History
The Green Goblin first experimented with his notorious Pumpkin Bombs while in combat against Spider-Man and the Human Torch at the Avenue Dinner Club.[3]
A while later, the Green Goblin shot some smoke bombs against Lucky Lobo's men to confuse them.[4]

Schematics
The Green Goblin then tossed stun bombs against the Crime Master, who was hidden by the smoke exhausted by the Goblin Glider.[5]
A short time later, he concocted a gas Pumpkin Bomb to prevent Spider-Man's Sense from working.[6]
Goblin also used the Pumpkin Bombs as stunners, as well as a special anti-Spider-Man explosive.[7]
He later used another gas Pumpkin Bomb against Spidey, emitting vapors that made Spider-Man's head begin to spin. He also threw some Pumpkin Bombs at him to keep him off-balance, in order to safely escape on his Goblin Glider.[8]
During their next fight, the Green Goblin used some glue bombs to stun Spidey, and then hurled him a new kind of Pumpkin Bomb: one that soaked through his costume, and took away Spider-Man's ability to adhere to any surface.[9]
A Pumpkin Bomb was later used by Hobgoblin to blow up a building in Brooklyn where he was hiding a number of previously abducted children and parents.[10]
A box of unused Pumpkin Bombs were later found by Spider-Man in the abandoned Osborn Industries building.[11]
Hobgoblin used several Pumpkin Bombs against the Scarlet Spider to collapse the whole ceiling and bury him underneath.[12]
He also hurled a Pumpkin Bomb against Kaine, who was eventually saved by the Scarlet Spider.[13]
The Pumpkin Bombs were also used by the new Green Goblin against Firefist.[14]
A short time later, Hobgoblin hurled a Pumpkin Bomb that exploded and destroyed the factory where Cell-12 was in.[15]
When he kidnapped Spider-Man, Norman Osborn used a gas pumpkin specially designed to interact with his blood chemistry, making Spidey disoriented and weak.[16]
Several Pumpkin Bombs were used to blow up the warehouse on the East River where Spider-Man and The Punisher were confronting Shotgun.[17]
The Green Goblin construct used another Pumpkin Bomb to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge and block the police.[18]
A while later, pumpkin bombs were used against the guards who were protecting Roderick Kingsley from being kidnapped.[19]
Hobgoblin then employed a gas-goblin to stop Spider-Man from rescuing Daniel Kingsley.[20]
Some Pumpkin Bombs were left behind by the Green Goblin to leave no witnesses.[21] He later threw a pumpkin bomb to let Spider-Man and Aunt May escape his mansion in Upstate New York.[22]
When the Green Goblin was finally defeated by Spider-Man, one last Pumpkin Bomb, more powerful than ever before, detonated just below the Daily Bugle Building.[23]
Carnage-Bomb[]
When Norman bonded with Carnage symbiote,[24] he was capable of creating bombs augmented with symbiote biomass - letting him speak through them. These Carnage-Bombs didn't set off Spider-Man's Spider-Sense, and could bite into targets with their fanged jaws.[25]Alternate Reality Versions
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In Earth-96283, Pumpkin Bombs sprouted rotating wing-shaped razor blades when thrown, and were capable of flight and homing in on a target. | Spider-Man |
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In Earth-1610B, Pumpkin Bombs were used by Green Goblin while fighting Spider-Man. | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
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In Earth-71986, Pumpkin Bombs were given to a brainwashed Deadpool to aid him in killing Spider-Man. | Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again #2 |
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In Earth-TRN874, Green Goblin used classic Pumpkin Bombs until he was defeated by Venom. He then upgraded his Pumpkin Bombs with wings, and lasers, with pointers that could extend from their mouths. | Spider-Man & Venom: Double Trouble #1 |
See Also
- 481 appearance(s) of Pumpkin Bombs
- 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Pumpkin Bombs
- 73 minor appearance(s) of Pumpkin Bombs
- 20 mention(s) of Pumpkin Bombs
- 534 image(s) of Pumpkin Bombs
Links and References
References
- ↑ Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #10
- ↑ Gold Goblin #1
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #17
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #23
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #26
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #39
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #40
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #97
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #98
- ↑ Spider-Man #6
- ↑ Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #14
- ↑ Spider-Man: Funeral for an Octopus #2
- ↑ Spider-Man Unlimited #9
- ↑ Spectacular Spider-Man #225
- ↑ Spider-Man #69
- ↑ Spider-Man #75
- ↑ Spider-Man #89
- ↑ Spectacular Spider-Man #255
- ↑ Spectacular Spider-Man #259
- ↑ Spectacular Spider-Man #260
- ↑ Spider-Man #97
- ↑ Spectacular Spider-Man #263
- ↑ Spider-Man #98
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #795
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man #798