On the previous episode Dan and Mark discussed what made Roger Stern’s Hobgoblin one of the greatest villain debuts of all of Spider-Man history and such a compelling mystery. But as compelling as that mystery became, it ended with one of the most mystifying and downright confusing reveals in comics history. But that reveal was only the tip of the iceberg. In the Spider-Man creative offices of Marvel, drama, disagreements, and scandal pitted several different creative voices against each other, with their results spilling onto the comic pages. So, on this episode, Dan and Mark are going to unpack all the twists and turns on the pages and behind the scenes that made the reveal of the Hobgoblin’s identity so infamous. If you want to follow along with us on our journey through the first Hobgoblin identity reveal, we will be discussing events of Amazing Spider-Man #s 259-261, 275-278, 281-289, Spider-Man vs Wolverine, and Web of Spider-Man #s 29-30. Plus, we’ll be including several interviews we’ve done over the years and referencing interviews from a number of publications including, most specifically Christopher Priest’s 2002 blog post “Why I never Discuss Spider-Man”. * “Why I Never Discuss Spider-Man” * Interview with Tom DeFalco * Interview with Ron Frenz * Interview with Jim Owsley * Interview with Jim Salicrup * Interview with Danny Fingeroth This episode was edited by Rick Coste, with production support from Andy Myers. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Ray Sumser. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels. Watch the show live on YouTube, Sundays at 8:30 PM EST: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started: https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #82. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk We’ve just set up a mailbox for our show. You can now mail us at: Amazing Spider-Talk P.O. Box 4983 21606 Devonshire St. Chatsworth, CA 91311 You can email questions to our show at amazingspidertalk@gmail.com or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN! You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.