Amazing Spider-Man #276 — “Unmasked!”

In “Unmasked!,” Spider-Man confronts the Hobgoblin in a tense showdown that forces the villain to reveal his identity — but the battle is cut short before Peter can fully assess his foe.

The Hobgoblin, believing he’s about to finish Spider-Man with a killing jolt from his finger blaster, is caught off guard when Peter “plays possum” and escapes at the last second  . Determined to end his career as Spider-Man, Peter closes in for a close fight. The Hobgoblin, unprepared, tries to fend him off with pumpkin bombs, but Peter strikes him in the face with a webbing ball, blinding him and forcing him to remove his mask . Terrified of exposure, the Hobgoblin flees