developed a dual-personality disorder, as traumatic events triggered a switch between being a memory-impaired kinder Norman Osborn, concerned about his relationship with his son, and the nefarious Green Goblin, aware of Spider-Man's secret identity.

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After Harry invited Peter Parker to live with him, Norman met Peter again, unaware of his dual identity. Released from prison and seeking his payment for services to the Goblin, Kraven sought Osborn after learning of the Goblin's apparent death and believing him to be the Goblin's "emissary". Kraven abandoned his violent pursuit and capture of Osborn after realizing Osborn was truly unaware of the Goblin; Spider-Man had to rescue a bound Osborn from plummeting to his death.

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The amnesia proved to be only temporary however and Osborn relapsed into his Goblin persona twice more onlyto be defeated by Spider-Man each time. After helping rescue Peter Parker's girlfriend [[Stacy, Gwen|Gwen Stacy]] and her father, retired police captain George Stacy, from a kidnapping by the [[Kingpin]], Osborn had a brief affair with Gwen which resulted in an unusually rapid pregnancy and secret birth of twins, [[Gray Goblin (Gabriel Stacy)|Gabriel]] and [[Stacy, Sarah|Sarah]]. Though Gwen left the twins in the care of Osborn's people in France, Gwen refused to give Norman custody of the twins, fearing that the fate of Norman's son, Harry - mentally deteriorating and turning to illegal hallucinogenic drugs - would befall her own children. Osborn threatened Gwen, but she insisted that she would tell Peter the truth. Gwen believed Peter would marry her and raise the twins, trusting that Parker's love