{"id":3825,"date":"2013-07-13T13:43:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T13:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=3825"},"modified":"2017-02-09T21:13:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T21:13:24","slug":"green-goblin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/green-goblin\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Goblin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"galleryimg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/greengoblinart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!-- RIGHT LINKS BOX STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div id=\"linksright\">\n<div id=\"rightbox\">\n<ul id=\"linklist\">\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">GREEN GOBLIN LINKS <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"&lt;li\" class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#intro\">1974 Introduction <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#accessory\">Accessory Check <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">PACKAGING <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#box\">Window Boxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#1975\">1975\/78 Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">PLAYSETS <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"playsets\/supervator.html\">Featured in Supervator<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wgsh-playsets\">Green Goblin in Other Formats <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/cah\">Comic Action Heroes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/pocket-heroes\">Pocket Heroes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"intro\" name=\"intro\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">1974 Introduction<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/catalog\/1975\/images\/hro_line.JPG\" alt=\"1975 Catalog page with the debut of the Mego Green Goblin\" width=\"293\" height=\"375\" align=\"right\" \/> Another fantastic achievement of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/catalog\/1975\/wgsh002.shtml\">1975 WGSH <\/a> releases, Green Goblin was Mego at it&#8217;s best. From<br \/>\nhis finely detailed outfit to the thoughtful addition of his satchel, this was a 3-D representation of <a href=\"spiderman.html\"> Spider-man&#8217;s <\/a>worst nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting to note, Green Goblin was one of only two Marvel Villains produced, the other being Spiderman&#8217;s other foe, <a href=\"lizard.html\">The Lizard <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--LOOSE FIGURE HERE --><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/greengoblin\/greengoblinlarge.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/greengoblin\/greengoblin.jpg\" alt=\"Loose Green Goblin\" width=\"199\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-booties.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-booties.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"942\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-booties.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-booties-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-booties-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-booties-900x848.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Benjamin at  WorldsGreatestToys.com, we have images of what appears to be the prototype Green Goblin action figure. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-comparison.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-comparison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1492\" height=\"1470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-comparison.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-comparison-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-comparison-768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-comparison-1024x1009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-comparison-900x887.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1492px) 100vw, 1492px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taken from a 1976 sell sheet, Ben noticed that Gobby had himself a nice set of fabric booties as opposed to the plastic boots that we eventually get. It&#8217;s possible that this early Gobby is merely a stand in until the tooling was finished or a very early mock up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1603\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-768x1231.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-639x1024.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prototype_greengoblin-900x1443.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to again to Benjamin at  WorldsGreatestToys.com for this great glimpse of pre-production!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Window Box SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"box\" name=\"box\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Window Boxes<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Boxed Green Goblin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/gobox.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Green Goblin box is by far the easiest way to find the character, note that Mego removed the Bat Glider from the original Amazing Spiderman #40 John Romita art. Thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spidermancollector.com\"> Spiderman Collector Message Boards <\/a> for this insight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/megolibrary\/megoart\/images\/goblin_comic.jpg\" alt=\"Green Goblin Mego art source Spiderman #40\" width=\"432\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- 1978 SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"1975\" name=\"1975\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">1975\/78 Card<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Green Goblin MOC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/gobc.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Carded Mego Goblin,should really be called &#8220;The Chairman of the board&#8221; as it is the most difficult to find of the Marvel WGSH. Goblin, much like <a href=\"ironman.html\"> Iron Man,<\/a> was dropped after this assortment, seeing as he was likely short packed, it&#8217;s impossible to find a carded example of him! <b>Green Goblin was not released on a Kresge Card.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\"><a id=\"accessory\" name=\"accessory\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/css\/images\/accessorycheck.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Museum Accessory Check\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" align=\"middle\" border=\"0\" \/>Mego Museum Accessory Check: Identify original and repro parts.<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--LOOSE FIGURE HERE --><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/greengoblin\/greengoblinlarge.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/greengoblin\/greengoblin.jpg\" alt=\"Loose Green Goblin\" width=\"199\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"bag\" name=\"bag\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Bag<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/greengoblin\/goblinbag.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/greengoblin\/goblinbagsmall.jpg\" alt=\"bag\" width=\"200\" height=\"231\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Green Goblin&#8217;s bag of tricks has be reproduced by Doctor Mego. The only real difference is it is slightly lighter in color. It is stamped DM on the back side of the bag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"boots\" name=\"boots\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Boots<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/greengoblin\/greengoblinboots.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/greengoblin\/greengoblinbootssmall.jpg\" alt=\"boots\" width=\"159\" height=\"140\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Goblin&#8217;s boots are unique to the character and made of the same hard plastic mego used on most of their WGSH boots. There are no factory made reproductions of these boots available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GREEN GOBLIN LINKS 1974 Introduction Accessory Check PACKAGING Window Boxes 1975\/78 Card PLAYSETS Featured in Supervator Green Goblin in Other Formats Comic Action Heroes Pocket Heroes 1974 Introduction Another fantastic achievement of the 1975 WGSH releases, Green Goblin was Mego&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/green-goblin\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":121,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"greengoblin_page.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3825","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3825"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7039,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3825\/revisions\/7039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}