art " ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁a ▁psych ologist ▁born ▁in ▁Sc ars dale , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁character ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁alias . ▁When ▁Harry ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁medical ▁care , ▁Dr . ▁Hamilton ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁Harry ▁b ury ▁the ▁vend etta ▁and ▁identity ▁as ▁the ▁G ob lin ▁identity ▁from ▁Harry ' s ▁sub cons cious ▁via ▁hyp nos is . ▁Dr . ▁Hamilton ▁uses ▁Harry ' s ▁secre ts ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁third ▁G ob lin . ▁But ▁since ▁Harry ▁has ▁no ▁knowledge ▁of ▁where ▁Norman ' s ▁strength - en han cing ▁G ob lin ▁formula ▁is , ▁Hamilton ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁locate ▁it . ▁He ▁h atch es ▁an ▁elaborate ▁plot ▁to ▁kill ▁Silver man e , ▁but ▁Harry ▁res umes ▁the ▁G ob lin ▁identity ▁to ▁stop ▁him . ▁They ▁battle ▁and ▁Hamilton ▁is ▁accident ally ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁bomb ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁meant ▁to ▁kill ▁Spider - Man . ▁▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁there ▁was ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁the ▁Hob g ob lin ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁dis pro ved . ▁ ▁A ▁G ob lin ▁that ▁was ▁pres umably ▁Hamilton ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁Un l iving , ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Grand master . ▁After ▁being ▁p itted ▁against ▁the ▁Aven gers , ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁their ▁master ▁are ▁van qu ished ▁by ▁Death . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Dead ▁No ▁More : ▁The ▁Cl one ▁Cons pi