Green Goblin's Rampage

## Casualties

*"Spider-Man! This is why only fools are heroes. Because you never know when some lunatic will come along with a sadistic choice: Let die the woman you love or suffer the little children."*
―Green Goblin[src]
**Green Goblin's Rampage** was a series of criminal events caused by the Green Goblin, Oscorp Industries CEO Norman Osborn's insane alter. They were thwarted by the new superhero Spider-Man, leading to Osborn's and the Green Goblin's deaths.

## Background

### Creating the Goblin Formula

Oscorp Industries were developing a formula that would enhance the human prowess and be used for the US Military. However, upon testing the serum on two rats, it enhanced their physical abilities but one of them was driven insane who attacked the other rat. Because of this, Oscorp CEO, Norman Osborn was informed by General Slocum that if Oscorp does not get the formula perfected within two weeks, the company would lose the contract to Quest Aerospace, one of Oscorp's rival companies, and Oscorp will be defunct.

### A Test Gone Wrong

On the night after the meeting with General Slocum, Norman Osborn became so desperate that he decided to test the performance enhancer on himself, despite his colleague, Dr. Mendell Stromm warning him they weren't ready yet. Upon being inserted into the machine where the formula was injected inside, Norman's physical attributes were enhanced to superhuman levels, but something went horribly wrong. Osborn suddenly went insane and murdered Stromm before stealing the glider and exosuit. The following day, Norman had no memory of the accident or Stromm's death before being informed by one of his employees about the accident.

## Rampage

### Bombing of Quest Aerospace Labs

Because of the accident at Oscorp Industries, General Slocum decided to sign the contract to Quest Aerospace and put Oscorp out of business. General Slocum paid a visit to Quest Aerospace to witness a test of one of the exoskeleton suits. During the test flight of the flying exosuit, with an employee inside, an unidentified object was flying overhead. Followed by an evil cackle, a person in a green outfit was riding on a glider, resembling a goblin (later revealed to be Norman Osborn, with a new alter-ego, caused by the exposure to the formula), shot a missle at the exoskeleton, killing the employee and destroying the exoskeleton. The mysterious intruder shot more missles at the Quest Aerospace labs, which destroyed them and killing everyone inside, including General Slocum.

Even though Quest Aerospace was outmatched by Oscorp Industries, the board members of the company, Henry Balkan and Maximillian Fargas, decided to sell out the company, much to Norman's dismay.

### Attack on the World Festival

In Times Square, New York City, a festival was being held to announce Oscorp's selling, with Fargas and Balkan attending, along with other members of the board. Harry Osborn, the son of Norman Osborn, also attended the festival with his new girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, asked Fargas if he seen his father around, Fargas replied Norman wasn't coming to the festival. Suddenly, Osborn's alter flew down on his glider, which Fargas and Balkan realised it was their stolen gilder. Osborn came back around and threw a Pumpkin Bomb straight at the building where the Oscorp board members were on, causing an explosion that shook the building and a massive panic ensued throughout Times Square.

Osborn's alter approached the board members and asked; "*Out, am I?!*" before throwing a Pumpkin Bomb close to them, which created a flash of light that killed Balkan, Fargas and other board members, turning them to skeletons and crumbling to dust. Spider-Man arrived, swung down and attacked Osborn, knocking him off his glider and sending him falling into a tent. Osborn managed to fend off several police officers and Spider-Man, before attacking the hero by slamming him against a glass window. Spider-Man managed to blind Osborn, by spitting web into his eyes of his mask, blinding him, and making his glider go out of control, by pulling the wires out. Spider-Man saved Mary Jane and brought her to a safe place before web-swinging away.

### Ambush on the *Daily Bugle* Office

In the aftermath of the Attack in Times Sqaure, the Daily Bugle's editor in chief, J. Jonah Jameson, dubbed Osborn's alter, the "Green Goblin" after publishing an article: "*TIMES SCARE: SPIDER-MAN, GREEN GOBLIN ATTACK CITY*". In his penthouse, Osborn met his alter for the first time and realizes that the Goblin was the one who killed the board members in Times Sqaure and that the Goblin was created from his accident in the laboratory at Oscorp. Osborn became shocked and horrified by what the Green Goblin did, but was compelled by the Green Goblin into believing he and Spiderman should work together. The Green Goblin decided to target Spider-Man, enraged over being defeated by him and decided to talk to him.

The Green Goblin ambushed Jameson at the Daily Bugle, interrogating him to tell him the whereabouts of the photographer who takes pictures of Spider-Man, knowing that he will lead Spider-Man to him. Jameson attempted to lie to the Goblin, but he didn't buy this and was about to punch him when Spider-Man arrived. The Goblin sprayed Spider-Man with his knock-out gas, which caused Spider-Man to lose consciousness and fall from his web. The Goblin caught Spider-Man and flew away with him to a building to talk to him. The Goblin made a proposal to Spider-Man to join him, but Spider-Man refused knowing it was the right thing to do.

