hobgoblin

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Other enduring Spider-Man characters he was involved in originating included the villainous Vulture, mobster Hammerhead and the sonic-powered Shocker, as well as the Hobgoblin, journalist Robbie Robertson and Gwen Stacy's father George Stacy.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

It absolutely reeks of taking a pint of Hobgoblin back to the bar because it wasn’t tepid enough.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2019

Is it impossible that amongst the wandering spirits he may not have been worsted in a conflict with some undocible Hobgoblin?

From Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples by Anonymous

Mab has an amour with Pigwiggen; Oberon being jealous, sends Hobgoblin to catch them, and one of Mab's nymphs opposes him by a spell.

From Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies by Johnson, Samuel

Hobgoblin nor foul fiend Can daunt his spirit; He knows he at the end Shall life inherit.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John