The Century Club
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The Century Club is a fictional gentleman's club in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

 for wealthy executives set in the Marvel Comics Universe, specifically in the Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...

 titles. The club was first shown in Amazing Spider-Man #23 however was not referred to as The Century Club until Amazing Spider-Man #249. The Club played a major role in the Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin (comics)
The Hobgoblin is the alias of several fictional characters that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first and best-known Hobgoblin is Roderick Kingsley. He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #238, and was created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Sr...

 mystery storyline that ran through the Spider-Man titles in the 1980s.

Known club members

  • J. Jonah Jameson
    J. Jonah Jameson
    John Jonah Jameson Junior is a supporting character of Spider-Man in the .Jameson is usually the publisher or editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, a fictional New York newspaper and now serves as the mayor of New York City...

     - Publisher of The Daily Bugle
  • Norman Osborn - Industrialist, alter ego of the Green Goblin
    Green Goblin
    The Green Goblin is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 ....

  • Roderick Kingsley - Fashion Designer, alter ego of the Hobgoblin
  • Wilson Fisk - The Kingpin of Crime
    Kingpin (comics)
    The Kingpin is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . Kingpin is one of the most feared and powerful crime lords in the Marvel Universe. The character is a major adversary of Daredevil, the Punisher, and Spider-Man...

  • Harry Osborn
    Harry Osborn
    Harry Osborn is a fictional character, a supporting character of Spider-Man in the . In addition to being Peter Parker's best friend, Harry was the second Green Goblin and is the son of Norman Osborn...

    - Norman Osborn's son, alter ego of the Green Goblin II
  • George Vandergill - Industrialist
  • Robert Martin - United States Senator

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