Ned Leeds

Ned Leeds
Ned Leeds
	Ned Leeds, in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #245 (October 1983).; Art by John Romita Jr.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Amazing Spider-Man #18 (November 1964)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer); Steve Ditko (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Edward "Ned" Leeds
Species	Human
Place of origin	Huntington, New York
Team affiliations	Daily Bugle
Supporting character of	Spider-Man; Baron Mordo
Notable aliases	Hobgoblin
Abilities	Expert deductive reasoner, reporter, and investigator As the Hobgoblin: Use of goblin-themed weapons and paraphernalia; Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility and reflexes via the Goblin Formula; Wielding chaos magic: Teleportation, time manipulation, reality warping; Elemental manipulation; Able to sense magic; Spell casting; Flight; ;

Edward "Ned" Leeds is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A supporting character in stories featuring the superhero Spider-Man, he has been a reporter for the Daily Bugle, and husband of Betty Brant. Leeds is one of the characters that appears under the mantle of the supervillain Hobgoblin, for a long time believed to be his true identity. However, ten years following his assassination, he is retroactively established to have been brainwashed to serve as a stand-in for Roderick Kingsley and later left to be killed when he was no longer deemed necessary. The character was revived in a 2018–2022 storyline, with both Ned and Roderick brainwashed again by the Queen Goblin to serve as Hobgoblins once more, in service to her. Synergetic with his MCU adaptation, Ned's Hobgoblin was revealed to be a sorcerer, having trained under Baron Mordo in the art of reality-altering chaos magic in Symbiote Spider-Man.

Ned Leeds
Ned Leeds, in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #245 (October 1983). Art by John Romita Jr.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Amazing Spider-Man #18 (November 1964)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Steve Ditko (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Edward "Ned" Leeds
Species	Human
Place of origin	Huntington, New York
Team affiliations	Daily Bugle
Supporting character of	Spider-Man Baron Mordo
Notable aliases	Hobgoblin
Abilities	Expert deductive reasoner, reporter, and investigator As the Hobgoblin: Use of goblin-themed weapons and paraphernalia Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility and reflexes via the Goblin Formula Wielding chaos magic: Teleportation, time manipulation, reality warping Elemental manipulation Able to sense magic Spell casting Flight