10 Worst Things The Green Goblin Has Done To Spider-Man
9. Turning Carlie Cooper into Monster
Carlie Cooper, a New York City police detective and Peters ex-girlfriend, might have frustrated long-time Spider-Man readers with the glacial pace in which she was conducting her investigation into the identity of the Superior Spider-Man, but that doesnt make the fate she suffered at the hands of the Green Goblin in Superior Spider-Man #25 the least bit defensible. While visiting Doctor Octopuss grave a few issues earlier, Carlie is kidnapped by the Goblins hench-woman, Menace. Shes tied up and tortured for information about Spider-Mans secret identity. When she refuses to talk, the Goblin doses her with super serum, leading to the creation of Monster. While it remains to be scene whether or not Carlie has truly transitioned to the side of evil, the physical and emotional pain she has been put through since being captured by the Green Goblin will likely have a long-lasting impact on the character, and given Peters trademark issues with guilt and self-doubt, hes certain to blame himself for his former girlfriends condition once he comes back from the dead in April.
Mark is a professional writer living in Brooklyn and is the founder of the Chasing Amazing Blog, which documents his quest to collect every issue of Amazing Spider-Man, and the Superior Spider-Talk podcast. He also pens the "Gimmick or Good?" column at Comics Should Be Good blog.
Carlie Cooper, a New York City police detective and Peters ex-girlfriend, might have frustrated long-time Spider-Man readers with the glacial pace in which she was conducting her investigation into the identity of the Superior Spider-Man, but that doesnt make the fate she suffered at the hands of the Green Goblin in Superior Spider-Man #25 the least bit defensible. While visiting Doctor Octopuss grave a few issues earlier, Carlie is kidnapped by the Goblins hench-woman, Menace. Shes tied up and tortured for information about Spider-Mans secret identity. When she refuses to talk, the Goblin doses her with super serum, leading to the creation of Monster. While it remains to be scene whether or not Carlie has truly transitioned to the side of evil, the physical and emotional pain she has been put through since being captured by the Green Goblin will likely have a long-lasting impact on the character, and given Peters trademark issues with guilt and self-doubt, hes certain to blame himself for his former girlfriends condition once he comes back from the dead in April.