, ▁later ▁remark ing ▁that ▁" I ▁never ▁had ▁any ▁intention ▁of ▁getting ▁rid ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁as ▁a ▁concept ". ▁Harry ▁Os born ' s ▁becoming ▁the ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁was ▁mostly ▁well - rece ived , ▁with ▁fans ▁remark ing ▁that ▁Harry ▁was ▁more ▁men acing ▁than ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁ever ▁been . ▁ ▁Several ▁other ▁characters ▁would ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁identity , ▁and ▁writer ▁Roger ▁Stern ▁later ▁introduced ▁the ▁Hob g ob lin ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁as ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁ar chen emy . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁ret con ▁during ▁the ▁" Cl one ▁S aga " ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁surv ived ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁# 1 2 2 ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁playing ▁a ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁role ▁in ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁advent ures ▁since ▁then . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁ ▁Norman ▁Os born ▁ ▁Norman ▁Os born ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁most - known ▁character ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁alias ▁who ▁developed ▁the ▁equipment ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁others ▁ever ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁G ob lin ▁formula . ▁ ▁Harry ▁Os born ▁ ▁Harold ▁" Har ry " ▁Os born ▁is ▁Norman ▁Os born ' s ▁son ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁character ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁alias . ▁ ▁Bart ▁Hamilton ▁Dr . ▁Bart on ▁" B