Looking over the wikipedia entry on the Hobgoblin, someone wrote this:
"In the beginning of his career Kingsley had no superhuman abilities, but possessed a keen analytical intellect with enough knowledge of chemistry and biology to understand the notes of Norman Osborn regarding the Green Goblin Formula originally conceived by Dr. Mendel Stromm. Kingsley not only recreated the formula from the incomplete notes he found, but perfected it by removing its side-effects (which neither Stromm, nor Osborn had been able to do). Further, he improved many of Osborn's various inventions. He also had expertise in areas outside of the original Green Goblin's knowledge. Kingsley was a master of hypnosis and drug induced mind control. Kingsley was highly skilled in the management of both criminal organizations and legally run professional businesses. He was also a talented fashion designer."
I added the underlining. It seems to me that some of Kingsley's considerable achievements suggest some help from some suppliers of the underworld as Karl Malus, the Tinkerer, Madame Menance, or Justin Hammer. Otherwise, Kingsley comes across as quite the Renaissance Man.
"In the beginning of his career Kingsley had no superhuman abilities, but possessed a keen analytical intellect with enough knowledge of chemistry and biology to understand the notes of Norman Osborn regarding the Green Goblin Formula originally conceived by Dr. Mendel Stromm. Kingsley not only recreated the formula from the incomplete notes he found, but perfected it by removing its side-effects (which neither Stromm, nor Osborn had been able to do). Further, he improved many of Osborn's various inventions. He also had expertise in areas outside of the original Green Goblin's knowledge. Kingsley was a master of hypnosis and drug induced mind control. Kingsley was highly skilled in the management of both criminal organizations and legally run professional businesses. He was also a talented fashion designer."
I added the underlining. It seems to me that some of Kingsley's considerable achievements suggest some help from some suppliers of the underworld as Karl Malus, the Tinkerer, Madame Menance, or Justin Hammer. Otherwise, Kingsley comes across as quite the Renaissance Man.