#### Trying To Get Spider-Man

In an attempt to lure Spider-Man to him, the Green Goblin set a building on fire, which caused the New York Fire Department to arrive and rescue to trapped people. The Goblin imitated a woman trapped inside the building to trick Spider-Man into believing someone was still in there. The Goblin asked Spider-Man if he was in or out, while hiding a Pumpkin Bomb behind him, Spider-Man announced it was the Goblin who was out. The Goblin, enraged at Spider-Man's refusal, threw razor bats at the hero, who dodged them but was wounded by one of them after he was scratched on the left arm. Spider-Man defeated the Goblin before escaping the building.

### Ambush on May Parker

Upon deducing that Peter Parker was Spider-Man, after seeing his wounded arm during Thanksgiving dinner, the Green Goblin told Osborn that Spider-Man needed to be destroyed. Despite Osborn saying he couldn't do it, he was compelled by the Green Goblin to obey. The Green Goblin decided to target the ones Spider-Man loved the most. He ambushed May Parker at the Parker Residence, which severely traumatized and hospitalized her in the process. This gave Peter the realization that the Green Goblin now knows his secret identity and he, along with the ones he loved, were in grave danger.

### Battle at the Queensboro Bridge

#### Kidnapping Mary Jane Watson

After Harry unintentionally revealed to his father, Norman Osborn that Mary Jane had feelings for Peter, when he got mad when he saw her holding Peter's hand, this gave the Green Goblin the advantage to use Mary Jane as leverage to lure Spider-Man to him, as the girl he loved was his biggest weakness. Peter attempted to phone Mary Jane at her home, but got the call from the Goblin who threatened to kill Mary Jane, who was taken to the Queensboro Bridge. Peter, as Spider-Man arrived at the bridge to see the Goblin holding Mary Jane and a tram full of children hostage, forcing the hero to choose which.

The Green Goblin dropped both Mary Jane and the tram, which Spider-Man managed to save both. The Goblin flew on his glider, attacking Spider-Man multiple times, almost making him drop the tram. The passengers on board the bridge, to defend Spider-Man, threw items at the Goblin to keep him busy, while Spider-Man successfully saved the tram, when a passing barge approached and offered to let Spider-Man land the tram and Mary Jane on the barge, to prevent the tram from falling into the river.

#### Landing In An Abandoned Hospital

Enraged over Spider-Man foiling his plan, the Green Goblin wrapped a lasso cable around Spider-Man and thrown him into an abandoned building to continue their fight. After a long brutal fight, the Goblin threatened to kill Mary Jane once he had killed his sworn enemy, which gave Spider-Man the strength to overpower the Goblin and defeat him. Norman's persona emerged and revealed his identity to Spider-Man, much to Peter's shock. Osborn then told him the Goblin was the one who caused the entire rampage.

#### The Goblin's Last Stand

Unknown to Spider-Man, the Goblin was distracting him to impale him from behind using his glider. However, Spider-Man, thanks to his spider-sense, realized what was happening, dodged out of the way as the glider flew by him and fatally impaled Osborn and Goblin in the process. Just as he was about to succumb to his wounds, Norman begged Peter not to tell Harry what happened, and then died from his wounds. Spider-Man mourned Osborn's death, gently carried his body back to his penthouse and hid all the Goblin's equipment. Harry came into the room to see Spider-Man with his father, and wondered what he done. Harry attempted to shoot Spider-Man, but the hero escaped quickly.

## Aftermath

### Harry Osborn's Vow

*"I didn't lose him. He was stolen from me. One day, Spider-Man will pay. I swear on my father's grave, Spider-Man will pay"*
―Harry Osborn swearing vengeance towards Spider-Man[src]

The resulting death of Norman Osborn devastated Harry, who falsely believed Spider-Man murdered him, as he saw him placing his father onto couch in their penthouse. Following his father's funeral, Harry vowed that he would make Spider-Man pay for his father's death. The following three years would involve Harry to discovering his father's secret hideout where he kept all of the Goblin equipment hidden, behind a mirror, after a hallcination of his father appeared to him. Harry would later become the New Goblin and track down Spider-Man so he will avenge his father's death, but not when he finally learned the truth that Spider-Man did not kill his father; he was impaled by his own glider.

### Future of Oscorp

Because of the passing of Norman Osborn, Oscorp Industries was left without a CEO. This was later passed to Harry Osborn who became the new owner and CEO of Oscorp. Harry managed to keep Oscorp up and running, without failing, even funding one of the brilliant scientists in New York, Dr. Otto Octavius for his fusion experiment. Unfortunately, the failed fusion reactor would result Oscorp's reputation to be ruined as the result of the tritium going wrong in the reactor.

### Future of Spider-Man

The Green Goblin's death would continue to haunt Spider-Man/Peter Parker for many years after everything he had put him through, from endangering his loved ones and his home city of New York. Peter would later think about he would try and cure Norman from the Goblin Formula if he had the chance before he died, showing that despite everything the Goblin done to him, he would've helped to cure him, showing no hatred or anger to anything the Goblin had done.