Ned Leeds

Ned Leeds
Ned Leeds
	Ned Leeds, in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #245 (October 1983).; Art by John Romita Jr.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Anonymous cameo:; The Amazing Spider-Man #18 (November 1964); as Ned Leeds:; The Amazing Spider-Man #19 (December 1964)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer); Steve Ditko (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Edward Leeds
Species	Human mutate
Place of origin	Huntington, New York
Team affiliations	Daily Bugle
Supporting character of	Spider-Man; Baron Mordo
Notable aliases	Hobgoblin
Abilities	Expert deductive reasoner, reporter, and investigator As the Hobgoblin: Use of goblin-themed weapons and paraphernalia; Enhanced strength, speed, durability, and healing; Uses goblin-themed weapons and paraphernalia; Wields chaos magic;

Edward "Ned" Leeds is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in stories featuring the superhero Spider-Man. Leeds is a reporter for the Daily Bugle and the husband of Betty Brant. In 1987, Leeds was revealed to be the alter ego of the supervillain Hobgoblin shortly after he was killed off in an assassination. In 1997, Leeds was retroactively established to have been a brainwashed stand-in for Roderick Kingsley, the original Hobgoblin. Leeds was revived in a 2018–2022 storyline in which he served the Queen Goblin as the Hobgoblin. Synergetic with his MCU adaptation, Leeds is revealed to be a sorcerer who trained with Baron Mordo to learn chaos magic.