AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #239

After a series of robberies at Osborn Manufacturing, a new foe musters their strength and gets equipped for serious mayhem. The Hobgoblin is here, and he fears no one! Hobgoblin (introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #238 ) systematically raids Green Goblin’s hideouts using information gained from Norman Osborn’s journals. When Peter Parker comes to know of this, he guesses the next spot where Hobgoblin will hit. Spider-man meets Hobgoblin for the first time and a fierce battle ensues. Hobgoblin, lacking fighting skills and strength to face Spider-man, is injured.… Notes: Ranked #16 in Wizard Magazine’s list of « 100 Best Single Issue Comics Since You Were Born ».