![]() After failing to do so, he intimated Harry Osborn by threatening Osborn's loved ones for wanting the Goblin formula, resulting in a confrontation between himself and the second Green Goblin where Macendale was overcame. ![]() ĭeciding he needed abilities like the original Green Goblin and Hobgoblin if he was to have a similar reputation, Macendale attempted to steal the Goblin secret formula for superhuman strength. To add to the embarrassment, Spider-Man was obviously drunk when they fought and still won. However, Macendale was exposed by the Kingpin's organization and fought a battle against Spider-Man which was meant to prove his abilities but was foiled. After his co-conspirator's supposed death, all known copies of Goblin weapons and costumes were handed over to Macendale who took over the Hobgoblin identity in order to steal notoriety within the supervillain community. Macendale vowed revenge, ultimately hiring the Foreigner to have the Hobgoblin killed. The Hobgoblin ultimately double-crossed Macendale when the two were fleeing a horde of police officers. When the Kingpin temporarily abdicated being the organized crime's head on the eastern seaboard and a resulting gang war tore New York City apart, Macendale wished to increase his underworld status and formed an alliance with the Hobgoblin. But Macendale ruined the Hobgoblin's plans to operate "under the radar" while Thompson was in custody. When Flash Thompson insulted the Hobgoblin on national television which had incurred the Hobgoblin's wrath to frame Thompson so that criminal enemies might target Flash instead, Macendale subsequently broke Thompson out of jail, thinking he was doing the Hobgoblin a favor. Macendale was later hired to retrieve the Hobgoblin's lost battle van, pulling off the mission successfully despite Spider-Man's untimely appearance. He adopted the Jack O'Lantern alter ego, engaging in combat with Machine Man as his first opponent followed by Spider-Man for the first time. Considered a liability due to his violent nature and amoral personality, this rejection turned Macendale to a career mercenary and ultimately a costumed terrorist. Jason Macendale was a mercenary who was recruited out of college and trained by the CIA and various para-military organizations. Use of various goblin-themed weapons and paraphernalia Superhuman physical abilities due to Kraven the Hunter's formula and cybernetic implants. Highly trained hand-to-hand combatant, martial artist, and spy Jason Macendale as Jack O'Lantern encountering Spider-Man for the first time as seen from Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #56. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |