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Hobgoblin

Hobgoblin

9 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1977–2021 Β· 1 key issues
Who is Hobgoblin?

This Hobgoblin is a cosmic Marvel character who debuted alongside the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, associating with members like Gladiator and Oracle, placing them firmly in the outer-space corner of the Marvel universe tied to Inhumans and X-Men storylines.

Born in the Bronze Age pages of The X-Men #107 (1977) under the watchful hands of Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, this Hobgoblin is a Marvel creation with cosmic credentials β€” sharing adventures with heavy-hitters like Gladiator, Kallark, Oracle, Neutron, and Astra, a lineup that signals serious outer-space storytelling territory. Appearing most frequently across Inhumans and The X-Men, this character occupies a fascinating corner of the Marvel universe where the cosmic and the extraordinary collide. With nearly four and a half decades of publication history and a key-issue appearance to their name, Hobgoblin is a rewarding discovery for the dedicated Bronze Age hunter who loves digging beneath the surface of Marvel's wider cosmos.

Teams & affiliations
Imperial GuardX-Men
β˜… First appearance
The X-Men #107
Oct 1977

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1977–2021

The X-Men #107 β˜… 1977
The X-Men #107
Classic X-Men #14 1987
Classic X-Men #14
Inhumans #3 2000
Inhumans #3
The Uncanny X-Men #480 2007
The Uncanny X-Men #480
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #2 2009
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #2
Phoenix Omnibus #1 2021
Phoenix Omnibus #1

Appearances

The X-Men (1963)
Super Spider-Man TV Comic (1981)
Classic X-Men (1986)
#14
Inhumans (2000)
The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2009)
#2
Phoenix Omnibus (2021)
#1