: Crime-Master I
Employer: Osborn Industries
Employer: Kingsley Inc.

Occupation: CEO, criminal, inventor

Birth Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

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This character is in the following 200 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Amazing Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man Presents: American Son #1 (July 2010): "A Patriot Act"
Assault on New Olympus Prologue #1 (Jan. 2010) (1-panel cameo)
Avengers Academy #1 (Aug. 2010): "Permanent Record"
The Avengers and the Thunderbolts (1998) (mentioned)
Avengers Assemble (vol. 1) #1 (July 2010)
Avengers: The Initiative
Captain America (vol. 5) #48 (May 2009): "Old Friends and Enemies: Part 3" (2-panel cameo)
Captain America: Reborn
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Daredevil
Dark Avengers
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1 (Nov. 2009): "Utopia: Conclusion"
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 (Aug. 2009): "Utopia: Part 1"
Dark Reign Files #1 (Apr. 2009) (lead character)
Dark Reign: Mr. Negative
Dark Reign: The List - Avengers #1 (Nov. 2009)
Dark Reign: The List - Punisher #1 (Dec. 2009): "A Good Lie"
Dark Reign: Young Avengers
Dark Reign: Zodiac #1 (Aug. 2009): "For the Sake of Mischief"
Dark Wolverine
Dark X-Men
Dark X-Men: The Beginning
The Defenders (vol. 2) #10 (Dec. 2001): "Head to Head" (hologram)
Gambit (vol. 5) #1 (Oct. 2012): "Once a Thief... Part One" (visual reference)
Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006): "Taking it to the Streets, Part 1" (mentioned)
Hulk (vol. 3) #13 (Oct. 2009): "Hulk No More!"
The Invincible Iron Man #8 (Feb. 2009): "Shipbreaking"
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013) (photo/picture/video)
Marvel Fanfare
Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #1 (Jan. 2005): "Jonah's Holiday Carol"
Marvel Knights 4 #1 (Apr. 2004): "Wolf at the Door: Part 1" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #4 (Winter 1990): "pinup gallery"
Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "Staff Memorandum"
The Marvelous Adventures of Gus Beezer with Spider-Man #1 (May 2003): "The Amazing Gus Beezer" (cameo)
The Mighty Avengers
Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
Ms. Marvel
The New Avengers
New Mutants (vol. 3) #5 (Nov. 2009): "Debrief" (mentioned)
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #68 (July 1982): "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Robot Scorned!" (cameo)
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #50 (Jan. 2003): "And here, my troubles begin..."
Punisher
Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1 (Feb. 2009)
Siege: Captain America #1 (June 2010): "Bear Any Burden"
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Spider-Man (vol. 1) #97 (Nov. 1998): "Let the Heavens Tremble at the Power of the Goblin!"
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends - Season 1, Episode 1 (12 Sep. 1981): "The Triumph of the Green Goblin"
Spider-Man: Dead Man's Hand #1 (Apr. 1997): "Dead Man's Hand" (cameo)
Spider-Man: The Osborn Journal #1 (Feb. 1997): "The Osborn Journal" (lead character)
Spider-Woman (vol. 4) #2 (Dec. 2009): "Agent of S.W.O.R.D.: Part 2" (mentioned)
Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts: Breaking Point #1 (Jan. 2008): "Breaking Point"
Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures #1 (Sep. 2007): "Desperate Measures"
Thunderbolts: International Incident #1 (Apr. 2008): "International Incident"
Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness #1 (July 2008): "Reason in Madness" (lead character)
The Torch #1 (Nov. 2009) (mentioned in text & seen in picture)
Uncanny X-Men
Untold Tales of Spider-Man
Vengeance of the Moon Knight
Venom (vol. 2) #13.3 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part Four" (vision)
Web of Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #7 (1991): "The Origin of the Green Goblin" (lead character)
Wolverine: Mr. X #1 (May 2010): "Unfinished Business" (2-panel cameo)
X-Men
X-Men: Legacy


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/GreenGoblin.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001357/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/norman-osborn/29-58812/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/gre.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/or.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/g2.html
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/ultimateuniverse.html
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/gmc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/simsir.htm