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Real name Logan (born James Howlett)
Status: Active
Affiliations X-Men, Avengers, X-Treme Sanctions Executive
Previous affiliations Secret Defenders, Four Horsemen, Alpha Flight, Weapon X, Department H, Team X, Central Intelligence Agency, HYDRA, S.H.I.E.L.D.
Notable aliases Death, Patch, Weapon X, Runt, "Lucky Jim" Logan
Notable relatives Elizabeth Howlett (mother, deceased), John Howlett (father, deceased), John Howlett, Jr. (brother, presumed deceased), Thomas Logan (probable biological father, deceased), Dog Logan (probable half-brother, status uncertain), Amiko (adopted daughter), Laura Kinney (X-23, female clone and adopted daughter, daughter [Alternate universe]), Viper (ex-wife, marriage of convenience)
Notable powers Regenerative healing factor, intellectually- disabled aging, retractable claws, Adamantium-laced skeleton and claws, superhumanly acute senses, and heightened strength, stamina, agility and reaction time
Wolverine first appeared in Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974), in the final panel enshrouded by darkness of an issue written by Len Wein and illustrated by Herb Trimpe. His full introduction was in the next issue, #181 (November 1974). He appeared in a costume designed by John Romita, Sr: yellow-and-blue spandex which didn't particularly resemble a true wolverine and sporting foot-long metal claws. His introduction left an ambiguous impression, revealing little more than that he was an agent of the Canadian government with superhuman powers. The basic facts about the character had not been established.
Wolverine next appeared in Giant-Sized X-Men #1 (1975), in which he joined the X-Men. Written by Wein and drawn by Dave Cockrum who altered Wolverine's mask. The issue was successful enough to revive the title starting with #94 (August 1975), drawn by Cockrum but written by Chris Claremont. Wolverine was initially overshadowed by the other characters and as the series progressed Claremont even considered dropping the character.
Real name Norman Osborn
Status Active
Affiliations None
Previous affiliations The Cabal of Scrier, Sinister Twelve, the Crime-Master
Notable relatives Harry Osborn (son, deceased), Emily Osborn (wife, deceased), Liz Allan (daughter-in-law), Normie Osborn (grandson), Sarah Stacy (daughter), Gabriel Stacy (son)
Notable powers Superhuman strength, various weapons and Goblin paraphernalia
The original Goblin was Norman Osborn, a corrupt industrialist who co-founded a major nanotechnology firm with Dr. Mendel Stromm. To seize total control, Osborn had Stromm framed for embezzlement and then searched his possessions, discovering an experimental intelligence enhancement formula. When Osborn attempted to create the serum, it turned green and exploded in his face. The accident changed Osborn, greatly increasing his intelligence and strength, but also drove him insane.
Osborn adopted the bizarre identity of the Green Goblin with the goal of becoming the Boss of the city's organized crime. This was intended to be complemented by defeating Spider-Man, a relatively low-powered opponent whom he was confident he could defeat to enhance his reputation. To this end, Osborn created a personal flying device, which started in a broomstick-like shape and evolved into his Goblin Glider, and hand grenade-like explosive weapons resembling pumpkins, a number of thrown projectile weapons called Razor-Bats featuring sharp blades (much like a certain Batman's batarangs), and blaster equipped gloves which fired energy blasts from the finger tips. Thus equipped, Osborn set out to achieve his twin goals, only to be frustrated at every turn by Spider-Man.
Frustrated, Osborn decided to lie low until he was sure his enemy's guard was down. When he was ready, Osborn arranged to have Spider-Man exposed to a special gas designed to suppress his spider sense. With that done, Goblin shadowed him until he learned he was really Peter Parker, and then captured him. In turn, Osborn revealed his own identity to Peter and ranted about his origin and his intentions of killing his greatest enemy, before releasing Peter to do battle. Peter defeated Osborn, who lost his memory and had his costume destroyed by Spider-Man to eliminate his menace.
For a long while, the Goblin personality periodically re-emerged in Osborn to bedevil Spider-Man, only to be forced down in turn when he was defeated. Finally, the Goblin took control one final time and threatened the love of Spider-Man's life, Gwen Stacy, by kidnapping her and taking her to the top of a bridge in New York City. In the resulting battle, the Goblin pushed Gwen from the bridge and Spider-Man's attempt to save her failed. With blood in his eyes, Spider-Man pursued The Goblin for revenge, but managed to control himself after defeating him in battle. In one final attempt to kill him, the Goblin tried to spear Spider-Man with his remote control glider, only to be himself impaled when Spider-Man avoided the attack. The Goblin was presumed dead for years
