Inside...
The Goblin's Hole

The crimson waves



After making your way through an endless swamp of meaty marbled caverns, you find yourself on a sandy beach. The sun sets on the ocean waves, the dying light washing the sky and sand in red. The tide gently rises to your feet, and washes away the swamp goo.

The Goblin's waves are legendary. Many find the crimson waves incomprehensible, and can only equate their ebbing texture to rows of corn. But after hours of staring beneath the waves, you've learned what they really are.

Do the do

Ah, the Osborn family hair-loom. When even characters in-universe start making fun of your signature red n' black 'do, it means the artists have lost the plot somewhere along the 60's.


The classic Norman hairdo is stylized into hell with heavy black inks representing shadows, and red highlights. He may oddly look like other famous gingers: Axl Roses's cornrows, and Pickles the drummer's skullet. "That 90's Spider-man Podcast" refers to it as his "bleeding scalp".

Ditko's classic Norman. Dig those sharpie shadows.
90's Spider-Man cartoon's bleeding scalp.
Axl Rose from Guns n' Roses.
Pickles from Metalocalypse.

Hotdog Hair

Here's some realistic depictions of Norman's haircut. True nerds will protest and say it's obviously curly, slicked back hair. Artists are noted in the figure caption.

Alex Ross's fantastically fuzzy ginger locks.
Alex Ross's Norman looks like Tommy Lee Jones.
Emma Rios's yaoi bishonen Norman's wavy slick.
Emma Rios with Uncle Norman.
Mike Mayhew's Norman looks like a Tom of Finland character.
Mike Mayhew's waves from the side...
Mike Mayhew's waves have a particular hot dog grill mark pattern...
...That you can also see in Spectacular Norman Osborn's interlocked hair design.

FALSE Normans

These Normans do NOT have any semblence of Wavitude, and thus their hair is obviously a wig.
Marvel's Spider-Man Norman, with a leprechaun fit and a big pomp.
Amazing Spider-Man Norman, straight hair and green skin.

One True Norman

Here's the one true depiction of Norman's hair. True believers know that Norman has the sickest waves this side of Queens. And he's bi- alot of things... lingual's not one of them!

And check this Green Goblin art by the incredible Chase Conley. I do believe Mr. Conley has the greatest grasp of any modern artist on Norman's true nature: the Wave God.