10 Things Marvel Wants You To Forget About Green Goblin

10. He Once Went By The Name Of 'Super-Adaptoid'

Norman Osborn Super Adaptoid
Marvel Comics

So, for starters, Norman Osborn hasn't always been the Green Goblin. He's actually taken on a variety of different guises over the years, but perhaps the most weird came in Avengers Vol. 4 #23, where he was reimagined as the villainous 'Super-Adaptoid'.

There's nothing wrong with Norman Osborn taking on different roles and identities - arguably the most successful story to feature the character post-2000 saw him as an Avengers villain - but the Super-Adaptoid name probably isn't one becoming of Osborn's stature.

The Green Goblin denotes terror, suspense, and threat. Super-Adaptoid, on the other hand, intimates the opposite, and though it was great to see Osborn battling it out with the Avengers yet again, it's little surprise he hasn't used the alter-ego since.

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