Spectacular Spider-Man # 255 1998 Spiderhunt, Part 4: Something Goblin This Way Comes pg 17 by Luke Ross & Al Milgrom

Spectacular Spider-Man # 255 January 28, 1998
"Spiderhunt, part 4: Something Goblin This Way Comes" pg 17
Pencils: Luke Ross
Inks: Dan Green (Signed lower right in panel)
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Writer: J. M. DeMatteis

Hunted by the law, Spider-Man has been searching for young Normie Osborn who was kidnapped by the Green Goblin. The hero has just survived a blast of pumpkin bombs in a warehouse and is now trapped under a pile of burning rubble. He thinks about the danger his life has been in since the Punisher and government bounty hunter known as Shotgun have been after him. Although his body wants to give up, Spider-Man's sense of responsibility prevents him from giving up and pulls himself free from the rubble. As soon as he is free, Spider-Man finds a gun pointed at his temple by the Punisher. The wall-crawler insists to the Punisher that he is not responsible for the death of Joey Z. The Punisher finally believes him. Spider-Man spots the Green Goblin and tries to follow after him. The web-slinger quickly realizes that he is in no shape to give chase and lets the Goblin go.

Meanwhile, at Norman Osborn's penthouse, Norman has gathered six highly trained bounty hunters so that they can search for his missing grandson. He also tells them to keep an eye out for Spider-Man, reminding them of the bounty on the head of the wall-crawler.

At that moment, Normie Osborn is being held at an abandoned junkyard playing with his toys. He waits for the Green Goblin to return, thinking that the Goblin is his father, the late Harry Osborn. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Greg Herd, aka Overdrive watches over his with Ann who has been on life support after a bullet got trapped in her force field while they were trying to capture Spider-Man. While back at the Parker home, we hear a loud crash upstairs. Mary Jane rushes upstairs to see what it is. It's Peter finally returning home, exhausted and badly beaten.

Back in Queens, Peter takes a quick shower so he can go back out looking for Normie Osborn. Mary Jane tells Peter that it is too dangerous and even suggests that he quits being Spider-Man. However, the debate quickly ends when Peter collapses in bed due to his exhaustion. While at the Daily Bugle, Norman Osborn meets with J. Jonah Jameson. Behind closed doors, when the new Green Goblin comes crashing into the office, demanding a 10 million dollar ransom for the safe return of Norman's grandson to be brought to the Brooklyn Bridge by midnight before flying off. This entire display has everyone wondering if Norman was telling the truth about never being the Green Goblin. While at the Parker home, Mary Jane watches her husband sleeping peacefully. She considers not waking him up to tell him the news, but decides that Normie Osborn needs a hero and reaches to wake up her husband.

At midnight, Norman Osborn arrives at the Brooklyn Bridge to deliver the ransom. The Goblin then swoops down and kidnaps Osborn and flies away. Spider-Man follows after the Goblin and Osborn. Spider-Man forces the Goblin to crash into a building, but after a short fight the villain escapes. Surprisingly, Norman Osborn pleads with Spider-Man, telling him to put aside their past differences and save his grandson. With no other choice, Spider-Man follows after the Goblin leaving Norman to search for the bag of money. That's when Overdrive reveals himself, holding up the bag of money. By this time, Spider-Man has followed the Goblin back to the junkyard that has been his hideout from the beginning. As the two battle it out in the junkyard, Jimmy-6 takes a shot at the Green Goblin. When he is suddenly surrounded by men looking to collect on Spider-Man's bounty who have decided to collect on the price on his head as well.

In all the confusion, Clarence rushes into the head office and finds Normie Osborn and pulls him to safety. Normie screams for help, calling out for his father to save him. This makes Spider-Man wonder if Harry somehow survived and is the current Goblin. However, before he can get any answers, the Goblin crashes into a pile of cars and is seemingly killed in the blast. Norman Osborn calls a press conference to award Overdrive and Clarence Fielding for helping rescue his son. Alone with his wife, Peter wonders what he can do now that Spider-Man is a hunted outlaw, to that Mary Jane has some ideas.

Later, at Doctor Angst's secret lab, the mad scientist examines the Green Goblin and determines him to be in good health. That's when Norman Osborn comes to commend Angst on his work. He then strips off the Goblin's costume and helps the man underneath to his feet. As Osborn helps him across the room, the new Goblin asks his master if he played his part well. Norman tells him that it was perfect and that he is very proud of him.