▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁# 1 4 , ▁he ▁r ides ▁a ▁steel , ▁ro cket ▁power ed ▁wing less ▁bro om st ick ▁( not ▁a ▁gl ider ). ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁appearance ▁in ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁# 1 7 , ▁he ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁familiar ▁bat - sh aped ▁gl ider . ▁The ▁G ob lin ▁Gl ider ' s ▁controls ▁and ▁micro processor ▁are ▁located ▁behind ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁gl ider . ▁The ▁pilot ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁gl ider ▁via ▁elect romagnet ic ▁clas ps ▁on ▁the ▁wings ▁of ▁the ▁gl ider . ▁It ▁has ▁great ▁man eu ver ability ▁and ▁is ▁ste ered ▁mostly ▁by ▁lean ing , ▁but ▁manual ▁controls ▁are ▁available ▁behind ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁gl ider . ▁The ▁G ob lin ▁later ▁added ▁radio - link ed ▁voice ▁controls ▁to ▁his ▁mask . ▁Its ▁top ▁speed ▁is ▁, ▁and ▁it ▁can ▁support ▁about ▁, ▁though ▁it ▁could ▁lift ▁far ▁more ▁for ▁brief ▁periods . ▁F lying ▁at ▁top ▁speed ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁load ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁fuel ▁tank ▁would ▁de ple te ▁its ▁fuel ▁supply ▁in ▁about ▁an ▁hour . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁G ob lin ' s ▁later ▁appearances , ▁the ▁gl ider ▁poss esses ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁arm aments , ▁including ▁heat - se ek ing ▁and ▁smart ▁miss iles , ▁machine ▁guns , ▁extending ▁bl ades , ▁a ▁fl am eth ro wer ▁and ▁a ▁p ump kin ▁bomb ▁disp enser / launch er .