Who Is Phil Urich? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Phil Urich is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Philip Benjamin Urich, with over 307 comic issue appearances. Phil Urich, was a hero who, somewhere along the line, began thinking the universe was against him, leading to a psychotic break. Formerly taking up the mantles of Darkhawk, Green Goblin and Hobgoblin, Urich is now known as the Goblin Knight.

Who is Phil Urich?

Origin Born to Arnold and Mindy Urich, Phil started working with his uncle Ben Urich as a journalist at the Daily Bugle . On a journalism assignment, the two discovered one of the late Harry Osborn 's secret lairs. Phil discovered that Harry , before his death, had been working on new goblin gear, notably a new goblin suit and glider. When a group of thugs who were looking to extort the new goblin gear, Phil was knocked into a chemical bath of an untested version of the Goblin Formula. Donning a new goblin mask, which delivered a 'zap' giving Goblin-level strength without the psychotic side-effects, he scared off the hoods. Later on, he decided that the costume and equipment could be put to good use, and set out to be a superhero instead of a villain like the previous Goblins. Character Creation Phil Urich was created by Tom DeFalco and Scott McDaniel . Major Story Arcs A heroic Green Goblin Phil would start parading around as the Green Goblin and getting into fights with super-villains including Hobgoblin ( Macendale ), Rhino , Joystick , and Angel Face .

Key facts

Phil Urich is of human origin and first appeared in "Judgment Day". The character is published by Marvel. With 307 recorded issue appearances, Phil Urich ranks among the most featured characters in comics.