10 Darkest Animated Spider-Man Moments

10. Harry Osborn Is The Green Goblin - Spectacular Spider-Man

By now, we all know how the Green Goblin story plays out. First it's Norman Osborn, and then it's Harry who inherits the mantle after his dad dies in a fight with Spider-Man. So when the Green Goblin showed up in Greg Weisman's Spectacular Spider-Man, we were all prepared for that being where everything was going.

But the first rule of children's television is and has always been: never assume you're a step ahead of Greg Weisman.

Leading up to the big reveal, we see Harry grow more and more confident and socially popular through a strange green substance that he wolfs down like tic-tacs. This of course was the Goblin formula, and we see it all come together as Spidey unmasks the Green Goblin, convinced it's Norman, only to find Harry under the mask, to the shock and horror of both him and Harry's father.

Seeing that Harry is thoroughly messed up long before Norman becomes the Goblin, let alone dies, was a shocking moment for any kid watching, especially kids who had seen the then recent Raimi movies and knew how this was "supposed" to go.