Hobgoblin Panel Tribunal
Was directed to this auction at Comiclink of a page from Amazing Spider-Man#238 via lurking the CGC boards. Some discussion came up regarding the asking price (10k–not mine BTW) and it got me thinking a bit on how drastically different our perceptions are depending on what era we grew up in. Unlike some opinions expressed, and indeed in stark contrast, the Hobgoblin – whose first appearance occurs in this issue – is perhaps the definitive Spidey villain of my childhood. I know that for many people he wouldn’t rate in the top 10 when considering the webslinger’s rogue gallery, favoring characters to me that are tired and overrated (like the silly ass Vulture for instance) whose claim to fame is that they debuted in the ’60s, or even worse viewing Hobgoblin as an unsuccessful Green Goblin knock-off. I do, however, have conflict.
