* here's a listicle on an interesting subject: the redemption of stereotyped characters in comics. That's one of those weird, only-in-comics things because as properties they exist in a present that can stomach such portrayals but as properties they're also placed in a stasis that resists change.
* finally, I have no idea what that is, either. My fan's understanding of Norman Osborn wouldn't necessarily indicate weird pets, but he'd sure make Harry's life miserable by making him take care of something.