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However, Stern left after The Amazing Spider-Man #251, and editor Tom DeFalco took his place. Wanting to resolve the mystery in a manner that would do justice to Stern's stories, DeFalco asked Stern who the Hobgoblin was, but objected when Stern said it was Kingsley.
In conversations with then-Spider-Man group editor Tom DeFalco, Stern said he intended to string the mystery of the Hobgoblin along for about as long as it took Stan Lee to reveal the identity of the Green Goblin, who was first introduced by Lee and Steve Ditko in ASM #14 and was unmasked as Norman by Lee and John Romita Sr. in ASM #39.
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Feb 19, 2022 · Incoming writer Tom DeFalco had previously been Stern's editor, but Stern had kept Hobgoblin's identity a secret from everyone, including DeFalco. However, when DeFalco was coming on to the book to succeed Stern, Stern did tell him who the Hobgoblin was.
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Unfortunately during this storyline, Stern abruptly left ASM, turning the book over to Tom DeFalco. Reportedly, one of the first things DeFalco did when he took the reigns from Stern was ask about the Hobgoblin’s identity.
As Stern left, Tom DeFalco picked up the writing duties, but also left just prior to revealing the Hobgoblin’s identity. Peter David then wrote the grand reveal of both Hobgoblin and the Rose’s identities, which inadvertently turned out to be the reverse identities of what DeFalco had planned.
Feb 7, 2014 · In the first part of CBR's in-depth look at the story behind the secret identity of one of Spider-Man's greatest villains, we looked at creator Roger Stern's initial plans for the Hobgoblin and how those went to the wayside once Stern left the book, Tom DeFalco took over as writer and Christopher Priest (then known as James Owsley) became ...
Sep 3, 2013 · From the time the Hobgoblin character was first introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #238, different creative teams were playing with a host of suspects, namely wealthy businessman Roderick Kingsley (who Roger Stern preferred) and the Kingpin’s son Richard Fisk (who Tom DeFalco/Ron Frenz preferred).
