Le Super-Bouffon

Le Super-Bouffon is the French-language incarnation of the Hobgoblin, a costumed villain who adopted stolen equipment and secrets originally belonging to the Green Goblin to terrorize New York, crossing paths with Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Iron Man.

A villain of theatrical menace and enduring presence, Le Super-Bouffon made their debut in the pages of Strange #189 in 1985 — a Bronze Age entrance courtesy of the formidable creative trio of Denny O'Neil, William Johnson, and Klaus Janson — published by Editions Lug. Over nearly four decades, this character has kept remarkably distinguished company, sharing pages with Spider-Man, Peter Parker, Daredevil, Iron Man, and the scheming Roderick Kingsley, placing them squarely at the heart of Marvel's street-level and superhero drama. From Strange to Miles Morales : Spider-Man, their appearances span generations of storytelling, a testament to a character with genuine staying power across the Marvel universe as rendered for French-language readers. Twenty catalog appearances may sound select, but for a character whose adventures have stretched from 1985 all the way to 2024, Le Super-Bouffon is a fascinating thread woven through decades of comics history worth tracking down.