| Harry Osborn | |
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 Harry Osborn Art by John Romita Sr. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | As Harry Osborn: The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965)[1][2] As Green Goblin: The Amazing Spider-Man #136 (September 1974) As American Son: The Amazing Spider-Man #597 (August 2009) As Harry Lyman: The Amazing Spider-Man #759 (January 2016) As Kindred: The Amazing Spider-Man #802 (September 2018) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Steve Ditko (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Harold Theopolis Osborn |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Place of origin | New York City |
| Team affiliations | Oscorp Parker Industries Alchemax |
| Partnerships | Spider-Man |
| Supporting character of | Spider-Man |
| Notable aliases | Green Goblin Hobgoblin American Son Harry Lyman Kindred Goblin Prince Venom (Marvel's Spider-Man 2) |
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Harold Theopolis "Harry" Osborn[3] is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965).
Harry is the best friend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man's alter ego) and Flash Thompson, one of the ex-boyfriends of Mary Jane Watson, the son of Norman Osborn, the husband of Liz Allan and the father of Normie and Stanley Osborn. He is the second character to assume the Green Goblin alias while one of his clones was amongst the many users of the Iron Patriot armor as the superhero American Son. An artificial intelligence (A.I.) copy of Harry (which he created while the Green Goblin) is also the creator of the clones Gabriel and Sarah, who are both later revealed to be operating as his demonic revenant Kindred under the Harry A.I.'s command.
The character has appeared in many adaptations of Spider-Man outside of the comic books, including various cartoons and video games. James Franco portrayed the character in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy (2002–2007), and Dane DeHaan portrays the character in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 148-149. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
- ^ Conroy, Mike (2004). 500 Comicbook Villains. Collins & Brown. ISBN 1-84340-205-X.
- ^ Spider-Man: Brand New Day Yearbook, Marvel Comics, 2008).