living with the Parkers had been an actress Osborn genetically reformed into the likeness of May Parker. Mongrain was killed, and the entirety of her role in the miscarriage remains a mystery.

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Osborn's next grand scheme was to make Spider-Man his heir, first drugging him into wearing the Goblin costume and attacking his friends. After days of physical and mental torture at the Osborn Estate, Peter nearly gave in, but refused at the last minute. Next, the Goblin forced his employee [[Thompson, Flash|Flash Thompson]], a recovering alcoholic, to drive a truck while in an inebriated state into [[Midtown High School]] where Peter had taken a job as a teacher. The accident caused Flash brain damage, and spurred Peter into a no-holds barred battle with his old enemy. Although, itseemed that in some strange way Norman wanted Peter to finish him off, Peter refused saying he did not want to fight him anymore and declared a truce.

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Sometime later, Norman Osborn was finally revealed to the public as the Green Goblin and after an climatic battle with Spider-Man and [[Cage, Luke|Luke Cage]] that raged across Manhattan, he was finally imprisoned. However, things were far from over.

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From behind bars, Osborn once again masterminded a plan against Spider-Man. This time he had Mac Gargan, also known as the [[Venom (Mac Gargan)|Scorpion]], kidnap Peter's [[Parker, May (Aunt May)|Aunt May]]. The plan was for Spider-Man to break Osborn out of prison in exchange for his Aunt's life. Peter reluctantly agreed and with the help of the [[Black Cat]] proceeded to break Osborn