

This subplot culminates in The Amazing Spider-Man #136 (September 1974). In The Amazing Spider-Man #122 (July 1973), Harry's father, Norman, is killed off, and a subplot leading to Harry Osborn inheriting his father's identity as the Green Goblin is introduced. That would be silly.Harry Osborn first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. You could say that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 “swings” into theaters on May 2, 2014, but please don’t. And based on the characters that have and will be introduced, that seems to be the way the series is going.

If you haven’t read the comics be prepared to hate Norman Osborn, especially if the films follow the original story and tragedy is heading Spidey’s way, perhaps followed by Cooper’s now famed “maniacal laugh” (see below). Too many villains in this film could easily threaten to overwhelm it. As the character grew in popularity, his role expanded to that of Norman Osborn, father of Peter Parker’s best friend Harry – who in Marc Webb’s upcoming sequel will be played by Chronicle’s fantastically creepy Dane DeHaan. The details have changed repeatedly since the Green Goblin’s first introduction in 1964, but the friendship between Harry and Peter has always been one of the key pillars.Įlectro is already confirmed to be the villain, and if Giamatti is indeed the Rhino the odds are that Cooper will play only Osborn, setting up a Green Goblin smackdown in a third film – although that may be teased at the end of the upcoming film.
