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				Description; a member of Spidey's Rogues Gallery brought to amazing life! The Hobgoblin is 7" tall and is a VERY frightenting recreation of this villain.  The sculpt and articulation on the piece capture the demonic look of the 'Goblin perfectly.  The piece also comes with a glider, and the hood and cape of the figure are removable.
Super-Poseble Hobgoblin with Glider - Spider-Man Meat and Potatoes; 5.0 Perks; 5.0 Homer Factor; 5.0
Another confession... I've never been a huge Spider-Man fan... still reading?  Whew!  Glad I got that off my chest.  Honestly, I should like the character; science geek suddenly gets amazing powers and has to deal with the problems of adolescence.  NEAT stuff, lots of angst, blah, blah, blah.  It just wasn't my thing... that was Iron Man.  Bwahahahahaha!  Anyway, over the years, as the market became flooded with tons and tons and TONS of Spidey stuff, I sat back and let it wash over as I sobbed when the Iron Man line came to an abrupt halt.  Years passed, the collection grew, I snagged a few Avengers figures since my Iron Man guys looked rather lonely... and then ToyBiz went ballistic with it's new Spider-Man figures, and the first seeds of Legends were sown.  Even so, I couldn't quiiiiiiiiiite snag a Spidey figure. Then THIS piece appeared.  As always, EVERY hero is measured by his/her nemesis.  Batman/Joker, Fantastic Four/Dr Doom.  Spidey?   I've always thought Venom was just a muscle-bound idiot.  Ah... but what about a villain who uses high-tech tools but also seems to be court with the Dark Side?  Hmmmmmmmmm... enter The Hobgoblin... Meat and potatoes are... wow.  First, the articulation is outstanding.  No, it doesn't do the entire wrist-fingers-toes-and-ankles bendy thing, but everything else does, giving the piece an amazing number of posing options.  But enough of that, the SCULPT... wow.  The figure is based on the recent incarnation of Hobgoblin, so it's not the generic dude-in-green-tights look.  This thing looks like a demon from hell; mottled skin, pointy ears, daggers for teeth, the works.  On top of that, the figure has a skeletal stature, making it look more like a demon then human.  And then throw in a wonderful, mottled paint job... oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh... Perks are also awesome.  The figure's cape and hood are removable and are sculpted to look like tattered rags.  And the Hobgoblin wouldn't be the Hobgoblin without the flying sled to stand on.  Woohoo! Homer factor.  It was initially low for me since I'm not a huge Spidey fan... and then I SAW the figure... ooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh... All of this leads to a must have figure.  And Spider-Man and the Hobgoblin don't get the same press as the Batman and the Joker, but these are two great adversaries.   And on top of that, these pieces signaled the beginning of Legends.  Woohoo!