▁the ▁G ob lin ▁un mask s ▁himself ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Spider - Man ▁( sh uff ling ▁through ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁faces ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁being ▁Harry ▁Os born ▁after ▁doing ▁so ) ▁and ▁mel ts ▁into ▁a ▁p ile ▁of ▁go o ▁as ▁he ▁claims ▁Norman ▁would ▁return . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁appearances , ▁the ▁Green ▁G ob lin ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁normal ▁man ▁( al beit ▁very ▁nim ble ▁and ▁athlet ic ) ▁who ▁gets ▁his ▁powers ▁from ▁his ▁many ▁g ad gets . ▁In ▁later ▁appearances , ▁it ▁is ▁established ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁" G ob lin ▁Formula ", ▁Norman ▁and ▁most ▁success ors ▁to ▁the ▁G ob lin ▁persona ▁poss esses ▁super human ▁strength ▁( l ifting ▁ 9 ▁tons ▁under ▁optimal ▁conditions ), ▁increased ▁speed , ▁ref lex es , ▁end urance , ▁and ▁he aling ▁rate . ▁Though ▁much ▁slower ▁than ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Wol ver ine , ▁he ▁can ▁reg ener ate ▁dam aged ▁t issue ▁and ▁org ans . ▁However , ▁if ▁seriously ▁wounded , ▁it ▁would ▁leave ▁sc ars ▁on ▁his ▁body . ▁His ▁intelligence ▁has ▁been ▁en hanced ▁to ▁gift ed ▁levels , ▁though ▁at ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁his ▁san ity . ▁His ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁G ather ing ▁of ▁the ▁Five ▁lo os ened ▁his ▁g rip ▁on ▁reality , ▁though ▁he ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁maintain ▁some ▁s embl ance ▁of ▁his ▁san ity ▁via ▁chem ically ▁treated ▁der