Claim: Spider-Man 3 included at least three characters.

Harold `` Harry '' Osborn is a fictional superhero and ex anti-hero in the . The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man # 31 -LRB- December 1965 -RRB- , and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . He is Peter Parker 's best friend , the son of Norman Osborn , and second incarnation of Green Goblin .   The character has appeared in many adaptations of Spider-Man outside of the comic books , including various cartoons and video games . He is portrayed in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man Trilogy by James Franco , and 2014 's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 by Dane DeHaan .