The Hobgoblin is the alias of several fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly depicted as enemies of Spider-Man. He is inspired by his predecessor, the Green Goblin, and utilizes similar equipment. The Hobgoblin was created by Roger Stern and John Romita Jr. and the first use of the Hobgoblin identity by Roderick Kingsley happened in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #238 (March 1983) where only his secret hideout was revealed, and not his secret identity. The Hobgoblin alias was then carried on exclusively by Jason Macendale during the late 1980s and most of the 1990s. Another character to assume the alias was Phil Urich.