LEGO released a whole wave of sets in North America on August 1st, including sets from Super Heroes, Ninjago, LEGO City Volcano and Technic. Today we’ll be taking a look at one of the new Marvel Super Heroes sets, which includes two brand new entries to the LEGO Superhero cast, Ghost Rider and Hobgoblin. 76058 Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up has 217 pieces, and retails for $19.99 USD.
76058 Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up is one of four new sets this fall to include Spider-Man, as this wave of Marvel Superheroes focuses on Spidey and his cohorts. This set is the smallest of the bunch, and with 217 pieces for $20, clocks in at a very respectable price-per-piece ratio, particularly for a licensed set. For that price, you get Ghost Rider on a monstrous flaming bike, Hobgoblin on a small flyer, a piece of a street corner with news stands, and of course, Spider-Man. Inside the box you’ll find two large numbered bags, a sticker sheet, instruction manual, and a small comic book featuring the scenes set with each of the four new Marvel Superheroes sets.
The instructions start off building Spider-Man and a trans-clear jumper piece to make Spidey spring through the air. Though the jumpers were released last year, this is the first set I’ve gotten with one, so I was curious to try it out. It takes a bit of wrangling to attach a minifigure to the jumper, as the clutch is intentionally very, very strong, but once attached, the jumper works pretty well. Kids will undoubtedly find that flinging minifigures with the jumper ludicrously fun, and I had a bit of amusement with it myself. It’s a great way for LEGO to add a lot of playability to a set with adding only a single piece. Spidey also carries a web, posed in the shape of a shooting cone. This wave of Spider-Man sets is the first to feature this new web, and it’s pretty fun. The cone is held in Spider-Man’s hand by a 1×1 round plate with handle, which is also a new piece this year — it’s the same piece the Ice Queen uses to hold her frozen bolts in the Series 16 Collectible Minifigures.
Next up is the Hobgoblin and his Goblin Glider. Hobgoblin’s purple flyer is pretty simple, made of only 31 pieces. However, the scale fits him pretty well, and the craft is very sturdy. The small flags that form the wings are unique in purple to this set, and the 2×4 spoilers next to them only appear in purple in this set and Mighty Micros Batman vs. Catwoman. The Goblin Glider has two flick-fire missiles underneath, where they easily shoot with the flick of a finger. The Hobgoblin also gets a goblin bomb, which is a minifig head with a jack-o-lantern and a flame stuck on top. The same head also comes a goblin bomb in the Mighty Micros Spider-Man vs Green Goblin, but it’s currently exclusive to just these two sets. You’ll also get two exploded goblin bombs, AKA trans-orange 2×2 radar dishes with flames on top. They work well to give an air of apocalyptic boss battle doom to the playset.
Finally, let’s talk about the minifigures. Spider-Man is the same we’ve seen for several years now, and this version has appeared in nearly a dozen sets. He looks good, but most Spidey fans will probably already have this figure. The other two figures, however, are exclusive to this set, and this is where collectors will find their main interest. The orange-clad villain Hobgoblin looks properly menacing, with dark blue arms and upper legs, and leather belts across his chest and waist. He’s got a leather satchel on his back. His head is double-sided, with alternately grimacing and cackling expressions. His orange cloth cape is tattered and ragged,
The verdict? For $20, you can’t go wrong with this set. The price point is great for the parts count, and the motorcycle is well designed and fun to play with. The extra features of the goblin glider and the street corner up the play factor and add a lot of value to the set, and you get three minifigs, two of which are exclusive to this set. Collectors won’t want to miss getting as iconic a character as Ghost Rider, and Hobgoblin is a lot of fun and a great addition to the Green Goblin from other sets.
76058 Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up is currently available for $19.99 USD.