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

Those that Hobgoblin call you and sweet Puck, You do their work, and they shall have good luck.

From A Mother's List of Books for Children by Arnold, Gertrude Weld

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

What art thou, Ghost, Hobgoblin, or walking Spirit?

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Summers, Montague